ISRAEL HAPPENINGS

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Jerusalem woman leaves behind 1,400 descendants
99-year-old tearfully buried by her enormous brood of direct descendants
Posted 9/22/09

'Peace index': Israelis feeling safer
However, it also shows that a majority of Israelis do not trust their government to withstand international political pressure, and that most see an urgent need for a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Posted 9/11/09

Netanyahu disappears for 10 hours <- FEATURE!!!
Rumors swirled Monday afternoon that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had gone abroad, to an unnamed country, for a few hours of intensive talks. Throughout the day the Prime Minister's Office, when asked about Netanyahu's whereabouts, said only that he was on a tour.  
Posted 9/8/09

Blue and White Gas: Israel to be Self-Sufficient for 20 Years
New estimates of natural gas reserves recently discovered off the Mediterranean Coast near Haifa will allow Israel to be self-sufficient in energy for two decades, according to Yitzchak Tshuva, one of the investors in the project. "Israel today is independent-completely independent with blue and white [Israeli-made] energy," said Tshuva, chief executive office of Delek Energy.
Posted 7/9/09

UN prepares to probe Israel <- How ridiculous!!!
The United Nations is set to send a team to the Middle East next week to seek proof that the Jewish state committed war crimes against Gaza's Arabs earlier this year. As ordered by the UN's openly antisemitic "Human Rights ...
Posted 6/1/09

Israel to built new Jordan Valley settlement
First official Jewish settlement built in the area in 26 years; most Israelis agree Jordan Valley must never be surrendered
Posted 5/19/09

Israelis remain wary of Obama
Poll shows Israelis still view America as their best friend and ally, but aren't so sure about its president
Posted 5/5/09

Israel at 61: Population stands at 7.4 million, 75.5% Jewish
Posted 4/29/09

Israeli intel warns Netanyahu on Obama policy: 'We have become an obstacle
"Obama wants to make friends with our worst enemies and until now the worst enemies of the United States," an Israeli source familiar with the intelligence assessment said. "Under this policy, we are more than irrelevant. We have become an obstacle."
Posted 4/29/09

Israel's historic development in natural gas
Posted 4/23/09

The Twelve Tribes of Israel: An Organizational Movement (by RileyThayer)  <- FEATURE!!! 
Altogether, they split into Twelve Tribes, each one standing for a Tribe of Israel, a month, a color, a body part, and an apostle of Jesus. <See chart >
Posted 4/14/09

More natural gas discovered off Israeli coast
Massive natural gas reserves expected to significantly boost Israel's economy in the near future
Posted 3/31/09

4000-year-old 'Abraham's Gate' reopens
Posted 3/20/09

Abraham's Gate on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Posted 3/20/09

Heavy rainfall may have prevented drought <- Yahweh takes care of His own!
Late winter thunderstorms may have brought just enough rainfall to eliminate need to uproot farms and orchards
Posted 3/10/09

Late winter rains dent water deficit
Heavy weekend thunderstorms dump rain on parched Israel, bring Sea of Galilee up 8 inches
Posted 3/2/09

Kabbalistic Signet Indicates Columbus was an Exiled Jew
Columbus was a Jew named Salvador Fernando Zarco and was among those expelled from Spain in 1492, a rare triangular Kabbalistic signet indicates.
Posted 10/20/08

Life in Israel...
Awesome collage!!!
Posted 10/20/08

Israelis working on revolutionary new biofuel
Based on the seed of a sturdy ubiquitous plant, new biofuel could be beginning of the end of dependence on Arab oil
Posted 10/16/08

Int'l banks say Israel will withstand global economic crisis
Leading economists praise Israel's prudent policies, say Jewish state is more prepared than most to weather the storm
Posted 10/13/08

'Most Iranians do not hate Israel,' says father of boy treated in Tel Aviv
Doctors continue to fight for life of Iranian boy with advanced brain cancer; father lavishes love and praise on Israeli Jews
Posted 10/13/08

After five decades, Ein Gedi stream flows again
The Ein Gedi stream started flowing on Monday for the first time in 50 years, following an agreement signed in May 2007 between Kibbutz Ein Gedi and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
Posted 7/11/08

4500 Israel-supporting Christians hit Washington DC
As many as 4,500 American Christians reportedly descended on Washington DC this week to demonstrate their support of Israel and lobby senators and congressmen on Capitol Hill to stand strongly with the Jewish state.
Posted 7/20/07

Ancient Sect Marks Passover Sacrifice
Like the Jewish holiday of Passover, which was celebrated in early April, the Samaritan holiday marks the Israelite exodus from Egypt as recounted in the Old Testament. The Samaritans practice a religion closely linked to Judaism and venerate a version of the Old Testament, but are not Jews, and have a different religious calendar.
Posted 5/3/07

The Dead Sea Is Dying
A joint study by the Ministries of Environment and Infrastructure confirmed that the Dead Sea, especially the northern part, is in serious peril.
Posted 4/4/07

Future of Jewish people not assured – institute
The Jews have survived two millennia of exile and every effort evil men could conceive to destroy them Against all odds they have returned to their original homeland and been reconstituted as a nation, thriving in every imaginable field.
Posted 7/9/07

Haifa Company Transforms Rocks to Fuel
An Israeli company has patented a way to turn oil shale rock into high quality oil and natural gas - a project that may bring jobs to the Negev and low-cost energy to the Jewish state.
Posted 1/16/07

Hebrew Wallpapers
I searched the Internet, and found various Hebrew wallpapers for use on your desktops.  They are all 1024 x 768.
Posted 4/9/07

Is the Star of David an occult Symbol?
The Star of David is neither an occult symbol, nor a redeeming one, with “magical” powers to save. It is simply a symbol representing the rebirth of the nation of Israel in accordance with the promises of God. When the wise men “saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy” (Matthew 2:10); it alerted them to the coming of the Messiah. In the same way, the star in Israel’s flag announces the (second) coming of the Messiah.
Posted 4/2/07

Israel: 3,500 Years Old, 59 Years Young
Jews and others around the world are celebrating the 59th birthday of the re-birth of the Jewish State. The faith and fears that faced the Jews in their 3,500-year history remain today.
Posted 4/27/07

Israel to buy thousands of US smart bombs
Posted 1/30/07

Israel's Conservative seminary says no to homosexual students <- Good for them!!!
Posted 3/30/07

The Mystery – ‘Pleroma’
In his discourse on Israel in Romans 9 to 11, the apostle Paul speaks of a great mystery: “For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery, lest you be wise in your own estimation, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness [pleroma] of the Gentiles has come in; and thus all Israel will be saved” (11:25).
Posted 4/4/07

Photo Essay: Snow Covers Biblical Beit El
Posted 1/15/07


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