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Clockwise from top left: Protesters gathering in Tahrir Square in Cairo , Egypt; Demonstrators marching through Habib Bourguib Avenue in Tunis , Tunisia; Political dissidents in Sana'a , Yemen, demanding the resignation of the president; Protesters gathering in Pearl Roundabout in Manama , Bahrain; Hundreds of Thousands in Douma, Damascus , Syria; Demonstrators in Bayda , Libya. Call it the Arab Spring or whatever name you like, but you cannot separate the political from the biblical if you want to fully understand what is going on in the Middle East. The enemies of Israel are now pitched against themselves as chronicled in the following chapter of 2 Chronicles 20 (New International Version). 22. As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 23. The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughte...

18 Aug 2011 19:28 Africa/Lagos The JCRC of Greater Washington Condemns Attack in Israel PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2011 WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington unequivocally condemns today’s tragic attacks against innocent Israeli civilians. In a coordinated series of terrorist attacks on Israeli targets near the southern city of Eilat Thursday, seven people were killed at least 26 people wounded. According to news reports, the first attack was a drive-by shooting targeting Egged bus 392 traveling from Be'er Sheva to the vacation destination of Eilat. When IDF forces rushed to the scene they were met with several explosive devices that were detonated alongside an IDF vehicle. Within the ensuing 30 minutes, multiple mortars and anti-tank missiles were fired from Egypt and Gaza into Israel, killing seven civilians and wounding others. The IDF Spokesman reported that two to fou...

Israel 7 May 2008 18:26 Africa/Lagos To Celebrate 60th, Israel Festival to Rock Into Evening -Gov. Schwarzenegger, Mayor Villaraigosa to Participate in Official Ceremony- VAN NUYS, Calif., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will lead an impressive list of who's who among local, national and international dignitaries participating in the official ceremony to mark Israel's 60th birthday at the Israel Independence Day Festival at Van Nuys' Woodley Park Sunday, May 18th. This year, in honor of Israel's 60th anniversary as an independent country, Festival goers can expect to rock well into the evening hours with musical headliners Israeli superstar Shlomi Shabat and hip-hop sensation Subliminal & The Tact Family. It will be an Israel Festival unlike others in recent years as Jews across Los Angeles come together in celebration of perhaps the single most important milestone in modern Jewish history....

Dr. Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State 30 Apr 2008 04:26 Africa/Lagos Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Israeli Security and Peace at AJC 102 Annual Meeting WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reaffirmed America's deep commitment to Israeli-Palestinian peace, and urged Arab nations to strengthen their dedication to this effort, at the opening session of the American Jewish Committee's 102nd Annual Meeting celebrating Israel's 60th anniversary. "For sixty years, American administrations have been dedicated to the freedom, security, and well-being of our democratic ally, Israel," said Secretary Rice. "We will defend against any action that would compromise Israel's security." Addressing diplomats, dignitaries and nearly one thousand AJC leaders from around the world, Secretary Rice lauded AJC as a "tireless advocate for human dignity" that has f...

"Kill a Hundred Turks and Rest" is another brilliant piece by the Israeli peace activist, Uri Avnery, where he captures the tragic irony of the mentality that allowsthe violence in Israel and the Middle East to continue. Read the article .

UCLA Professor and Holocaust historian Saul Friedlander has won the 2007 German Book Trade Peace Prize, the most prestigious literary prize at the Frankfurt Book Fair. To mark the official opening of the 2007 Buchhändlertage in Berlin, Dr. Gottfried Honnefelder, Director of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, announced on Sunday, that the Board of Trustees of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade has chosen the Israeli historian, Saul Friedländer, to be the recipient of this year’s Peace Prize. Friedlander is one of the last historiographers to have witnessed and experienced the Holocaust - a genocide that was announced early on, planned openly and carried out with machinelike precision... More details SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH ISRAELI HISTORIAN SAUL FRIEDLÄNDER PHOTO CREDIT: SPIEGEL. Related news .