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The consul general speaks: A conference call with Andy David

2014-07-11

By: Federation

On: July 11, 2014

In: Local News

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound During a lunchtime conference call today with members of Seattle’s Jewish community, Andy David, Israel’s consul general to the Pacific Northwest, laid out the issues of the war that erupted this week between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. This is whatContinue Reading

Will Israel’s third Gaza conflict in six years end any differently?

2014-07-10

By: Federation

On: July 10, 2014

In: The Jewish World

By Ben Sales, JTA World News Service TEL AVIV (JTA) — Get used to conflict. That’s the message Israeli officials and security experts are relaying as the Israel Defense Forces conducts its third operation in six years against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s missile defense capabilities have grown significantlyContinue Reading