Roey Shiff, NFTY’s Shaliach, discusses the Jewish holidays and the release of Gilad Shalit.
Posted on 19 October 2011.
Roey Shiff, NFTY’s Shaliach, discusses the Jewish holidays and the release of Gilad Shalit.
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Posted on 07 October 2011.
The time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is a time for self refection and repentance, as individuals, as communities and even as people of a nation. In this particular year, I believe the two societies of Israelis and Palestinians will have to perform deep self-examinations in their commitment to the two-state solution which they both claim to support. The Palestinian leadership looks determined to achieve its goal of statehood recognized by the international community. Despite strong diplomatic opposition from the United States and Israel, the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, continued with his unilateral bid at the United Nations, asking [...]
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Posted on 15 September 2011.
Roey Shiff, the NFTY Shaliach, reviews a few recent happenings in Israel.
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