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At Israel's biggest Bible study gathering, thousands turn to Tanakh for answers on politics

Every summer, for four days, the picturesque Gush Etzion community of Alon Shvut becomes Israel’s capital of Bible study, as thousands of Bible buffs converge to explore and expand their knowledge of the Bible at “Yemei Iyun B’Tanakh,” the Bible Study Days, which is sponsored by Herzog College on the campus it share…

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Buried in the new defence budget, a plan to merge the US and Israeli militaries

When the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.5 trillion budget for the Department of War this week, the bill included a controversial provision that would permanently integrate US and Israeli military tech advancements in a way that would - as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it - turn Isra…

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US Bombing Campaign Effectiveness In Doubt As Iranians Rebuild At Rapid Pace

Neocon war hawks thought that Iran's defense capabilities could be obliterated through shock and awe style heavy bombing raids, such as during the opening days and weeks of Operation Epic Fury, but just like pretty much every other assumption about how things would go in the little Iran "excursion" - they are once a…

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