A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Violence erupts in Israel: Syria border breached, truck attack in Tel Aviv

By Uriel Heilman and Marcy Oster, JTAPublished May 15, 2011

JERUSALEM — In the wake of disturbances on Israel's borders that have resulted in as many as 14 deaths, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a national address that he has ordered his military to stop the infiltration and defend the country's sovereignty. ...

With Arab Spring, will Israel be left in the cold?

By Dina Kraft, JTAPublished April 11, 2011

TEL AVIV — Unless Israel acts fast, when the Arab Spring comes to full bloom, the Jewish state will be left out in the cold. That was the essence of the dire warnings issued last week by the high-profile backers of a new Israeli peace push who say they...

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