Israel Awareness Update
December 5, 2001
By: Yoni Merola, Natick USY Programming VP

Jews around the world are in sorrow because of
the recent attacks Israel received these past few
days. Tuesday morning, tragedy continued as a Palestinian
suicide bomber blew himself up in a hotel in Jerusalem.  
Although there were no fatalities, 11 people were
wounded from the attack.  Because of this, Arafat
requested 12 hours to make the proper arrests for this
attack and Sharon granted him this.

Israeli officials are now trying to strip Arafat
of his honorable position as a
leader, and return him to his previous status of a
leader of a wide spread terrorist
organization. The tolerance level in the Kenesset has
run low and Israel is getting
ready to take serious action. With the US a firm
supporter, Israel should be able to complete what is
necessary to make the country a safe and stable place
for all Jews to come from all over the world and not
to have them be afraid of violent attacks.

In other news the announcement last week that an
American company was experimenting to create cloned
human embryos sparked an uproar in the US.  However,
Israel has a far more liberal point of view on the
issue. Efforts are being made to move the clone
research program to Israel if all else fails in the
US. This will prove to be an excellent scientific
advancement and could affect almost all areas of
medicine.

Finally, it is my hope that you continue to be
informed about the occurrences in Israel.
Have a Happy Hanukkah!

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