Israel: We have the means to track Syrian weapons

An image taken from a YouTube video purportedly shows an explosion on a mountain filmed from a Damascus suburb Saturday.

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Damascus, Syria (CNN) — [Breaking news update at 6:25 a.m.]

(CNN) — Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad called the Sunday attack on a Syrian military research facility a “declaration of war” by Israel.

In an interview with CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen in Damascus, al Mekdad said the attack represented an alliance between Islamic terrorists and Israel. He added that Syria would retaliate against Israel in its own time and way.

[Earlier story, from 6:02 a.m.]

Syria says Israeli rockets pummel Damascus area; Israel won’t comment

(CNN) — A series of massive explosions illuminated the predawn sky in Damascus, prompting more claims that Israel has launched attacks into the war-torn country.

Syria accused Israel of firing rockets into the Damascus suburb of Jamraya early Sunday, striking a scientific research center, Syrian state-run TV reported. The report claimed that the rocket attack on the research center aided rebels, who have been battling government forces in the region.

The Israeli military would not confirm or deny the Syrian TV claim that Israel had launched rockets.

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For Charlotte Christians and Jews , this week is sacred

Sacred time.

Thats what this week will be for Christians and for Jews.

On Sunday Palm Sunday Catholics and many Protestants ushered in this Holy Week with waving palm branches and songs of hosanna.

And on Monday night, Jews will mark the start of Passover with Seders special family meals and songs of freedom.

For Christians, the Holy Week that began Sunday with Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem will end on Good Friday with his public execution by the Romans the dark prelude to the blazing light of Easter Sunday.

You really walk with Jesus in what was the most intense week of his life, said the Rev. Scott Suskovic, senior pastor of Charlottes Christ Lutheran Church.

For Jews, the eight days of Passover commemorate the Israelites exodus from slavery in Egypt, with Moses again taking direction from God in the lead.

With the holiday of Passover, God introduced the concept of human liberty, said Rabbi Yossi Groner of Charlottes Ohr Hatorah, an Orthodox Jewish congregation.

Palm Sunday, with its images of welcoming crowds throwing palm fronds before Jesus as he entered Jerusalem, is also called Passion Sunday, an allusion to the suffering that followed.

So, the tone was deliberately mixed Sunday during the 11 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church.

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Mehdi Hasan: Muslim Anti – Semitism is Community’s ‘Dirty Secret’

Mehdi Hasan (L) wrote the piece after Labour peer Lord Ahmed was suspended for making anti-Semitic remarks (Twitter/Reuters)

Anti-Semitism in Britain’s Muslim community is so frequent it has become “routine and commonplace”, according to a leading Muslim journalist.

Ahmed reportedly made the comments in Pakistan during an Urdu-language broadcast, claimed the Sunday Times.

He was recorded as saying: “My case became more critical because I went to Gaza to support Palestinians. My Jewish friends who own newspapers and TV channels opposed this.”

Hasan wrote that Ahmed was the latest in the line of “mild-mannered and well-integrated British Muslims who nevertheless harbour deeply anti-Semitic views”.

He added: “It pains me to have to admit this but anti-Semitism isn’t just tolerated in some sections of the British Muslim community; it’s routine and commonplace. Any Muslims reading this article – if they are honest with themselves – will know instantly what I am referring to. It’s our dirty little secret. You could call it the banality of Muslim anti-Semitism.

“The truth is that the virus of anti-Semitism has infected members of the British Muslim community, both young and old.

“It is sheer hypocrisy for Muslims to complain of Islamophobia in every nook and cranny of British public life, to denounce the newspapers for running Muslim-baiting headlines, and yet ignore the rampant anti-Semitism in our own backyard. We cannot credibly fight Islamophobia while making excuses for Judaeophobia.”

Hasan added that he did not write the article to “assist the English Defence League in its relentless campaign to demonise all Muslims” but felt it was time for a Muslim to say “we do have a ‘Jewish problem’.”

“There is no point pretending otherwise,” he concluded.

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Holocaust March of Remembrance Houston 2013..Be a part of something bigger than yourself . – Video




Holocaust March of Remembrance Houston 2013..Be a part of something bigger than yourself .
This year 6 marches will be hosted throughout Houston Sat. April 6th and one main march in Braeswood area on Sunday April 7th visit www.marchofremembrance.org ( national) visit http (Houston)

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Consecration at Beth Torah – Video




Consecration at Beth Torah
Consecration is the ceremony that celebrates our children's Jewish learning as a holy endeavor. When they begin their formal education in the synagogue, kindergarteners, new first graders, and their parents participate in a ritual that dedicates the students to Jewish learning for all time. Consecration at Congregation Beth Torah, which is a lifecycle ritual about dedication, is celebrated as close as possible to Chanukah, our holiday of dedication. Children and parents prepare at a Sunday morning Family School, learning songs and creating Torah covers for the miniature Torah scrolls they receive during the ceremony. The Consecration ritual occurs during Sunday morning Family Worship at the Weiner Religious School. Parents, grandparents, friends, and other relatives join our regular Sunday morning crowd to pray, sing, and witness our youngest students and their parents declare the Shema and dedicate themselves to the righteous study of Judaism. A unique aspect of Consecration at Beth Torah is the participation of our 10th-12th grade Confirmation students. As parents and children stand in a circle on the bima, our Confirmation students unroll a Torah scroll and “wrap” the Consecration families in Torah. The symbolism of our older students welcoming and embracing our younger students through the words of Torah is one aspect of Consecration that makes it a favorite ritual for all members of the congregation!

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