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Shabbat Shalom after Yom Haaztmaut 62

100423 23rd April 2010. Today is St. Georges Day, the English Saints Day – kind of appropriate to the story of Israel with Balfour, the Mandate, Montefiore, British Rothschilds……….. In a world where Israel feels very alone Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is a rare gem. Ileanas unwavering support for Israel singles her out and this week…

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From Memorial to Independence

100418 Sunday 18th April 2010. Zikaron and Atzma’ut – Memorial and Independence This evening life changes in Israel. Shops, restaurants and places of entertainment are closed and at 20:00 (8pm) precisely the siren wails to call a nation to remember. The television airs stories of families who have lost their children, of children who lost…

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Shabbat Shalom letter from Jerusalem

100416 Friday the 16th of April 2010. Shabbat Shalom! The British Advertising Standards Agency banned an Israel Tourist poster because in one corner of the advertisement there is a picture of the Western Wall (with the Dome of the Rock) because it is disputed territory!!!! Even the BBC makes it clear that this is ludicrous…

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Sheila’s Shabbat Shalom Letter

100407 7th April 2010. Shabbat Shalom dear friends It is all in a name. When David Ben Gurion made the decision to call this land the State of Israel for the Children of Israel rather than Yehuda for the Jews he felt it was natural and right. Israel was formed from greater Palestine by the…

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Shabbat Shalom letter from Jerusalem

100326 26th March 2010. Shabbat Shalom While lying to the Israeli Prime Minister, claiming to be Israel’s best friend, The Secretary of State spoke to the Russian counterpart, in the name of the American Government and said that Israel must move back to the 1967 borders, while aware of upcoming war plans by Israel’s enemies…

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Sheila’s Shabbat Shalom Letter

100319 Today is the 19th of March, 2010 my wonderful husband’s 65th birthday. Shabbat Shalom to you all and Happy Birthday my darling Zvi – not forgetting his “bruvver” Yitzik, and my daughter Rachel and her husband Igal on their 6th anniversary! Moslems are killing hundreds of Christians daily in Nigeria and the media is…

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The Hurva Synagogue

100314 14th March 2010. Midweek Update Yassir Arafat stated that the Jews were not earnest in their desire to hold on to Jerusalem because we did not rebuild the Hurva Synagogue in the Old Jewish Quarter. As I write thousands of people have accompanied the first Sefer Torah from the Kotel to the fully and…

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Sheila’s Shabbat Shalom Letter

100312 12th March 2010. Shabbat Shalom! Vice-President Joseph Biden is one of Israel’s greatest allies in the United States Government. He is an always has been – a trait absorbed through his mother’s teaching. His visit to Israel was to recognize the strong alliance between Israel and the USA and to show support for the…

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Sheila’s Shabbat Shalom Letter

100312 12th March 2010. Shabbat Shalom! Vice-President Joseph Biden is one of Israel’s greatest allies in the United States Government. He is an always has been – a trait absorbed through his mother’s teaching. His visit to Israel was to recognize the strong alliance between Israel and the USA and to show support for the…

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