Carmel Forest Fire Google Map
Jewish Journal
December 7, 2010
This is a map of the the areas affected by the Carmel forest fire in northern Israel, which began Thursday Dec. 2.
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Israel’s Carmel Fire
Netanyahu, Peres honor foreign rescue workers
Jewish Journal
December 7, 2010
Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu honored foreign rescue and fire fighting delegations that assisted in putting out the Carmel Forest fire.
Teen who admitted starting fire is released
Jewish Journal
December 7, 2010
The teen arrested after admitting to starting the Carmel Forest fire was released from police custody to house arrest.\n
L.A. pizza and carepackages reached fire’s frontlines
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
December 7, 2010
Shawn Evenhaim and Shoham Nicolet were both officers in the Israeli army, so they know what it means to be able to sit down during a ten-minute break in action on the field and open a package with some snacks and towelettes and a personal letter from someone overseas thanking you for protecting the Jewish homeland.
Teen arrested after admitting to starting Israeli fire
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2010
A 14-year-old resident of the Druze village of Ussfiya was arrested after admitting to starting the fire that destroyed much of the Carmel Forest.
Top Haifa cop the latest victim of Carmel fire
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2010
The number of Israelis killed in a massive fire in the Carmel Forest rose to 42 with the death of Haifa Police Chief Ahuva Tomer.
Carmel wildfire nearing its end, minister says
Jewish Journal
December 5, 2010
Israel is close to dousing the Carmel wildfire that has devastated thousands of acres of land in the north, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch said on Sunday.
Investigators believe negligence, not arson, caused wildfire in the north
Jewish Journal
December 3, 2010
Two male residents of Daliat al-Carmel were released on Friday after having earlier been arrested on the suspicion that they had attempted to ignite fires in the Carmel hills region. After being questioned by police, it became clear that the two were not responsible for the acts they were suspected of. The initial inquiry conducted by fire investigators has pointed to negligence, not arson, as the cause of the largest wildfire in Israeli history.
Coverage of Carmel fire [VIDEO]
Jewish Journal
December 3, 2010
Uncontrolled Carmel fire leads to the evacuation of more than 17,000 Israelis in Northern Israel Friday. Watch video footage here:
Israel fire update: Uncontrolled, 42 dead, 17,000 evacuated
Jewish Journal
December 3, 2010
The fire raging in northern Israel was still out of control as the sun set on Friday, with 42 people reported dead.
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