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U.S. police officials study counterterrorism in Israel

Counterterrorism officials from five U.S. cities met with their counterparts in Israel. Ten officials from five major cities — New York; Los Angeles; Oakland, Calif.; Austin, Texas; and Houston — met in mid-October with representatives of Israel\’s police, the Jerusalem Post reported. The tour focused on \”technological and operational advances in counterterrorism,\” according to the American Jewish Committee\’s Project Interchange, which organized the tour.

State terrorism report praises Israel, counts settler attacks as terror

The U.S. State Department\’s annual report on terrorism said Hamas and Hezbollah continued to destabilize the Middle East, described Israel as a \”resolute\” partner in counterterrorism and listed as \”terrorist incidents\” extremist settler attacks on Palestinians.

Roman Holiday

On Yom Kippur, my wife Sally and I went to shul just around the corner from the Vatican. It was a visit we will not soon forget. The imposing Comunita Ebraica di Roma Synagogue (the Great Synagogue of Rome) sits just off the Piazza del Firori close to the Tiber River and spitting distance from Vatican City across the river in one direction, and Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum in the other.

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