I am ashamed of my country and of President Obama. Appointing John Kerry as secretary of state was an insult to every veteran in this country. Obama has insulted U.S. allies and has denounced Israel for defending itself against terrorists. Hamas has been firing rockets into Israel for years, yet when Israel fights back, they […]
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Conflict not a deterrent to Israel-bound Portland rabbi
PORTLAND — After seven years serving the Shaarey Tphiloh synagogue community, Rabbi Akiva Herzfeld and his family are making a move most Americans might find hard to understand. Herzfeld, his wife, and their three children this week will be doing what is known as “making aliyah,” or immigrating to Israel. “As a rabbi I’m called […]
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J. Lebel: No support for terrorists
I really need to address Ronald Gallant’s total lack of true historical facts in his letter (Aug. 2). First of all, Palestine is not 4,000 years old. After putting down the Bar Kokhba revolt in Judaea in 135 AD, an event which nearly exterminated all Jews, the Roman Emperor Hadrian, an anti-Semite, re- named Judaea […]
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Israel, Hamas accept Egyptian cease-fire plan
JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas on Monday accepted an Egyptian cease-fire proposal meant to halt a bruising monthlong war that has claimed nearly 2,000 lives, raising hopes that the bloodiest round of fighting between the bitter enemies could finally be coming to an end. Still, both sides signaled a rough road ahead, with an Israeli […]
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Rich Lowry: Hamas’ objective: shame Israel to death
Sound bites are usually meant to obfuscate as much as clarify. Rarely is one so incisive as the line uttered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the other day about the difference between Israel and Hamas: “We’re using missile defense to protect our civilians, and they’re using their civilians to protect their missiles.” This is […]