The barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel continue. Despite that, high school students in Sderot took matriculation exams while prepared to head to shelter if code red sirens went off. Parents, imagine if your students had to go to school for an exam in the midst of rocket attacks on your city. …
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Riots in Jerusalem as Arab Youth Found Murdered, More Rockets Fired from Gaza
A 17-year-old Arab boy was found brutally murdered in East Jerusalem on Wednesday, inciting riots in the Holy City. It is not known whether or not the killing was criminal or nationalistic, but Prime mInister Benjamin Netanyahu called the act a "reprehensible murder," and vowed to bring justice to the murderer. The Palestinian Authority alleged …
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Current Events: ISIS Declares Indpendence
The al-Qaeda breakout group, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham), has declared a new independent Islamic state in northern Syria and Iraq, and is recognizing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the new leader. (He is already being compared to Osama Bin Laden.) In creating a new state, the group will now be known as simply the …
A Busy Night in the Gaza Strip
Monday night/Tuesday morning was a busy one for the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces), as they successfully struck 34 targets in the Gaza Strip believed to be Hamas and Islamic Jihad structures. This comes after continuous rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip into Israel over the past several weeks, and Israeli Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu's warning …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 