Briefs: Sderot—the missiles keep coming; Dimona terror bomb kills one Israeli

Published on February 7, 2008

Qassams Hit Two Sderot Factories

Palestinians launched rockets from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel Tuesday. One went through the roof of a factory in Sderot's industrial zone. The other hit a container of diesel but did not explode.

Members of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement, as well as the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying they were in response to the killing of a senior PRC leader by Israeli forces Monday.

Cease-Fire Appears on Verge of Collapse

By Leslie Susser
Published on May 12, 2005

Just three months after it was ushered in at a peace summit in February, there are growing signs that the cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians may be on the verge of collapse.

Things Fall Apart

By Amy Klein
Published on October 23, 2003

So what exactly happened in Gaza this week? Did Israel strike indiscriminately in civilian areas in the strip, as Palestinians have proclaimed around the world? Or did the government surgically fire missiles to remove wanted terrorists?

Sept. 11 Still Roils Our Nation’s Heritage

By Arthur J. Magida
Published on September 4, 2003

Anniversaries take on lives of their own. The further from the original event, the more laden they become with symbolism, meaning and portent.

Santa Monica Tragedy Mirrors Israel Terror

By Wendy Jaffe
Published on July 24, 2003

Last week at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market, I got a taste of what it is like to be an Israeli. Going about the ordinary tasks of life one moment, standing next to a corpse the next.

Interfaith Ties Bloom

By Marc Ballon
Published on June 26, 2003

In the aftermath of Sept. 11, Sande Hart grew increasingly disgusted by disparaging remarks some of her friends -- both Jewish and not -- made about Muslims. The Koran, they said, preached killing Jews and other infidels; Islam was a hate-filled religion, with few redeeming qualities.

Yeladim

By Abby Gilad
Published on May 1, 2003

Yeladim

Kids Page

By Abby Gilad
Published on April 30, 2003

Kids Page

Tragedy’s Challenge

By Joe Berkofsky
Published on September 5, 2002

Typically an outspoken political activist, Rabbi Avi Weiss struggles for the right words when it comes to talking about Ground Zero.

The Ties Grow Stronger

By Leslie Susser
Published on September 5, 2002

Launched in the shadow of Sept. 11, the Jewish year 5762 was marked for Israel by two developments directly related to those terrorist attacks: a tightening of ties between Israel and the United States and a growing American disaffection with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.

LARAM

By Carin Davis
Published on April 25, 2002

Three men storm the gym and force us to the ground: Our hearts race as they press mock guns to our heads.

But as students of LARAM, we know we have options. We have tools to neutralize our aggressors -- during this in-class drill and during true-life attacks.

Lubavitch Recall Sept. 11

By Sharon Samber
Published on March 14, 2002

Lubavitch rabbis from across the United States and 40 countries launched the 100th birthday commemoration of their spiritual leader, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, by marking the six-month anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

When bad Things Turns 20

By Sandee Brawarsky
Published on October 25, 2001

In 1981, Rabbi Harold Kushner wrote a 150-page book, published with little fanfare, that changed the lives of the more than 4 million people who read it and made its title, "When Bad Things Happen to Good People," part of the vernacular.

Hamas, Hezbollah on Latest U.S. Terror List

By Sharon Samber
Published on October 11, 2001

The U.S. State Department's biannual list of foreign terrorist organizations once again includes Hamas, Hezbollah and other groups that perpetrate terrorist attacks against Israel.

But the significance of the list, issued last Friday, is unclear in light of the new U.S. war against terrorism.