Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Israel allocates millions to repair Carmel

JTA

Israel has allocated millions of dollars to repair the damage caused by the Carmel wildfire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister. . .

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

After fire, what types of trees are best suited for Israel?

by Dina Kraft, JTA

From leafy eucalyptus trees lapping the shores of the Sea of Galilee to date palms in the desert to pine and oak trees in the North -- many of which. . .

Monday, January 10, 2011

Carmel aftermath: Israel allocates $223 million for preparedness

JTA

In the wake of the Carmel Forest fire, Israel's government approved more than $223 million for homefront emergency preparedness and disasters. Nearly. . .

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Netanyahu heckled at Carmel fire memorial

JTA

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was heckled and an Israeli government minister was forced to leave a state memorial ceremony for the 44 people. . .

Monday, December 27, 2010

Criminal investigation won’t be opened into Carmel fire

JTA

Israel's attorney general will not open a criminal investigation into the Carmel fire.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Israeli firefighters, underfunded heroes

By Orit Arfa

Amir Levy, fire chief of the Western Galilee, remembers encountering a little girl in an elevator while he was training in the United States a year. . .

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

How the Hai-Bar animals were rescued from fire

By Naomi Cissy Shapiro

Persian fallow deer now graze peacefully in their enclosures at the Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve as ranger/caretaker Yakoub Makladeh feeds them. . .

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Federations to dole out $2.4 million in fire aid

By Jacob Berkman, JTA

The Jewish Federations of North America said the federation system will distribute $2.4 million to help Israel recover from the Carmel Mountain fire.. . .

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Palestinian firefighters denied entry into Israel for tribute

JTA

Three Palestinian firefighters were refused entry into Israel for a ceremony honoring Palestinian firemen who helped battle the Carmel blaze. Only. . .

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

USAID ends fire assistance

JTA

The United States Agency for International Development completed its forest fire assistance to Israel. USAID wrapped up operations in Israel on Dec.. . .

Friday, December 10, 2010

Catching the firefighting bug

By Ofra Edelman, HAARETZ Service

The death of 16-year-old Elad Rivan in the Carmel Forest fire last week has put the Fire Scouts on the map, piquing the interest of teenagers around. . .

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Op-Ed: Response to fire illuminates challenges for Israel

By Abraham H. Foxman, JTA

One of the reactions of Israelis to the fact that their government called on the international community for assistance to combat the Carmel Forest. . .

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Op-Ed: Fire’s devastation can lead to positive change

By Rachel Liel and Daniel Sokatch, JTA

It is hard to explain just how devastated Israelis are by the Carmel fire. But it is easier to explain how that devastation can become a positive. . .

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

House of Representatives mourns fire losses

JTA

The U.S. House of Representatives mourned the loss of life in Israel's worst-ever forest fire and pledged to support assistance. The nonbinding. . .

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Out of the ashes

by Marcy Oster, JTA

In the aftermath of the deadliest fire in Israel’s history, Israelis this week set to the task of burying the dead, cleaning up and figuring out. . .

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

In fire’s wake, lessons learned, friendships found

by Leonard Fein

First, of course, are the dead and the injured. Almost all of them young, in a training program for prison guards, trapped in a bus, incinerated. Who. . .

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Displaced children face renewed trauma

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

A standout among the many tragedies of the Carmel fires is the severe damage to the Yemin Orde Youth Village in Northern Israel, which has displaced. . .

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Report: Fire services are Israel’s weak link

The Fire and Rescue Services organization is the weak link in Israel's emergency readiness, a report said.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Fire's devastation can lead to positive change

by Rachel Liel and Daniel Sokatch

It is hard to explain just how devastated Israelis are by the Carmel fire. But it is easier to explain how that devastation can become a positive. . .

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Carmel Forest Fire Google Map

This is a map of the the areas affected by the Carmel forest fire in northern Israel, which began Thursday Dec. 2.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Netanyahu, Peres honor foreign rescue workers

JTA

Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu honored foreign rescue and fire fighting delegations that assisted in putting. . .

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Teen who admitted starting fire is released

JTA

The teen arrested after admitting to starting the Carmel Forest fire was released from police custody to house arrest.

Monday, December 6, 2010

L.A. pizza and carepackages reached fire’s frontlines

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

Shawn Evenhaim and Shoham Nicolet were both officers in the Israeli army, so they know what it means to be able to sit down during a ten-minute break. . .

Monday, December 6, 2010

Teen arrested after admitting to starting Israeli fire

JTA

A 14-year-old resident of the Druze village of Ussfiya was arrested after admitting to starting the fire that destroyed much of the Carmel Forest.