Israel reportedly told Pentagon about Syria poison gas

Published on January 8, 2013

Israel notified the Pentagon that Syria was preparing a chemical believed to be deadly sarin gas and loading it into dozens of 500-pound bombs destined for airplanes.

French teens arrested for chemical explosion near teacher who reported anti-Semitism

Published on December 14, 2012

Two French teenagers were arrested on suspicion of setting off an explosion near a teacher after she reported receiving anti-Semitic threats at school.

Israeli tablets to purify water for Syrians

Published on October 30, 2012

Israeli government blesses a deal for Israel Chemicals to sell AquaTabs to UNICEF for Syria despite a law nixing trade with an enemy state.

Israel files complaint with U.N. over Gaza phosphorus

Published on January 2, 2012

The head of a regional council in southern Israel filed a complaint with the United Nations after mortar shells fired from Gaza were found to contain the banned substance white phosphorous.

Contaminant Fouls Well at Brandeis

By Rachel Brand
Published on July 17, 2003

The state Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has instructed Boeing to determine if high levels of a contaminant used in rocket fuel and found on property owned by the Brandeis-Bardin Institute (BBI) came from the company's Rocketdyne testing site located nearly a mile away.

Israeli Schools Prepare for War

By Helen Schary Motro
Published on February 13, 2003

My daughter's friend, Hilla, said her 11th-grade social relations class at Herzliya's Yovel High School normally focused on familiar
adolescent topics: interpersonal problems, difficulties with exams, the dangers of drinking and driving.

The Big Fear

By Larry Derfner
Published on February 5, 1998

There was such a crush of people at the gas-mask distribution center in Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station this week that a portable fence had to be set up at the doorway -- just to keep people from pushing their way in.