Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg, who is running for Labor Party chief and Prime Ministerial candidate, will tour Hevron tomorrow. He will visit the Machpelah Cave (Tomb of the Patriarchs), meet with the Kiryat Arba Local Council, and later tour the Kiryat Arba area in his brief, two-hour visit...
The Landau family in Givat Ze\'ev, north of Jerusalem, is still observing the traditional week of mourning for their son Ronen, who was murdered by Arab terrorists this past Thursday night. Sha\'ul Mizrachi, the mayor of Givat Ze\'ev, told Arutz-7 today that four houses in the adjacent Arab village of El Jib have since been razed by the army, and that the army took over another building from which the shooting was directed. \"I am satisfied that the army did what it should,\" Mizrachi said, \"and I do feel safer, but nothing is guaranteed. I understand the residents of Givat Ze\'ev for protesting; we\'ll have to see what develops...\"
Professor Jean Rappaport, an Israeli pediatrician from the lower Galilee, has been recognized by the United States Congress as one of the 500 most influential medical leaders of the 21st century. He was recognized for his development of innovative treatments for many childhood diseases, as well as for his prolific written work in the field of pediatrics, including 30 books and more than 500 professional articles on child development and childhood allergies. Prof. Rappaport, who immigrated to Israel from Russia in 1990, headed the University of Leningrad\'s pediatric clinic. He currently works and resides in Nazareth Illit...
The Landau family in Givat Ze\'ev, north of Jerusalem, is still observing the traditional week of mourning for their son Ronen, who was murdered by Arab terrorists this past Thursday night. Sha\'ul Mizrachi, the mayor of Givat Ze\'ev, told Arutz-7 today that four houses in the adjacent Arab village of El Jib have since been razed by the army, and that the army took over another building from which the shooting was directed. \"I am satisfied that the army did what it should,\" Mizrachi said, \"and I do feel safer, but nothing is guaranteed. I understand the residents of Givat Ze\'ev for protesting; we\'ll have to see what develops...\"
Professor Jean Rappaport, an Israeli pediatrician from the lower Galilee, has been recognized by the United States Congress as one of the 500 most influential medical leaders of the 21st century. He was recognized for his development of innovative treatments for many childhood diseases, as well as for his prolific written work in the field of pediatrics, including 30 books and more than 500 professional articles on child development and childhood allergies. Prof. Rappaport, who immigrated to Israel from Russia in 1990, headed the University of Leningrad\'s pediatric clinic. He currently works and resides in Nazareth Illit...