Heavy water: water in which the hydrogen in the molecules is partly or wholly replaced by the isotope deuterium, used especially as a moderator in nuclear reactors. Ok, if you are like me, you just read that and went, "Huh!?!?" Suffice it to say that "heavy water" is used in the production of nuclear energy...whether "safe" …
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Palestinian Official: “Jews Should Return to Their Country of Origin”
The Palestinian Authority envoy to the UN Human Rights Council, Ibrahim Khreisheh, recently stated that "Jews should return to their country of origin." He believes Jews came to the land of "Palestine," colonized it, and made it their own. Furthermore, he picks up on a recent statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia is …
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Iranian and Israeli Reactions to “Implementation Day;” More Natural Gas Found off Israeli Coast
As expected, reactions to the lifting of international sanctions against Iran are vastly different. Per the Iranian Nuclear Deal struck in July 2015, the IAEA has declared on Saturday that Iran has fulfilled all requirements (removing nuclear materials, disassembling some of their centrifuges, and dismantling a heavy-water nuclear reactor in Arak, for example). Thus, sanctions …
Russia Sends Ground Troops into Syria and Putin “Seals a Deal” with Iran
Two months ago, US intelligence officials indicated that Russia had placed several tanks at a Syrian airfield, ahead of a military buildup. Today, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's previous statements indicating Russia would not put "boots on the ground" in Syria, the Jerusalem Post and Reuters reported that Russian troops are now on the battlefields …
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Looking for the Blessed Hope 