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MILLERSBURG, Ohio, Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PBS's This Old House recently renovated the second oldest house in the program's 35-year history with a little help in the kitchen from Mullet Cabinet. Featured in episode 13 in what the PBS program has dubbed The "Bedford Project," work on the nearly 300-year old house included careful restoration and a few practical additions, including a new kitchen and butler's pantry featuring Mullet Cabinets' Levant(TM) Kitchen Furniture. The...
Official End of War Brings Re-examination of Costs CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In December 2002, three months before the U.S. invasion, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences published a report speculating on the political, military, and economic consequences of a possible war with Iraq. The pre-war study estimated the costs of war with Iraq in scenarios that were both favorable and unfavorable to the United States, projecting that an extended...
NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC today called on three Protestant churches to disassociate their organizations from the Bethlehem Call, a Palestinian document which appears on the churches' websites and endorses efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "By embracing positions which actively undermine the peace process, our American Christian interlocutors set themselves apart from those who...
TEL AVIV, Israel, November 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Leadcom Group has successfully finalized the sale of Leadcom Israel to one of Israel's largest holdings groups. Leadcom Israel, the Israeli subsidiary of Leadcom Integrated Solutions has been active for the past 30 years in the advanced and competitive Israeli telecom market. The Leadcom Israel sale will allow Leadcom Integrated Solutions to focus on its growing business in Africa and Latin America, and to leverage...
ASAL Technologies, a leading IT and ICT company in Ramallah, is joining a delegation of high tech Palestinian professionals for a US trip to the Boston area and Silicon Valley, from October 8th-October 13th, to promote the services offered by the Palestine IT sector. The trip is sponsored by USAID and CISCO Systems, Inc. CISCO is especially involved in working to better position Palestinian IT companies in the international market. New York (PRWEB) September 30, 2011 Highlighting the...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC) invites members of the press to the National Press Club on September 27, 2011 from 1-2 p.m. to attend a briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syrian and the international community's response. A briefing on the status of the SRGC case against the Syrian authority in the American courts will follow. On 19 August 2011, the OHCHR issued its "Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission to Syria...
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Top Israeli cultural figures participated in OneVoice Israel's event outside Tel Aviv's Independence Hall on Thursday to encourage a bold Israeli response beyond this week's anticipated UN showdown. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110922/DC73885) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110117/DC31246LOGO-b) Hundreds crowded Rothschild Boulevard to hear several Israel Prize laureates, including Joseph Aggasi, Yehuda Bauer...
TEL AVIV, Israel, September 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of the upcoming Palestinian agenda in the UN assembly tomorrow, with the unilateral declaration of an independent Palestinian state rapidly approaching, Dr. Moshe N. Schwarzberg is pleased to introduce his recently-published booklet titled :THE RIGHTS OF THE HEBREW NATION IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fn4Xo-yQZM ] - Evidence Based Arguments Watch:...
The Israeli Company for Building Augmentation reports the five Tama 38 deals were successfully closed in one of Israel's most sought after city, Rishon Letzion. The Company will provide full building reinforcement for the purpose of protection from earthquakes as required by Israel law, and in addition will refurbish the buildings. (PRWEB) August 09, 2011 The Israeli Company for Building Augmentation reports the five Tama 38 deals were successfully closed in one of Israel's most sought...
Syrian-American organizations establish a national coordinating committee to better support revolution in Syria DALLAS, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Due to the ongoing massacres of the Assad Regime in Syria, ten Syrian-American organizations have established a national coordinating committee (Syrian Coordination Committee, SCC) to provide a united voice in support of the ongoing revolution in Syria. While serving as a foundation for future collaborations, the shared mission of...
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Aaron Aaronsohn (1876-May 15, 1919) was a renowned Romanian-born Jewish agronomist, botanist, traveler, entrepreneur, and Zionist politician. He was born in Bacău, Romania, and brought Palestine, then part of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, at the age of six, when his parents were among the founders of Zichron Yaakov, one of the pioneer Jewish agricultural settlements of the First Aliyah. After his study in France, Aaron Aaronsohn botanically mapped Palestine and its surroundings and...
