Ariel Sharon's edict (to
forcibly remove all Jews from
the Gaza Strip) is having a ~,,
t! .... major effect on Israeli socie~
in the planned evacuation of l
these settlers, some of whom
have lived there for 30 years
or more. The pullout plan
is being pushedby,the man
once hailed as the father of
the settlement movement,"
who was elected by a landslide
because of his dedication In a historic decision, Sephardic
to Jewish ownership of the Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar has
Land.
called up for IDF reserve duty,, to caro, out decided to formally recognize For the first time since Nazi rule, a territory
the withdrawal - by leaving the countrv on will be ethnically cleansed of all Jewisl~ the Bnei Menashe conununity of
unannounced "vacations," or coming down presence (including relocation of Jewish northeastern India as "descendants
with a convenient "illness." Leading rabbis graves), and all their property will be handed of Israel." The Bnei Menashe claim
are calling on soldiers to simply ignore their over intact to the Palestinian Authority. descent from the Tribe of Manasseh, one of
call-up orders beginning in May. Other IDF officers and Israeli police are debating the ten Tribes exiled from the Land of Israel
Israelis are vowing to throng to Gaza and whether they can in good conscience force by the Assyrian Empire over 2,700 years ago.
become human shields in an attempt to stop fellow Jews out of their homes (or force They reside primarily in the two Indian
the forced evacuation. those under their command to do so), in states of Mizoram and Manipur, along the
"Whoever believes in God knows that spite of announced threats of jail sentences border with Burma and Bangladesh.
ever), single thing one does can change and dismissal for those in uniform who
the whole situation. "Gabi Glasser. refuse. Israeli citizens by the thousands are -- www.israelnationalnews.com
planning to avoid the dilemma of being
MOSCOW, March 14 (JTA) - Psychologists working
with the victims of last year's school mas-
sacre in Russia are receiving training in
Israel.
A leading Russian psychologist said that
although Russia has smiled professionals
who have worked in Beslan since the first What will the next Mars exploration vehi-
day of the tragedy, the Israeli experience in cle look like? You may be thinking in terms
dealing with the psychological aftermath of of a futuristic nuclear-powered craft, but the
terrorist attacks could prove invaluable for first Mars ARESprototype plane, called the
the residents of Beslan, where more than Eagle, was tested in September and it per-
350 people died in the September 2004 formed flawlessly. Experimentation and new Beslan is primarily an Orthodox Christian
massacre. discoveries in space travel and exploration community, surrounded by the predomi-
"Israel is constantly dealing with the af- are proceeding at a robust pace. At the pres- nantly Muslim republics of Russia North-
termath of terror," said Alexander Asmolov, ent, there is optimism over a new plan to cut em Caucasus. Yet Jewish groups in Russia
space travel time to a fraction through strate- a psychology professor with the Moscow and elsewhere were among those that pro-
gically placed, solar powered power stations State University and President of ORT Rus- vided help to the victims of one of the worst
throughout the universe! sia. "We have come to the situation when terrorist attacks in this country's history.
ww,~.nasa.gov we need to learn from this experience."
10 Jewish Voice Today May/June 2005
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