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Israel Alert Newsletter
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18 Tevet 5772
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January 13, 2011
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USA Says NO to Palestinian TV that Teaches Children to Hate
The US explained in a briefing Tuesday why funding for the Palestinian Authority version of Sesame Street is being cut.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland was peppered with questions by reporters who also wanted to know why Israel's version of the program is still going to receive support. The PA version of the children's program, called "Shara'a Shimsim," featured a video in 2010 called "A Gift from Grandmother" in which a little girl excitedly exclaimed, "We're off to Palestine!"
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Anglican Clergymen Connect with Biblical Israel!
Eight senior clergymen from the Anglican Church arrived for a tour of Judea and Samaria.
They came to Judea and Samaria as guests of the Yesha Council. "We've come together on a study tour of about eight days and we're going from north to south, east to west, talking to all people – not just rabbis, leaders and politicians," David Gifford, the CEO of the Council of Christians and Jews in the UK, told Arutz Sheva.
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ACT NOW for ISRAEL: Prevent Neo-Nazi Festival in Australia
(AUSTRALIA) Brisbane Attorney-General Paul Lucas says he won’t block a neo-Nazi music festival, set to be held in April.
He has also dismissed calls by parliamentarians for legislative action to ensure the Hammered Music Festival cannot take place. Independent Burnett MP Rob Messenger is planning to propose a private member's bill that would force the state government to ban the festival.
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Shemot: The Burning Bush Can't be Consumed
This week's Torah portion is "Shemot" (Exodus 1:1 – 6:1) and it begins the book of Exodus following the conclusion of the book of Genesis last week.
In this week's portion the Jewish people have settled in Egypt and made it their home. Unfortunately, however, a new Pharaoh comes to power and conveniently "forgets" all the contributions that the Jewish people made to Egyptian society, economy, and general welfare. He decides to enslave them.
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