Egypt to move tanks into Sinai for first time since 1973
Jewish Journal
August 21, 2012
Egypt reportedly is planning to introduce tanks in the Sinai for the first time since the 1973 war with Israel.
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planes
The forgotten Jewish aviator
Jewish Journal
June 19, 2012
As the clouds and rain gave way to evening sunshine at Maryland’s historic College Park Airport, Rabbi Gil Steinlauf of Washington, DC’s Adas Israel Congregation recites the kaddish for one of aviation’s pioneers who died in a crash there on June 11, 1912, exactly 100 years to that day.
Up close and personal with the TSA
Monica Osborne
May 15, 2012
Recent days have been full of continually unfolding reports about a new intercepted underwear bomb intended to be carried aboard a U.S.-bound plane by an al-Qaida agent. That agent, said to be British, turned out to be working simultaneously with Saudi and U.S. intelligence, and the bomb never got near a plane. But as I prepared last week to board a flight to Alaska, where I would be participating in a conference devoted to the ethical work of Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, I couldn’t help but wonder what role this newly acquired knowledge will play in upcoming discussions about airport security and the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Israel to lease firefighting airplanes
Jewish Journal
January 12, 2011
Israel will lease firefighting airplanes from Canada as it waits to purchase six new ones from the country at a cost of $200 million. The new firefighter airplanes under construction in Canada will be ready in about two years, according to the CBC. The leased planes will be flown by Canadian pilots. The $200 million deal, which includes the planes and other equipment, was agreed upon Monday between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Canadian Defense Minister Peter Gordon MacKay during the latter\’s visit to Israel, according to reports.
Homeland Security in Chicago to beef up Jewish security
Jewish Journal
November 1, 2010
Agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are in Chicago to beef up security at Jewish institutions.
Terror Strikes Home
Tom Tugend
September 13, 2001
September 11, 2001\nLOS ANGELES – Word of the terrorist attacks reached Angelenos when they turned on their radios at breakfast time and the Jewish community immediately went on heightened alert.\n\nThe Jewish Federation building, the nerve center of the Jewish community, was partially staffed by senior personnel, while its agencies serving school children, the elderly and synagogues were fully operational, said John Fishel, president of the Jewish Federation.
Exploding American Complacency
James D. Besser
September 13, 2001
Terrorism, a part of everyday life in Israel for decades, exploded in the face of a complacent America with the twin terror attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11 and left a gaping, charred hole in the Pentagon in Washington.
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