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IRANIAN ELECTIONS The Answer To Ahmadinejad In a SPIEGEL Interview, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's challenger in the Iranian election, Mir Hossein Mousavi, discusses his chances of beating the president in June and the West's illusions regarding Tehran's nuclear policy.

WASHINGTON AND THE IRANIAN BOMB The West's Preventative Capitulation America wants to engage with Tehran and offer concessions over its nuclear program. President Ahmadinejad will naturally swear not to build any nuclear weapons. But his promises will be worth little, because Iran in the long term wants to be a great power -- and for that it will need the bomb. Nuclear Tug o' War: A Convenient Enemy in Iran

SPIEGEL PUB QUIZ Bad Times for Beer Do you know what naughty young lovers in Italy are up to these days, or what cash-strapped Americans are doing to earn some extra cash? And, most importantly, why is the beer industry in trouble? Take the infamous SPIEGEL Pub Quiz and find out if you are up on the news that matters. Another Round? The SPIEGEL Pub Quiz Archive

OPINION The Most Expensive President Since 1945 The new US president's first 100 days in office were expensive, glamorous and often contradictory. Barack Obama has done many things right against a host of intractable problems, but he's made at least two blatant mistakes. Photo Gallery: The 100- Day Review 100 Days of Obama: The Instant American Revolution

TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS 'There Is Hope Once Again' Turkey wants reconciliation with its neighbor Armenia, 94 years after the Armenian genocide. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, Armenian Orthodox Archbishop Aram Atesyan says he is confident, but warns against overly high expectations that relations could normalize quickly. Obama's Visit to Ankara: Turkey Trip Offers Pitfalls and Opportunities Apologizing to the Armenians: 'Eroding One of Turkey's Biggest Taboos'

THE WORLD FROM BERLIN 'The German Military is in Afghanistan to Secure the Country' In the wake of Wednesday's Taliban attack on German forces, commentators are losing patience with Berlin's unwillingness to commit more soldiers to Afghanistan. The Taliban's advance in Pakistan also has them worried.

HIGH ALERT Europe Moves to Combat Swine Flu Threat European Union health ministers met on Thursday in a bid to coordinate the bloc's efforts to battle swine flu. The World Health Organization has warned of an immediate threat of a pandemic, while European officials say it's just a matter of time before there are fatalities in Europe.

CLOSING GUANTANAMO US Attorney General Asks Europe for Help During a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, his first after taking office, US Attorney General Eric Holder called on Europe to aid the United States in closing the Guantanamo prison camp for suspected terrorists. In a speech, he said it was time for "sacrifices" and "unpopular choices."

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Obama's 'First 100 Days'... MWC News - Vancouver,Canada Be that as it may, Obama entered the White House with America baring a soiled reputation internationally… with the possible exception of Israel. ... See all stories on this topic

Professor's comparison of Israelis to Nazis stirs furor Los Angeles Times - CA,USA The UC Santa Barbara sociologist, who is Jewish, sent images from the Holocaust and from Israel's Gaza offensive to students in his class. ... See all stories on this topic

Israel, Baltimore Celebrate Yom Ha'Atzmaut Examiner.com - USA Yom Ha'Atzmaut Independence Day celebrations kicked off in Israel Tuesday night with singing and acting performances on dozens of outdoor stages throughout ... See all stories on this topic

Netanyahu: Israel will do everything to free Shalit Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel Israel faces existential threats, ostracism and wars, but it will enter the history books as a miracle, as proof that it is possible to do beyond what is ... See all stories on this topic

Veteran congresswoman Jane Harman believes that wacky Israel lobby ... Mondoweiss - New York,NY,USA ... through the America Israel Public Affairs Committee, it was significantly more likely that Harman would become chair of the Intelligence Committee. ... See all stories on this topic

Israel's Peres sees containment for a nuclear Iran Washington Post - United States "Simply attacking the nuclear facilities is not the be-all and end-all," Peres told Israel's Channel Ten television. "There are other options for the West, ... See all stories on this topic

All 4 suspected swine flu victims in Israel test negative Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel Doctor Itamar Grotto was asked whether the threat of infection in Israel has abated, and he replied that "it is still too early to determine whether we have ... See all stories on this topic

‘Swine flu' name won't be changed in Israel Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York,NY,USA By Marc Brodsky · April 29, 2009 NEW YORK (JTA) -- The swine flu will not take any new names in Israel despite the unease of a health official from a ... See all stories on this topic

Cruise Ship Hero Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair FOXNews - USA A British vacationer is being hailed a hero after he thwarted gun-toting pirates attacking a cruise ship — by throwing a deck chair at them. ... See all stories on this topic

Egypt slaughtering all pigs to stop swine flu The Associated Press The ministry has stated several times that there are no cases swine flu in the country, however neighboring Israel has reported two. See all stories on this topic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today's ATorahMinute is in memory of Victor Chouah Moche Sponsored by Nancy, David, Elsie and Ma'yan Moche Victor Chouah Moche (1908 - 2007) TEACHER AND COMMUNITY BUILDER His love of Torah - Yisrael - Tefillah - Tehillim - touched many lives. BAGHDAD, Iraq - KOBE, Japan - BROOKLYN, New York To sponsor ATorahMinute please call 516 487 6676 x123 or visit the link after the Torah Minute.  Pirqei Aboth 3: Why was the Torah given as a gift?  by Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe (Links to the audio appear after the text) "Habibin Yisrael, SheNittan Lahem Keli Hemdah" (the Jewish people are much beloved, because a valuable item was given to them). In addition, to show that they are even more beloved, the precious item that was given to them was the one that was used to create the world. This precious item is, of course, the Torah. And the fact that it says that it was given, means that it was given as a gift. No money changed hands. As such, just as we receive it as a gift, so too we pass it on to the next generation as a gift. We might be tempted to say "The more you pay the more it's worth". Since we got it for free it is not worth so much in our eyes. The answer to that is, "This was the item that was used to create the world". How can you put a price on that? There now follows a fascinating parable that clearly illustrates the point. It is available on the audio at: http://www.atorahminute.com/files/aboth3-why-was-Torah-given-as-a-gift-trk.mp3 (See Hasdei Aboth, Pereq Shelishi) Click here to download the audio     Click here to visit ATorahMinute.com   Subscribe Please let your family, friends and colleagues know about this important new website. They can also sign up at: http://www.atorahminute.com Sponsor  Website sponsorships available. Please call (516) 487-6676 x 123, or visit  http://www.atorahminute.com/sponsoring A project of Midrash BEN ISH HAI and midrash.org   (c) Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe,  ATorahMinute.com

To sponsor ATorahMinute, please call 516 487 6676 x123 or visit: atorahminute.com/sponsoring To subscribe to ATorahMinute please visit: atorahminute.com/subscribe About For the first year, ending with the 100th Hillula of the Ben Ish Hai on 13th Elul 5769 (September '09), Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe will be giving Halakhoth and pearls of Torah from the Ben Ish Hai, Hakham Yoseph Hayyim, 'a"h. After that the daily bulletins will include a wide variety of sources. Spread the word Please forward your daily emails to your contacts, but remove the "manage your subscription" link at the bottom, so they don't unsubscribe you by mistake. Brought to you by ATorahMinute.com is a  project of Midrash BEN ISH HAI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Religion is not, at the outset, a refuge of grace and mercy for the
despondent and desperate, an enchanted stream for crushed spirits, but a
raging, clamorous torrent of man's consciousness, with all its crises,
pangs, and torments."
--- Rabbi Dr. J. B. Soloveitchik



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[ J E W I S H L I V I N G ]


---> war on jihad
A Chilling Effect on U.S. Counterterrorism
By Stratfor Global Security and Intelligence Report

In-depth analysis that gets past -- way past -- the current debate on
the morality of torture

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---> smile!
Everything's Relative

Jordan "Gorf" Gorfinkle is back -- just when we need him most!-- with
his strip that crosses cultures and age-groups

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NEW SERIES!

"The Sun Will Shine Again" by Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski

What does a person do when he loses his job after years of faithful
service? How do we deal with shattered retirement funds --- and broken
dreams? Rabbi Dr. Twerski shows us practical strategies to keep our
marriages, our families, and our own sense of self worth intact, despite
today's economic woes.

We cannot control a stock market on a rollercoaster ride or a pension
plan that's simply vanished, but we can control how we react. We can
listen to the financial news and hear a death knell --- or a wakeup
call. We can wallow in blame and despair, or harness the incredible
power of prayer and kindness to others.

Yes, times are tough, but Rabbi Twerski assures us that the sun will
shine again -- and he shows us how to keep ourselves calm and smiling
until it does.

TODAY: Time to redefine happiness


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[ W O R T H 1 0 0 0 W O R D S ]



* Ripleys Believe It Or Not!
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* Andy Capp
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* 9 to 5
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* Bliss
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* Bottom Liners
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* The Born Loser
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* Bound and Gagged
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* Flo & Friends
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* Frank & Ernest
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* The Grizzwells
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* Herman
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* Mallard Filmore
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* Moderately Confused
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* Momma
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* One Big Happy
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* Prickly City
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* The Other Coast
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* Shoe
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* State of the Union
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* The Wizard of Id
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* Dry Bones
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* Robert Arial
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* Chuck Asay
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* Lisa Benson
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* Chip Bok
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* John Cole
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* JD Crowe
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* John Deering
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* Bob Gorrell
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* Steve Kelley
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* Kevin Siers
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* Jeff Stahler
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* Wayne Stayskal
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* Dana Summers
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* Gary Varvel
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* Michael Ramirez
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[ PoliticalMavens.com H I G H L I G H T S ]


* Matthew P. Harrington: The Obama Apology Tour: In the End, It Is All
About Him
http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2009/04/26/apology-tour-is-all-about-him/

* Judith A. Klinghoffer: Danger of anti-Semitism in america: Expose or
not?
http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2009/04/26/expose-or-not/

* Mike Long: On Pursuing Torture Prosecutions
http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2009/04/25/on-pursuing-torture-prosecutions/



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On this day in …

* 1492, Columbus is given royal commission to equip his fleet

* 1789, George Washington took office in New York as the first president
of the United States

* 1798, US Navy forms

* 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France
for 60 million francs, the equivalent of about $15 million

* 1808, first practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri

* 1812, Louisiana became the 18th state of the Union

* 1889, first US national holiday, on centennial of Washington's
inauguration

* 1900, Hawaii was organized as a U.S. territory

* 1904, ice cream cone makes its debut. ALSO: The Louisiana Purchase
Exposition opened in St. Louis as President Theodore Roosevelt pressed a
telegraph key at the White House to signal the official start of the
world's fair commemorating the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase,
albeit a year late. (The fair drew some 20 million visitors before it
closed the following December.)

* 1939, The New York World's Fair, billed as a look at "the world of
tomorrow," opened

* 1945, as Russian troops approached his Berlin bunker, Adolf Hitler,
ym"sh, committed suicide along with his wife of one day, Eva Braun

* 1970, President Richard Nixon announced the United States was sending
troops into Cambodia

* 1973, President Nixon announced the resignations of top aides H.R.
Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, along with Attorney General Richard G.
Kleindienst and White House counsel John Dean

* 2001, Chandra Levy, a federal government intern, went missing. Her
remains were found more than a year later in a Washington, D.C., park

* 2003, international mediators presented Israeli and Arab leaders with
a new Middle East "road map," a U.S.-backed blueprint
for ending 31 months of violence and establishing a Palestinian state.
Mahmoud Abbas took office as Palestinian prime minister.
ALSO: The U.S. Navy withdrew from its disputed Vieques bombing range in
Puerto Rico, prompting celebrations by islanders

* 2005, missing Georgia woman Jennifer Wilbanks turned up in
Albuquerque, N.M., originally claiming to have been abducted but then
admitting she was a "runaway bride."

* 2007, British judge sentenced five al-Qaida-linked men, all British
citizens, to life in prison for plotting to attack London targets,
including a nightclub, power plants and shopping mall, with bombs

* 2008, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a seventh straight
time, reducing the federal funds rate a quarter-point to 2 percent



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[ L I F E S T Y L E S ]


* HowStuffWorks: How swine flu works
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* Adjust tax withholding from income to increase the interest you earn
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0409/Adjust-tax-withholding.php3

* Dr. Peter H. Gott: Foot drop is a symptom, not a diagnosis; back pain
may be scoliosis
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/gott1.asp

* Frugal Living by Sara Noel: Readers' wisdom
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/frugal_living.php3



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* Victor Davis Hanson: Our Jekyll and Hyde president
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0409/hanson043009.php3

* Argus Hamilton skewers politics and contemporary "culture"
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0409/hamilton043009.php3

* Culture Shlock by Malcolm Fleschner: Planning of the Apes
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0409/fleschner.php3

* Glenn Garvin: Why can't students say 'guns' in school? (OUTRAGEOUS!)
http://jewishworldreview.com/0409/garvin.php3

* Jonathan Gurwitz: Obama second-guesses actions in unsafe world
http://jewishworldreview.com/jonathan/gurwitz043009.php3

* David Broder: Specter the defector
http://jewishworldreview.com/david/broder.php3

* Larry Elder: The 100-Day Assault on America
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/elder043009.php3

* Bob Tyrrell: Fear Not! The War on Terror Is Won
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/tyrrell043009.php3

* Debra J. Saunders: Pelosi's Tortured Explanation
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0409/saunders043009.php3

* Ann Coulter: Muslims: 'We do that on first dates'
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/coulter043009.php3

* George Will: The Dems' Disharmony
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will043009.php3

* Michael Barone: Specter's party switch is about anything but principle

http://jewishworldreview.com/michael/barone043009.php3

* Cal Thomas: Arlen Specter: Good riddance
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Les nouvelles au 30 avril. Deux affaires tres graves l'une en France et l'autre en Israel. Lisez, pour comprendre l'actualite intelligemment et selon la Torah.
Stop aux idees simples

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Today's A Torah Minute is in Memory of Sarah bat Mordechai Dedicated By The Amiel Family A true eshet chayil always in our hearts To sponsor ATorahMinute please call 516 487 6676 x123 or visit the link after the Torah Minute.  Letting the fringes drag on the ground  by Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe (Links to the audio appear after the text) Something that I have noticed over the years is that people are becoming increasingly careless about letting the Sissioth ([Tzitziot] fringes) of the Talith Gadol drag on the ground. This is something that must be avoided. It says in 'Od Yoseph Hai that one must be particular when wearing the Tallith Gadol, that the fringes should not drag on the ground, and even more so when he is walking. He adds that if you see someone who is wearing a Tallith Gadol who is stepping on the Sissioth (fringes) without even realizing it, then whoever sees him doing this, must go over and tell him, so that he will pick up the Sissioth from under his feet. This does not only apply to when a person is stepping on the Sissioth. He adds that even if a person is sitting and the four corners with the fringes are under him, it is also an insult to them and he must remove them from under him. This refers specifically to the fringes and not to the garment itself, which is not of concern in this matter. I personally, would urge everybody to be particular about this matter, because it appears to be an area where everyone has made a Heter (permission to ignore it) for themselves.  Whereas, on the contrary, they should be very particular to ensure that the fringes are neither dragging on the floor, nor under their feet, nor are they sitting on them. (See 'Od Yoseph Hai, Parashath Lekh Lekha, Oth Geemal) Click here to download the audio     Click here to visit ATorahMinute.com   Subscribe Please let your family, friends and colleagues know about this important new website. They can also sign up at: http://www.atorahminute.com Sponsor  Website sponsorships available. Please call (516) 487-6676 x 123, or visit  http://www.atorahminute.com/sponsoring A project of Midrash BEN ISH HAI and midrash.org   (c) Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe,  ATorahMinute.com

To sponsor ATorahMinute, please call 516 487 6676 x123 or visit: atorahminute.com/sponsoring To subscribe to ATorahMinute please visit: atorahminute.com/subscribe About For the first year, ending with the 100th Hillula of the Ben Ish Hai on 13th Elul 5769 (September '09), Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe will be giving Halakhoth and pearls of Torah from the Ben Ish Hai, Hakham Yoseph Hayyim, 'a"h. After that the daily bulletins will include a wide variety of sources. Spread the word Please forward your daily emails to your contacts, but remove the "manage your subscription" link at the bottom, so they don't unsubscribe you by mistake. Brought to you by ATorahMinute.com is a  project of Midrash BEN ISH HAI.

 

 

 

 

 

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Compiled on April 29, 2009, 06:56 PM CET

IS 2009 THE NEW 1929? Current Crisis Shows Uncanny Parallels to Great Depression Is history repeating itself? The current global downturn has many parallels to the Great Depression. And if the current massive bailout packages fail, the effect on the world's economies could be similarly drastic. Photo Gallery: 2009 and 1929: History Repeating? SPIEGEL 360: Our Full Coverage of the Global Economic Downturn

100 DAYS OF OBAMA The Instant American Revolution After his first 100 days -- an arbitrary landmark set by Franklin D. Roosevelt -- President Obama has overturned decades of Republican ideology in Washington. One Republican even managed to sweeten the date for Obama by defecting to the Democrats. But the president still has to be wary. Photo Gallery: The 100- Day Review

GLOBAL PANDEMIC FEARS Germany Reports First Cases of Swine Flu At least three Germans have been diagnosed with swine flu, and further suspected cases are being tested. The development comes as countries around the world increase security measures amid fear of a global pandemic. Bavaria's health minister, however, warns against panic. Photo Gallery: Fear of a Pandemic

POLE POSITION VW Usurps Daimler's Automaker Throne In the old hierarchy of German automakers, Daimler was at the top. But the current economic crisis has shown just how far Volkswagen has come -- and why it should now be thought of as the premium German car brand.

THE WORLD FROM BERLIN 'In a Storm, Decent Captains Remain at the Helm' Deutsche Bank has reported a first-quarter net profit of 1.2 billion euros and extended its CEO's contract by three years. Good news, right? Not according to some German commentators, who note that the company still remains vulnerable despite its apparent success.

GERMANY'S RECESSION BLUES Berlin Predicts Sharp GDP Contraction for 2009 On Wednesday, the German government corroborated what leading economists had predicted last week -- that 2009 would see the German economy contract by a massive 6 percent. But the Economics Ministry does see a rosier 2010 than the think tanks do.

US GREEN ENERGY STIMULUS PLAN Will Incentives Pay Off for European Manufacturers? The Obama administration is planning a huge stimulus package to kick-start clean energy investments. The plan already has European green energy companies laying the groundwork to reap benefits from the program. But will cheap oil kill it?

HELP WANTED The World Needs an Energy Framework A new global energy framework is long overdue. The Obama administration could well be interested in teaming up with the European Union to create one. In addition to enhancing security, it would also spur economic growth and curb global warming.

PICTURE THIS The Pleasure's All Mine

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Harman hires Lanny Davis Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York,NY,USA hired a top Democratic lawyer as a media handler in her pushback against allegations that she intervened on behalf of two pro-Israel lobbyists. ... See all stories on this topic

Cuba suspends Mexico flights because of swine flu Seattle Times - United States The United States, Canada, Israel and European Union health authorities have warned against non-essential travel to Mexico, but have not imposed a ban. ... See all stories on this topic

Palestinian Rivals to Try Once More for an Accord New York Times - United States That means recognizing Israel's right to exist, renouncing all violence and accepting previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements. Hamas has so far refused to ... See all stories on this topic

Jimmy Carter: US and Syria close to restoring full diplomatic ties Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel Syria has recently expressed openness to indirect peace talks with Israel as long as they focus on a complete withdrawal from the Golan Heights, ... See all stories on this topic

Israel says it shares water fairly with Palestinians AFP JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel insisted on Tuesday that it shares water resources with Palestinians in a fair manner, rejecting World Bank claims that it draws ... See all stories on this topic

Is Israel heading for clash with US? BBC News - UK By Katya Adler It is Israel's Independence Day - traditionally time for leading Israeli politicians to give big interviews about their country's past and ... See all stories on this topic

Israel prepares for swine flu threat Xinhua - China A possible fourth victim is a 9-year-old boy who was on a flight from Newark of the United States, which landed in Israel two days ago carrying the second ... See all stories on this topic

Experts say Syria deal not Israel threat Hürriyet - Turkey ANKARA - The recent Turkish-Syrian joint military exercise and bilateral defense cooperation agreement has raised concern in Israel, which has nurtured ... See all stories on this topic

The Associated Press Israel marks Independence Day without peace The Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In a jarring contrast, Israel switched moods Tuesday evening from a somber Memorial Day for fallen soldiers to a joyous Independence Day ... See all stories on this topic

Egypt puts the bite on Gaza tunnel smugglers Reuters - USA The Palestinian network of some 3000 tunnels, created to thwart Israel's blockade of the coastal territory ruled by Hamas Islamists, was reduced to hundreds ... See all stories on this topic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"The pure righteous people, do not complain against wickedness but add
righteousness. They do not complain against disbelief but add faith.
They do not complain against ignorance but add wisdom"
--- Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook



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---> outlook
The Girl with the X-Ray Eyes
By Rabbi Yonason Goldson

If we could see our inner selves, we might be shocked at what we find

THOUGHT PROVOKING!

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The Kosher Gourmet
By Steve Petusevsky

Condiments give chow wow

I've been trying an experiment creating meals that require 20 minutes or
less to prepare

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TODAY: For our troubled times, prayer that's more than lip-service. Part
III


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[ T O D A Y I N H I S T O R Y ]


On this day in …

* 1882, the "Elektromote" -- forerunner of the trolleybus -- trialed by
Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin

* 1945, during World War II, American soldiers liberated the Dachau
concentration camp; that same day, Adolf Hitler, ym"sh, married Eva
Braun and designated Admiral Karl Doenitz his successor. AND: The German
Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies

* 1946, former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former
Japanese leaders are indicted for war crimes

* 1951, a Tibetan delegation to the Chinese government was presented
with a treaty draft regarding the Chinese occupation of Tibet

* 1953, the first US experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of
Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV

* 1967, after refusing induction into the United States Army the day
before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his
boxing title

* 1970, during the Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese
forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong

* 1974, President Nixon announced he was releasing edited transcripts of
some secretly made White House tape recordings related to Watergate

* 1975, during the Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The last U.S.
citizens begin evacuation from Saigon prior to an expected North
Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end

* 1986, Roger Clemens sets a major league baseball record with 20
strikeouts in nine innings against the Seattle Mariners. ALSO: Fire at
the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library, some
400,000 books and other items damaged or destroyed

* 1991, Bangladesh cyclone struck the Chittagong district of
southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 mph, killing at least
138,000 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless

* 1992, deadly rioting erupted in Los Angeles after a jury in Simi
Valley, Calif., acquitted four Los Angeles police officers of almost
all state charges in the videotaped beating of Rodney King. King has
since been arrested again and again for various traffic related
violations

* 1993, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II announced that for the first time,
Buckingham Palace would be opened to tourists to help raise
money for repairs at fire-damaged Windsor Castle

* 2004, a national monument to the 16 million U.S. men and women who'd
served during World War II opened to the public in Washington, D.C.
ALSO: Oldsmobile builds its final car ending 107 years of production

* 2005, Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending 29 years of
occupation

* 2008, Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama was forced by the
public to denounce his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, for what he
termed "divisive and destructive" remarks on race



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* Frugal Living by Sara Noel: Enough is enough: How to stop overpaying
for stuff
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Jewish World Review April 28, 2009 / 4 Iyar 5769,

What Israel's Arab neighbors grasp that the Obama administration won't

By Caroline B. Glick

	NOT Photoshop-ped. Taken at Palestinian Authority, Ramallah, July 23, 2008

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | It is a strange situation when Egypt and Jordan feel it necessary to defend Israel against American criticism. But this is the situation in which we find ourselves today.

 

Last Friday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee that Arab support for Israel's bid to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons is contingent on its agreeing to support the rapid establishment of a Palestinian state. In her words, "For Israel to get the kind of strong support it's looking for vis-a-vis Iran, it can't stay on the sidelines with respect to the Palestinians and the peace efforts." As far as Clinton is concerned, the two, "go hand-in-hand."

 

But just around the time that Clinton was making this statement, Jordan's King Abdullah II was telling The Washington Post that he is satisfied with the Netanyahu government's position on the Palestinians. In his words, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has "sent a message that he's committed to peace with the Arabs. All the words I heard were the right words."

 

As for Egypt, in spite of the media's hysteria that Egypt won't deal with the Netanyahu government and the Obama administration's warning that Israel can only expect Egypt to support its position that Iran must be denied nuclear weapons if it gives Jerusalem to the PLO, last week's visit by Egypt's intelligence chief Omar Suleiman clearly demonstrated that Egypt wishes to work with the government on a whole host of issues. Coming as it did on the heels of Egypt's revelation that Iranian-controlled Hizbullah agents were arrested for planning strategic attacks against it, Suleiman's visit was a clear sign that Egypt is as keen as Israel to neutralize Iranian power in the region by preventing it from acquiring nuclear weapons.

 

And Egypt and Jordan are not alone in supporting Israel's commitment to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power. American and other Western sources who have visited the Persian Gulf in recent months report that leaders of the Gulf states from Bahrain - which Iran refers to as its 14th province - to Saudi Arabia to Kuwait and, of course, to Iraq - are praying for Israel to strike Iran's nuclear facilities and only complain that it has waited so long to attack them.

 

As one American who recently met with Persian Gulf leaders explained last week, "As far as the Gulf leaders are concerned, Israel cannot attack Iran fast enough. They understand what the stakes are."

UNFORTUNATELY, THE nature of those stakes has clearly eluded the Obama administration. As the Arabs line up behind Israel, the Obama administration is operating under the delusion that the Iranians will be convinced to give up their nuclear program if Israel destroys its communities in Judea and Samaria.

 

According to reports published last week in Yediot Aharonot and Haaretz, President Barack Obama's in-house post-Zionist, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, told an American Jewish leader that for Israel to receive the administration's support for preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, it must not only say that it supports establishing a Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem and Gaza, it must begin expelling its citizens from their homes and communities in Judea and Samaria to prove its good faith.

 

With just months separating Iran from either joining the nuclear club or from being barred entry to the clubhouse, the Obama administration's apparent obsession with Judea and Samaria tells us that unlike Israel and the Arab world, its Middle East policies are based on a willful denial of reality.

 

The cold hard facts are that the Middle East will be a very different place if Iran becomes a nuclear power. Today American policy-makers and other opponents of using military force to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons compare the current situation to what the region could look like in the aftermath of an Israeli campaign against Iran's nuclear installations. They warn that Hizbullah and Hamas may launch massive retaliatory missile attacks against Israel, Egypt, Jordan and other states, and that US military personnel and installations in the region will likely be similarly attacked by Iranian and Syrian proxies.

Indeed, proponents and opponents of an Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear installations alike warn that Iran's deployment of terror proxies from Beirut to Bolivia, from Managua to Marseilles, and from Gaza to Giza means that things could get very ugly worldwide in the aftermath of an Israeli attack.

 

But all of that ugliness, all of that instability and death will look like a walk in the park compared to how the region - and indeed how the world - will look if Iran becomes a nuclear power. This is something that the Arabs understand. And this is why they support and pray for an Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear installations.

IF IRAN acquires nuclear weapons, the Obama administration can throw its hopes for Middle East peace out the window. Today, even without nuclear weapons, Iran is the major force behind the continued Palestinian war against Israel. Iran exerts complete control over Hamas and Islamic Jihad and partial control over Fatah.

 

In and of itself, Iran's current control over Palestinian terror groups suffices to expose the Obama administration's plan to force Israel to destroy its communities in Judea and Samaria as misguided in the extreme. With Iran calling the shots for the Palestinians, it is clear that any land Israel vacates will fall under Iranian control. That is, every concession the US forces Israel to make will redound directly to Iran's benefit. This is why Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's claim that it will be impossible to resolve the conflict with the Palestinians without first neutralizing Iran rings so true.

 

If Iran acquires nuclear weapons, the situation will become even more destructive. A nuclear-armed Iran means that any chance of marginalizing these Iranian-controlled forces in Palestinian society will disappear. For Israel, the best case scenario in the age of a nuclear-armed mullocracy would involve continuous war with Iranian proxies - sort of expanded versions of the Second Lebanon War and Operation Cast Lead - in which it has little option for victory because the terror armies would fight under Iran's nuclear umbrella.

 

Regionally, a nuclear-armed Iran would in short order compel both Egypt and Jordan to abrogate their peace treaties with Israel. The exposure of the Iranian sabotage ring in Egypt last week makes clear that Iran seeks to either overthrow or dominate the Arab world with its nuclear arsenal. If Iran becomes a nuclear power, roundups of Iranian agents like the one in Egypt will be inconceivable. Iranian agents will be given free reign both regionally and worldwide.

 

For Israel, the abrogation of its peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan would raise the danger of regional war to an all-time high. Goaded by Iran, and operating with Iran's US- and Turkish-armed Lebanese proxy and Teheran's Syrian slave, Egypt and Jordan may well be made to decide that the time has come to invade Israel again.

 

These scenarios, of course, are likely because they compare favorably to the worst case scenarios in which a nuclear-armed Iran decides to simply detonate its nuclear bombs over Israel, either in the form of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack or in the form of a direct nuclear strike. An EMP attack would not immediately kill anyone, but would destroy the country's electricity grid and permanently paralyze its military and civilian
 
infrastructures, rendering the population defenseless not merely from its neighbors, but from disease and starvation. If successful, a direct nuclear strike would likely kill between 50,000 and several million Israelis, depending on how many warheads reached their targets.

GLOBALLY OF COURSE, a nuclear-armed Iran would be well positioned to take over the world's oil markets. With Saudi Arabia's main oil installations located in the predominantly Shi'ite eastern provinces, it would be able to credibly threaten to destroy Saudi oil installations and so assert control over them. With Iran's strategic alliance with Venezuela, once it controls Saudi oil fields, it hard to see how it would not become the undisputed ruler of the oil economy.

 

Certainly Europe would put up no resistance. Today, with much of Europe already within range of Iran's ballistic missiles, with Iranian-controlled terror cells fanned out throughout the continent and with Europe dependent on Persian Gulf oil, there is little doubt of the direction its foreign policy would take in the event that Iran becomes a nuclear power. Obviously any thought of economic sanctions would disappear as European energy giants lined up to develop Iranian gas fields, and European banks clamored to finance the projects.

 

Finally, there is America. With Israel either barely surviving or destroyed, with the Arab world and Europe bowing before the mullahs, with much of Central and South America fully integrated into the Iranian axis, America would arguably find itself at greater risk of economic destruction and catastrophic attack than at any time in its history since the War of 1812. An EMP attack that could potentially send the US back to the pre-industrial age would become a real possibility. An Iranian controlled oil economy, financed by euros, would threaten to displace the dollar and the US economy as the backbone of the global economy. The US's military options - particularly given Obama's stated intention to all but end US missile defense programs and scrap much of its already aging nuclear arsenal - would be more apparent than real.

 

Yet what Clinton's statements before Congress, Emmanuel's statements to that American Jewish leader and Obama's unremitting pandering to Teheran and its Syrian and Turkish allies all make clear is that none of these reasonable scenarios has made a dent in the administration's thinking. As far as the Obama White House is concerned, Iran will be talked out of its plans for regional and global domination the minute that Israel agrees to give its land to the Palestinians. The fact that no evidence exists that could possibly support this assertion is irrelevant.

 

On Sunday, Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland claimed that Obama will not publish his administration's policy on Iran until after he meets with Netanyahu at the White House on May 18. It will be during that meeting, Hoagland wrote, that Obama will seek to convince Netanyahu that there is no reason to attack Iran.

The fact that Obama could even raise such an argument, when by Israel's calculations Iran will either become a nuclear power or be denied nuclear weapons within the next 180 days, shows that his arguments are based on a denial of the danger a nuclear Iran poses to Israel and to global security as a whole.

 

It is true that you can't help but get a funny feeling when you see the Arabs defending Israel from American criticism. But with the Obama administration's Middle East policy firmly grounded in La La Land, what choice do they have? They understand that today all that stands between them and enslavement to the mullahs is the Israel Air Force and Binyamin Netanyahu's courage.

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UNCOOPERATIVE POLICE Germany Gives Up on Mafia Extradition The arduous process of solving the 2007 Mafia bloodbath in Germany has revealed serious deficiencies in European police cooperation. With the German police failing to secure the cooperation of their Dutch and Italian counterparts, it looks like the presumed killers will not be tried in Germany.

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STRAIGHT TALK German Environment Minister Gets Audience with Obama In a surprising move, Barack Obama met with Germany's environment minister in Washington on Monday. Sigmar Gabriel reportedly called on the Americans to make further reductions in CO2 emissions -- a move developing countries are also demanding before they agree to any cuts.

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What Israel's Arab neighbors grasp that the Obama administration won't
By Caroline B. Glick

You can't help but get a funny feeling when you see the Arabs defending
Israel from American criticism. But with the Obama administration's
Middle East policy firmly grounded in La La Land, what choice do they
have?

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0409/glick042709.php3



---> on law
Beware abhorrent hate crime legislation
By David Limbaugh

Color me an alarmist, but I think the main purpose of a proposed bill --
expected to be voted on April 29 -- is to demonize and criminalize
thought, especially the politically incorrect belief that homosexual
behavior is either abnormal or sinful. It is to make an emphatic
societal statement that this belief constitutes "hate" and possibly to
lay the groundwork for outlawing speech expressing this belief,
including from the pulpit

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/david/limbaugh042809.php3


---> JWisdom.com
Exodus from Egypt: The Hidden Agenda

SHORT -- but enlightening -- video presentation by master teacher Rabbi
David Fohrman on re-thinking the Exodus story

TODAY: FINAL EPISODE

http://jewishworldreview.com/jwisdom/fohrman_exodus.php3




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NEW SERIES!

"The Sun Will Shine Again" by Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski

What does a person do when he loses his job after years of faithful
service? How do we deal with shattered retirement funds --- and broken
dreams? Rabbi Dr. Twerski shows us practical strategies to keep our
marriages, our families, and our own sense of self worth intact, despite
today's economic woes.

We cannot control a stock market on a rollercoaster ride or a pension
plan that's simply vanished, but we can control how we react. We can
listen to the financial news and hear a death knell --- or a wakeup
call. We can wallow in blame and despair, or harness the incredible
power of prayer and kindness to others.

Yes, times are tough, but Rabbi Twerski assures us that the sun will
shine again -- and he shows us how to keep ourselves calm and smiling
until it does.

TODAY: For our troubled times, prayer that's more than lip-service. Part
II


http://jewishworldreview.com/twerski/Sun_Will_Shine_Again.php3



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* Monica Crowley: Where His Heart Is
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On this day in …

* 1789, there was a mutiny on HMS Bounty as the crew of the British ship
set Capt. William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in
the South Pacific

* 1939, Powell Crosley produces America's first miniature or "bantam"
car. The Crosley was a foot shorter and 100 pounds lighter
than the pre-war Volkswagen Bug, and far smaller than anything
manufactured by American companies. At a $800 sticker price, Crosley was
unable to convince consumers to purchase a miniature car when they could
buy a full-size car for a few hundred dollars more. He was soon out of
business.

* 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara
Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee
the country

* 1952, war with Japan officially ended as a treaty that had been signed
by the United States and 47 other nations took effect. Also:
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, one of the most highly regarded American
generals of World War II, steps down as supreme commander of the
combined land and air forces of NATO. He does this in order to run for
president. In November 1952, "Ike" wins a resounding victory in the
presidential elections, and in 1956, is reelected by a landslide.

* 1958, Vice President Nixon and his wife, Pat, began a goodwill tour of
Latin America that was marred by hostile mobs in Lima, Peru, and
Caracas, Venezuela

* 1967, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted
into the Army, the same day Gen. William C. Westmoreland told Congress
the U.S. "would prevail in Vietnam"

* 1980, President Carter accepted the resignation of Secretary of State
Cyrus Vance, who had opposed the failed rescue mission aimed at freeing
American hostages being held in Iran by practitioners of that "religion
of peace"

* 1986, the Soviet Union informed the world of the nuclear disaster at
Chernobyl

* 1992, the Agriculture Department unveiled its pyramid-shaped
recommended-diet chart that had cost nearly $1 million to develop.
Of course, it was later revised

* 1999, in a sharp repudiation of President Bill Clinton's policies, the
House rejected, on a tie vote of 213-213, a measure expressing support
for NATO's five-week-old air campaign against Yugoslavia; the House also
voted 249-180 to limit the president's authority to use ground forces in
Yugoslavia

* 2001, a Russian rocket lifted off from Central Asia bearing the first
space tourist, California businessman Dennis Tito, and two cosmonauts on
a journey to the international space station

* 2004, a Spanish judge indicted Amer Azizi, a Moroccan fugitive, on
charges of helping to plan the Sept. 11th tragedy

* 2005, a military jury at Fort Bragg, N.C., sentenced Sgt. Hasan Akbar,
a practitioner of that "religion of peace", to death for the
2003 murders of two officers in Kuwait. ALSO: More than 100 volunteers
joined police in Duluth, Ga., in searching for Jennifer
Wilbanks, a bride-to-be who had vanished two days earlier. (Wilbanks
turned up in Albuquerque, N.M., having run away on her own.)

* 2008, in a defiant appearance at the National Press Club in
Washington, Democrat Barack Obama's longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah
Wright, said criticism surrounding his fiery sermons was an attack on
black churches, and he rejected those who'd labeled him unpatriotic



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* Newer anti-cancer drugs target specific cells with fewer side effects
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* Every Monday Matters: Respect the disabled
http://jewishworldreview.com/0409/mondays.php3

* Dr. Peter H. Gott: Hyperparathyroidism; wife's vanity mars her
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* Frugal Living by Sara Noel: Inexpensive fun for kids
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* Dennis Prager: Nine Questions the Left Needs to Answer About Torture
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* Argus Hamilton skewers politics and contemporary "culture"
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* Jeff Jacoby: $8 gas and the green agenda
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* Roger Simon: 100 Days
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* Rich Lowry: 100 Days --- a success, but ...
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* Jack Kelly: What will Napolitano say next?
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* Debra J. Saunders: The Opposite of Intelligence
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* Michael Barone: U.S. moving toward Europe, but do Americans want to
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* Cal Thomas: Loose lips or loose pix: Same result
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