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December 2, 2010
Making one day’s worth of consumption last for eight
And on the fifth day, I learned how not to compost. It was a sunny mid-November morning when I found out that potato peels, celery tops and other vegetable pieces — in other words, most of the 7 pounds of organic matter I had been saving in my refrigerator’s crisper drawer for the past four days — were, in fact, still food.
Northern Israel brush fire kills at least 40
At least 40 people have been killed in a massive brush fire in northern Israel.
Israeli, Palestinian ministers trade blame for stalled peace process
Israel Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and his Palestinian counterpart, Economic Minister Dr. Hassan Abu-Libdeh, sought to tackle a host of economic issues in a private meeting in Jerusalem on Wednesday, but the two agreed that economic cooperation couldn’t substitute for a peace agreement.
Detective Mordecai Dzikansky: “TERRORIST COP”
Just-released “TERRORIST COP” is the true story of one of New York’s Finest’s finest. The content reads like a novel, but the story is real. Between the years 2003 and 2007, the New York Police Department (NYPD), posted a detective in Israel as part of its foreign liaison program. The Second Intifada was well under way. For most of this time, Mordy Dzikansky’s presence in Israel remained under the radar. The Media Line’s Felice Friedson spoke with Detective Dzikansky this week…
Disaster in Northern Israel: 40 dead as fire rages across Carmel Mountains [VIDEO]
40 people died on Thursday as a huge brushfire was raging across the Carmel Mountains near Haifa, resulting in the death of some 40 people and hurting dozens of others, among them prison guards and firemen.
Israel’s Carmel fire: Haifa Police Chief Ahuva Tomer critically injured
Head of the Haifa Police Department, Deputy Commander Ahuva Tomer was critically injured on Thursday as a result of the huge brushfire in the Carmel region.
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