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As protests roil Israel, a recent visit there shows a population debating about the nation's future, Virginia Beach Rabbi Israel Zoberman writes in a guest column.

In the 18 years since the withdrawal, Gaza has been transformed from a tactical nuisance into a strategic threat. Their range covers most of Israel.The post Present, past and the

Battir is named for Betar (sometimes spelled Beitar), the rugged hill location of a Jewish battle for human freedom.

From the blog of James R. Russell at The Times of Israel

I visited well over 90 times, bought two apartments and expended thousands of hours and dollars in Zionist causes, including creating a Jewish high school with one of its core tenets being Zionism.

Lots of megalomania, little substance: The latest book by the veteran journalist, 'A New Israeli Republic,' is a warped vision of someone who sees himself as the heir to David Ben-Gurion