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“NOT ONLY AREN’T WE DEAD, WE ARE ALIVE AND ARE HERE TO STAY”
Kibbutz Kfar Aza sends message of resilience following October 7 massacre.
By David E. Kaplan
but today they are volunteer laborers, literally ‘paving’ the way to Jewish revival in Israel’s battered south.
“NOT ONLY AREN’T WE DEAD, WE ARE ALIVE AND ARE HERE TO STAY”
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FOOTBALL LEGENDS BRING LOVE TO MAJDAL SHAMS
Project Max Ambassadors – healing the hearts of Israel’s children
By Rolene Marks
NFL legends, Nick Lowery (l) and Tony Richardson (r) with kids of Majdal Shams on the Golan Heights.
FOOTBALL LEGENDS BRING LOVE TO MAJDAL SHAMS
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AFRICA, TURN YOUR EYES TO THE REAL GENOCIDE IN SUDAN
African governments focus energy on global issues while failing to address urgent crises on their own continent
By Kenneth Mokgatlhe wa Kgwadi
AFRICA, TURN YOUR EYES TO THE REAL GENOCIDE IN SUDAN
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REMEMBERING OLGA – A WARRIOR FOR ISRAEL
In her death, as in her life, Olga’s memory and legacy is a lasting testimony.
By Jonathan Feldstein
REMEMBERING OLGA – A WARRIOR FOR ISRAEL
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