Thousands fled their homes in a Gaza town on Sunday after Israel warned them to leave ahead of threatened attacks on rocket-launching sites, on the sixth day of an offensive that Palestinian officials said has killed at least 160 people.\n
The United States has pointedly ramped up its public warnings over the last few weeks about the risks of military action against Iran, accompanied by private words of caution to Israel, which sees Tehran\’s nuclear push as a direct threat.
Military action against Iran could have \”unintended consequences\” in the region, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, hours after Tehran warned that an attack against its nuclear sites would be met by \”iron fists.\”
Another rocket warning siren wails and eight members of the Levi family, including a grandmother and a newborn, quickly cram into the small bedroom made of reinforced concrete that serves as the family\’s bomb shelter. \”Come on, come on! Get in!\” they shout. Just before the metal door thuds shut, the family dog, Pick, is whisked inside.
The renewal of intense Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilian areas has put Israelis in a somber mood during the usually festive week of Chanukah.
A pierced tongue may be the height of cool in some teen circles, but a new study by Israeli researchers suggests that skin piercings in the mouth may lead to an increased risk of oral health problems and even tooth loss
I\’ve been a single parent a long time now. I knowa lot about it. When Jewish organizations need a speaker on single parenting, they often ask me — and I\’ll be at the Westside Jewish Community Center this Sunday for the daylong conference, \”Creating Family Life as a Single Parent,\” sponsored by Jewish Family Service\’s new Jewish Single Parent Network (818-762-8800.)\n
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