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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

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are shown at an arrival ceremony for freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in October 2011.

Bibi and Barak: Bluffing or committed to war?

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished May 2, 2012

WASHINGTON — Has Israel’s game of chicken with Iran jumped the shark? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak in recent months have been more explicit than ever about the likelihood of an Israeli strike on Iran to...

Hamas member charged in thwarted terror attack

JTAPublished March 21, 2012

JERUSALEM -- A member of Hamas was charged in a thwarted terrorist attack and kidnapping of an Israeli soldier near Eilat. The Shin Bet security agency arrested Muhammad abu-Adarah, 20, last month, it was learned Wednesday after a gag order was lifted...

Islamic Jihad cell arrested in West Bank

JTAPublished January 19, 2012

JERUSALEM—Ten members of an Islamic Jihad terror cell were arrested near Jenin in the West Bank. The cell was planning attacks against Israeli soldiers and the abductions of Israelis, according to reports Thursday after the Shin Bet security services...

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