Israeli E.U. ties stronger than ever — despite split on cease-fire (J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California)

prague, czech republic | Despite public disagreements over the need for an immediate cease-fire, Israeli and European officials appear to be forging improved relations on several fronts.

Tour shows school fire aftermath (Connecticut Post)

SHELTON -- A crack in the floor inside the main entrance of Shelton High School is the first evidence one sees of the fire that damaged a portion of the school Dec.

Gaza invasion: latest news (Guardian Unlimited)

11:44am: Christian Aid and its partner organisation PHR-Israel reports on the inadequacy of yesterday's three-hour truce. In a email briefing, it said most Palestinians were unaware of the truce: The shooting did stop, but there were not enough teams or enough coordination mechanisms in place to evacuate all those who needed evacuation. Moreover, free movement was not enabled in ...

Karen Russo, Sac Union Columnist (The Sacramento Union)

Yesterday – up until late afternoon – the terrorists focused their attention on Ashkelon and Ashdod, so Beersheba was quiet, up until about 4:30, anyway, when a Grad missile hit somewhere near Ben Gurion University of the Negev. I only know that because someone who was near there told me.

Manassas residents can get free smoke detectors (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Fire and rescue officials are prepared to offer free smoke detectors to Manassas residents beginning this month.