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Today
we have the following updates:
NEW
FOR TODAY:
ISRAEL
HAPPENINGS:
-
Abbas:
Gaza Operation A 'Crime Against Humanity'
<- What colossal nerve!!!
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
accused Israel on Wednesday of carrying out "crimes against
humanity" with its incursion into Gaza Strip.
-
Asheri
shot in head Sunday immediately after abduction
<- FEATURE!
The IDF confirmed early Thursday a report the
Popular Resistance Committees issued from Gaza that it had executed
Eliyahu Asheri, 18, of Itamar, who was kidnapped earlier this week
in the West Bank. Asheri's family has been notified.
-
Hamas
Leaders Arrested; Israeli Executed
Israeli forces arrested nearly one-third of
the Hamas-led Palestinian Cabinet and 20 lawmakers early Thursday
and pressed their incursion into Gaza, responding to the abduction
of one of its soldiers.
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IAF:
Aerial flight over Assad's palace
While ground forces launch Gaza operation, Air Force conveys harsh
message to Syrian president in aerial flight over his palace; Israel
points finger at Syria as sponsor of Hamas leaders, headed by Khaled
Mashaal, who Israel views as directly responsible for Kerem Shalom
operation
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Israeli
Officials: Warplanes Flew Over Syrian President's Home
Israeli warplanes flew over a home of Syrian
President Bashar Assad early Wednesday, military officials said, in
a message aimed at pressuring the Syrian leader to win the release
of a captured Israeli soldier.
-
Rabbis
to Bush: Don't back West Bank withdrawal
Say evacuation plan against Torah, U.S.
interests
-
The
view from the garbage / The secrets of life in Second Temple-era
Jerusalem can be found in a trash heap
Two discs made of bone, which apparently
served as buttons, are among the objects found in the municipal dump
that served Jerusalem at the end of the Second Temple era. These
buttons were intended to be not only practical, but decorative as
well. In addition the dump has yielded a handful of glass fragments,
which testify to the use of prestigious objects.
-
White
House Defends Use of Israeli Force
The Bush administration says Israel has the
right to defend itself as Israeli troops launch a ground and air
assault in the Gaza Strip in hopes of rescuing a soldier kidnapped
by Palestinian militants Sunday.
MEDICAL
BREAKTHROUGHS:
-
Diuretics
for Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome affects the lives of 50 million Americans. New
research shows a fairly inexpensive diuretic is a better treatment
than another more expensive medication.
-
Obesity
Cancels out Prostate Cancer Treatment
Men who are overweight or obese are 66-percent more likely to have a
recurrence of prostate cancer according to a new study.
-
Overcoming
Alzheimer's With Brain Reserves
A new study reveals some older people may have significant neural
reserve to overcome Alzheimer's disease. But minor memory problems
may hint at the condition.
-
Reasons
Behind Hypertension in Blacks
"Estrogen, which helps blood vessels dilate, is good for your
blood vessels, and if you lose that protection during periods of
stress in the day, it may contribute to the early development of
heart disease we typically see in black women."
-
Scorpion
Venom May Treat Brain Cancer
<- FEATURE!
Most people would run the other way if faced with scorpion venom.
But brain cancer patients might do the opposite one day.
ONE
WORLD GOVERNMENT:
PLAGUES:
-
CDC
warns of measles risk with travel to World Cup
Americans traveling to the World Cup soccer
matches in Germany should be aware that nearly 1,200
cases of measles have been reported in a region that includes 3 of
the 12 host cities, according to an advisory issued by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
-
Dangerous
superbug in Canada
A dangerous strain of a superbug that can be
caught outside hospital settings has moved beyond the boundaries of
the high-risk groups it first plagued in Canada, causing illness in
healthy adults and children in a number of provinces across the
country, researchers reported Tuesday.
STRANGE
EARTH SIGNS:
-
Weather
makes Earth wobble <-
FEATURE!
Right now, the north celestial pole points towards Polaris, the
North Star, but
it used to point to Vega,
and in 14,000 years it aim at Vega again.
TERRORISM/TERRORISTS:
-
Al-Aqsa
Brigades: We're preparing deathtraps for IDF
While IDF is warming up the engines ahead of its entrance to
northern Gaza, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades member says: 'We are
preparing suicide bombers, car bombs, explosive devices, tunnels,
and booby trapped donkey'
-
Chem
warfare claimed in showdown at Gaza
Palestinian terrorists say they fired rocket
tipped with WMD at Israel
-
Hamas
takes step towards recognition of Israel
In an important step towards the recognition
of Israel sought from Hamas by the international community, the
Islamic faction agreed to a deal intended to pave the way for a new
coalition government which Mr Abbas hopes will bolster his standing
as a potential partner for peace negotiations with Israel.
NEW
FOR YESTERDAY:
AMERICA:
-
Life
in an Islamist US
In truth, though, most Americans have never thought about what it
would mean if the terrorists really did win — if militant
Islamists were to succeed in their quest for political control of
the United States.
CHRISTIAN
PERSECUTION:
EZEKIEL
38-39 PLAYERS:
ISRAEL
HAPPENINGS:
-
Israeli
Forces Mass Near Gaza
<- FEATURE!
Israeli tanks and troops massed near Gaza on
Tuesday for a threatened offensive against Palestinian militants as
the government said it would target top Hamas leaders if an abducted
soldier was not freed.
-
Israeli
Troops Enter Gaza; Bridges Hit
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli tanks
and troops entered southern Gaza and planes attacked three bridges
and knocked out electricity to the coastal strip early Wednesday,
stepping up the pressure on Palestinian militants holding captive a
19-year-old Israeli soldier.
-
Palestinians
brace for Israeli invasion
Palestinian bulldozers on Tuesday blocked roads in northern Gaza
with sand piles, bracing for an Israeli invasion after the recent
abduction of an Israeli soldier.
The
burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city,
and it shall be a ruinous heap.
(Isaiah 17:1)...
-
US
Ambassador To Israel: Soldier's Capture Problem Is In Damascus
<- FEATURE!!!!!!!!!!!
The US ambassador to Israel on Tuesday said
that the problem behind the Israeli hostage crisis lay in Damascus,
the home of Hamas's exiled political supreme Khaled Meshaal.
Ambassador Richard Jones told reporters in Tel Aviv when asked about
US reaction to the capturing of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian
Resistance on Sunday "The problem
is in Damascus and that's where I think we should focus the world's
attention."
MEDICAL
BREAKTHROUGHS:
-
Colonoscopy:
Not Just for Colon Cancer
Virtual colonoscopy is being hailed as a life-saving diagnostic
tool. In fact, a new study shows it's invaluable for spotting colon
cancer. But now, it may also help diagnose other diseases ... And
one man may owe his life to it.
-
Detecting
Coronary Artery Disease
According to a report in the journal Radiology, cardiac magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) can detect blocked arteries with 88-percent
accuracy without the need for an invasive procedure.
-
Hot
Flashes Linked to Insomnia
Hot flashes can be a frustrating part of life for menopausal women.
Now, researchers say they have a related side effect to deal with --
insomnia.
-
Possible
Relief From Arthritis
After a year of treatment, researchers found patients treated with
rituximab had a reduction in their overall bone erosion as well as
the narrowing of their joint spaces as compared to patients on a
placebo.
-
Slowing
Scleroderma
For patients with scleroderma, the prognosis is rarely encouraging.
There may now be hope for this group. A study sponsored by the
National Institutes of Health shows it may be possible to slow the
deterioration caused by the disease.
-
Targeting
Arthritis
Despite some controversy over its effectiveness, a new study
supports the recommendation by the European League Against
Rheumatism for the use of steroid injections to treat hip
osteoarthritis (OA).
-
The
Upside of Coffee
Good news for coffee drinkers. It appears your morning java may help
reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
NATURAL
DISASTERS:
NEW
WORLD ORDER/ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT:
-
Dick
Marty recommends a world legal order to combat terrorism
<- FEATURE!
What is needed to win the battle against
terrorism, he proposed, is ''a world legal order, with the United
States but built on sound values, especially those upheld by the
Council of Europe''. European Commission Vice-President Franco
Frattini welcomed the ''exemplary inter-European co-ordination''
that had been demonstrated here.
TERRORISM/TERRORISTS:
Have
a blessed, peaceful day in the Lord! Peg.
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