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MIDEAST ISRAEL TERROR

MIDEAST ISRAEL TERROR

PicasaPublished November 26, 2018

Israeli media at the scene of a where a truck rammed in a group of Israeli soldiers, killing at least four in a suspected vehicle-ramming attack, in the Armon haNatsiv neighborhood of Jerusalem, Jan. 8, 2017. Photo: Shlomi Cohen/Flash90

Israeli troops kill infiltrator from Egypt

JTAPublished February 28, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli soldiers shot and killed a man attempting to infiltrate into Israel from Egypt. The soldiers early Tuesday morning saw a group of about 15 infiltrators into Israel, who failed to stop when asked to by the Israeli troops. The infiltrators...

Israeli troops thwart terror attack in south

JTAPublished February 21, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli troops thwarted a terror attack on Israel's border with Egypt. During a routine patrol on the Israel-Egypt border to prevent smuggling, Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the middle of stopping a smuggling attempt saw a man leave a...

Israeli soldiers denied free train transportation

JTAPublished January 22, 2012

JERUSALEM—An Israeli Knesset minister has threatened to hold up the defense budget until soldiers are again allowed to ride trains for free on Sunday mornings. On Sunday, Israel Railroads instituted for the first time a blackout on free travel for Israeli...

IDF Lt. Col. Tzvia Levy, surrounded by soldiers

JCC invites teens to hear from IDF Lt. Col. on ‘Lone Soldier’ program

Published November 2, 2011

Teens are invited to help support the IDF Lone Soldier program during a program from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the Jewish Community Center's Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield.Israel Defense Forces Lieutenant Colonel Tzvia Levy will speak...

Ariel Ferman

Mitzvot from the heart: Ariel Ferman

Published June 8, 2011

Ariel FermanCongregation B'nai Amoona In choosing her mitzvah project, Ariel Ferman wanted it to relate to her Torah portion, "Lech L'cha", which means "To Go Forth." In it, God tells Abraham to leave home and go far away from his homeland. He leaves...

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