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Lt. Assaf Ramon—son of Israeli Astronaut Ilan Ramon—was killed Sunday when his F-16 crashed in Hebron.
Astronaut Ilan Ramon was killed in 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated while re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.
Heartfelt condolences go out to Assaf’s family and friends.
Rest in peace.
I have taken Neda Soltani’s martyrdom video and added background music. I hope you consider it respectful:
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From Cypress Times:
Until now, until McCain’s speech yesterday on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Obama had described the protests and the violent reaction of the Iranian government as “a robust debate”.
Suddenly, Obama is “appalled and outraged” by the violence in Iran. President Obama also said that Iran would suffer consequences for the violence and [...]
General Ali Fazli, Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, has reportedly been arrested for failing to carry out an order to attack protesters.
IBTimes says that “General Ali Fazli, who was recently appointed as a commander of the Revolutionary Guards in the province of Tehran, is reported to have been arrested after he refused to carry [...]
Sheikh Raed Salah warns that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to rebuild the Temple.
Iran expects an apology from Hollywood over its depiction of Iranians as “decadent, sexually flamboyant and evil.”
The depiction of Iranians in the movies “300″ and “The Wrestler” angered the country. It says members of Iran’s movie industry should not meet with a visiting Hollywood team unless an apology is issued.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has apologized for a blasphemous comedic skit that depicted the Virgin Mary as a pregnant teenager and Jesus as too fat to walk on water.
The Prime Minister said, “I wish to take this opportunity to express reservations regarding some things which were said on a certain television show. I don’t [...]
Congratulations to Prime Minister-Designate Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli President Shimon Peres announced his decision to designate Netanyahu as Prime Minister early Friday morning according to Fox News.
Texas-based imam, Sheikh Mohamed El-Moctar El-Shinqiti, has allegedly called for Muslims to join the fight in Gaza.
IPT reported that “El-Shinqiti encouraged readers to fight – or if they can’t, to send money to those who are fighting – in response to six out of the eight questions posed to him in the online chat.”
At the NY Post, Ralph Peters writes, “Israel’s leaders are asking themselves two questions: Is the cost of sending sufficient ground forces into Gaza just too high? And, upon his inauguration on Jan. 20, will President Obama undercut Israel’s counterterror offensive before its goals have been reached?”
Peters believes Obama should take a stand for Israel [...]
