New bridge installed on motorway Oct 5, 2008
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Asylum hope children travel alone Oct 5, 2008
Page last updated at 15:38 GMT, Saturday, 4 October 2008 16:38 UK. The youngest child found abandond was just three years old. (BBC News)
Protest against plan for hospital Oct 5, 2008
Page last updated at 09:14 GMT, Saturday, 4 October 2008 10:14 UK. Private firms could take over the management of failing NHS hospitals. (BBC News)
University given 2m cancer boost Oct 5, 2008
Page last updated at 11:57 GMT, Saturday, 4 October 2008 12:57 UK. University given 2m cancer boost. (BBC News)
World risks 'dirty' energy future Oct 4, 2008
Sea of Galilee drought threat. Planes fly into virtual doughnut. (Yahoo News -- Energy Policy)
New guidance given on autism care Oct 4, 2008
Page last updated at 12:44 GMT, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 13:44 UK. The public health minister has announced new guidelines on autism. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Oct 4, 2008
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Burma aid effort 'requires $1bn' Oct 4, 2008
Sea of Galilee drought threat. Court finds Simpson guilty of heist. (Yahoo News -- Myanmar)
Renewed violence in west China Oct 4, 2008
Sea of Galilee drought threat. Lion kill caught live on web. (Yahoo News -- China)
Big lobster proves popular catch Oct 4, 2008
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Israel's president slams Ahmadinejad speech Sep 25, 2008
Israel has sought to keep a strip of land around the Sea of Galilee. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- International)
MK Tirosh: Mofaz's decision to take break 'a mistake' Sep 19, 2008
Learn how Efrat saved 30,000 lives of Jewish children Overlooking the magnificent view of the Sea of Galilee Use your mouse to find your spouse. Your guide to Israel Protecting Israel's environment Global community of music makers discover new music Your Home in Jerusalem Pay 6 Stay 7 days. (Jerusalem Post)
Pilgrim Reflections Sep 18, 2008
Take for instance the two stories of Jesus and the disciples experience on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus loved the Sea of Galilee, which is more than 600 feet below sea level ... So, they set sail in their little boat from Capernaum on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, headed for the area called the Gerasenes or Gadarenes on the eastern shore. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
To succeed Olmert, Mofaz opts for macho politics Sep 18, 2008
He also argued that giving up the Golan Heights in negotiations with Syria would be perceived as an invitation to Iran to the banks of the Sea of Galilee. Mofaz has a reputation for saber rattling. (Christian Science Monitor)
* Syria proposes tentative peace plan to Israelis Sep 6, 2008
Israel has sought to keep a strip of land around the Sea of Galilee. Assad said a fifth planned round of indirect talks with Israel had been postponed until after Israeli leadership elections and that the future of talks rested on whether the new prime minister will be committed to pursuing peace with Syria. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
France gives boost to Israeli-Syrian talks Sep 5, 2008
The major stumbling block in the talks has been resolving a dispute over where the international border should run in relation to the Sea of Galilee and whether the Syrians should have access. The talks also focus on a security buffer between the two countries armies, normalizing ties, and water rights. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Syrian sets terms of role on peace Sep 5, 2008
Israel has sought to keep a strip of land around the Sea of Galilee. Assad did not say whether the six points changed the demand for a full withdrawal. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wall Dating to Second Temple Unearthed Sep 4, 2008
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Church columnists: September 3, 2008 Sep 3, 2008
From that original Passover meal and all its' annual re-presentations, to Jesus' feeding of the multitudes (Matthew 14:13-21; 15:32-39), the meal shared at Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) and His breakfast at the sea of Galilee (John 21:1-14). In the early Church, worship included the Eucharist as well as readings from Sacred Scripture (I Corinthians 10:16-17; 11:17-34). (Catoosa County News, GA)
Higher Calling Sep 1, 2008
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Israel Tightens Grip On West Bank's Jordan Valley Aug 31, 2008
Vitkon and his family headed to Maskiyot, 25 miles south of the Sea Of Galilee, after being evacuated from Gaza, along with some 8,500 other settlers, in 2005. In February, the Vitkons and eight other settler families, all but two from Gaza, moved into trailers at Maskiyot. (CBS News -- World)
Holmen priest plans pilgrimage to Holy Land Aug 30, 2008
To actually see the Sea of Galilee or be in Jerusalem and see the Mount of Olives, it makes it so much more real ... The upcoming pilgrimage will include the same sites as Schaller s earlier trip, with visits to the Sea of Galilee, Cana, where Jesus performed his first miracle, the River Jordan, the Tomb of Lazarus, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Mount Zion and a host of important sites in Jerusalem, including the Via Dolorosa, Stations of the Cross. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
RPT-FEATURE-Israelis living under a cloud on Golan Heights Aug 24, 2008
GOLAN HEIGHTS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Saddles off, the horses stand quietly on a hill on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the sun gleaming on the blue waters of the Sea of Galilee below ... Israelis prize the Golan for the streams that run into the Sea of Galilee -- source of a third of Israel's fresh water -- and for natural beauty that lures hikers, skiers and tourists ... As the sun sank over the Sea of Galilee, Peleg cited the Golan's wide open spaces as ideal for breeding, raising and riding... (AlertNet)
Ancient Pagan Temple Found in Israel Aug 16, 2008
In its heyday, the temple sat within a walled courtyard abutting the most centrally-located homes in the ancient city of Zippori, about halfway between Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) and the Mediterranean. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
Roman Temple Uncovered In Ancient Jewish Capital Of Galilee Aug 12, 2008
27, 2007) Archaeologists have discovered a footprint made by the sandal of a Roman soldier in a wall surrounding the Hellenistic-Roman city of Hippos (Sussita), east of the Sea of Galilee. The footprint was. (Science Daily)
Book Review of The Case Against Barack Obama Aug 11, 2008
However, this reviewer saw some restraint by the media in that they did provide photo ops of his manger birthplace or his walking across the Sea of Galilee. Obama s eloquence to some invites comparison to the Great Communicator, Ronald Reagan. (Human Events Online)
Farming in Israel, without a drop to spare Aug 10, 2008
The chief scientist in the environment ministry, Yeshayahu Bar-Or, was quoted in The Economist in June as predicting that global warming would cause 35 percent less rainfall, contamination of underground water sources and pollution of the Sea of Galilee, this nation's largest source of fresh water. In the Golan Heights, Roni Kedar, 46, hopes his farm can survive long enough for a solution. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
'Jesus played cricket as a child' Aug 10, 2008
Quoting from his Armenian source, Terian says the gospel relates how Jesus, at the age of nine, had been apprenticed to a master dyer named Israel in Tiberias, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. "Jesus is instructed to watch Israel's house and not leave the place while the master goes away on a tour to collect clothes to be dyed. But no sooner has Israel left the house, than Jesus runs out with the boys," The Daily Telegraph quoted Terian, as saying. (India Times, India)
Jesus played cricket, manuscript suggests Aug 8, 2008
Quoting from his Armenian source, Terian says the gospel relates how Jesus, at the age of nine, had been apprenticed to a master dyer named Israel in Tiberias, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee ... He gives the following translation: "He (Jesus) would take the boys to the seashore and, carrying the playing ball and the club, he would go over the waves of the sea as though he was playing on a frozen surface, hitting the playing ball. And watching him, the boys would scream and say: 'Watch the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Swimmers lead U.S. contingent of Jewish athletes in Beijing Aug 8, 2008
Cleveland Jewish News. BY: MARC BRODSKY JTA. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA: Beyond borders in Africa Aug 6, 2008
We swam in the Sea of Galilee, sipped locally grown wine at a mountaintop Israeli restaurant with a clear view of Syria and drove through villages that were distinctly Syrian despite the Israeli flags and signs printed in Hebrew. (One of the best meals I had in Israel was a traditional Syrian flatbread sandwich, made with olive oil and mild yogurt, in a roadside restaurant in one of these villages. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Blooming Desert Makes Israeli Water Industry Money Magnet Amid Food Crisis Jul 31, 2008
Israel's Water Authority started a countrywide campaign in July to conserve resources as the Sea of Galilee, the main source of drinking water, dries up. Israeli companies still face challenges finding investors and developing sales. (Bloomberg)
Boys, brooks, bluegills and bobbers Jul 29, 2008
a unique pleasure, a mystical, even aesthetic pursuit hearkening back to the Disciples drawing their nets from the Sea of Galilee. Her grandfather had taken my mom fishing many times as a young girl and she knew the delight of seeing a bobber begin to jiggle, then zip down into the depths and the feel of a fish tugging on the line. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
The Obama Hypnosis Jul 24, 2008
People gazed wide-eyed as he spoke, then reached for him as he passed, arms outstretched, as if wading toward Jesus in the Sea of Galilee. The "professional" journalists took note, and then they succumbed to the swoon. (Human Events Online)
Advanced S-300 on the Way to Iran Jul 24, 2008
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SUMMER TRAVEL Jul 15, 2008
Nataros visited Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Mt. Masada, the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. Nataros was excited to visit a high-conflict area. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
Bridging the gap Jul 13, 2008
From Nazareth, we head to the coast and Tel Aviv (via an omelette beside the Sea of Galilee near the spot where the five thousand were said to have been fed). It is another short drive into an other world, beginning with traffic jams through the shopping centre of Israel's capital of secular hedonism -sur-mer , a frappuccino in the university campus and at last a meeting with the Divan orchestra cellist, Noa Chorin, in the flat she shares two blocks back from the seafront. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Biblical journey Jul 13, 2008
There also were some of the typical tourist activities, such as riding a boat on the Sea of Galilee or floating in the Dead Sea ... SPECIAL TO THE BEE The Ainley group's trip included a stop at the Sea of Galilee. (Fresno Bee)
First Olmert-Assad Encounter Might `Capture the Show' at Sarkozy's Summit Jul 13, 2008
At issue is access to the Sea of Galilee, and the Jordan River's outlet at the western edge of the region. Israel fears losing access to the water if Syria regains sovereignty of the strategic highlands. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Peace With Syria? Jul 8, 2008
Under the 1923 demarcation, the recognized basis for all Mideast negotiations, the Golan ends just meters east of the Jordan River and Sea of Galilee ... For Israel, these few meters were a vital matter of water (the Sea of Galilee is its primary fresh water source), access around it and maybe most importantly, a sense that the Syrian demand was simply unjust, going beyond the Arab and international claim for withdrawal to the international border, in effect, a Syrian attempt to dictate a... (Human Events Online)
Palestinian-Israel Corridor Project Supported by Japan May Start Next Yea Jul 3, 2008
The project area, a 500-kilometer (310-mile) from the Gulf of Aqaba in the south of Israel and Jordan to the Sea of Galilee in the north, is envisaged to include an airport near Aqaba, the agricultural industrial park and a canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. Japan earlier pledged $100 million to develop agriculture in the West Bank. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Israel: Stay on a kibbutz Jul 1, 2008
A spa faces the Sea of Galilee ... And so, at our friend's suggestion, we found ourselves in a two-room cottage with a small porch, a tiny blue cotton couch, an old-school television set and a large functional bathroom at Kibbutz Haon, steps from the Sea of Galilee. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Olmert: No promises to Syria so far in talks Jun 29, 2008
Many Israelis are reluctant to relinquish the Golan, which overlooks northern Israel and borders the Sea of Galilee, a key source of drinking water ... In the most recent talks, conducted by then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Israel reportedly offered to withdraw from the Golan, but the talks broke down because Syria wanted Israel to pull back several hundred yards more to the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Bringing Jesus' stories alive through the Christ Walk Jun 26, 2008
Jesus may have turned water into wine, but on Thursdays at Luther Park Bible Camp, Prairie Lake turns into the Sea of Galilee and the River Jordan, old bathrobes turn into Biblical garb and pine trees become palm branches, as the camp backtracks 2,000 years into Israel for a stroll through the life of Jesus Christ ... Toufar added that the camp's setting right on Prairie Lake gives it a similar feeling to that of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, which she visited in 1999. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Time to rethink Jun 25, 2008
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Jerusalem diary Jun 24, 2008
LAPID: The Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) is a few metres away. If Syrian soldiers sit there. (BBC News -- Africa)
Windsurfing Where Jesus Walked Jun 22, 2008
Whenever I tell people how I learned to windsurf on Israel's Sea of Galilee, I'm usually met with a bemused pause, as if a Bible-themed punchline should come next ... To be sure, windsurfing on the Sea of Galilee was not your typical aquatic outing ... k.a. Armageddon, the storied site of end-times saber-rattling in the Book of Revelations) when two winsome Tel Aviv girls eased their car onto the shoulder and asked me if I wanted to spend the afternoon with them on the Sea of Galilee. (Forbes)
Entrepreneurs follow Jesus' trail Jun 21, 2008
MOUNT OF BEATITUDES, Israel (AP) A dirt path begins across the road from a bus-congested holy site on Israel's Sea of Galilee, winding up a hill covered with wild oat and thistle ... A delicate breeze cooled us off as we gazed at the quilt of square plots of peach orchards and vineyards surrounding the Sea of Galilee about 900 feet below ... The trail leads down to the edge of the Arbel cliffs overlooking the Sea of Galilee and offers a view of many sites in Jesus' story, including Capernaum,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Special Report: Water Jun 20, 2008
PLAY BY ROLF POTTS Riding a sailboard on the Sea of Galilee is not your typical aquatic outing. BY REBECCA RUIZ Hit the water this summer with some fancy new gear. (Forbes)
Jesuit priest encourages others to walk road to peace Jun 18, 2008
Dear devoted his life to nonviolence, peace and justice while camping by the Sea of Galilee in the summer of 1982, when he saw Israeli bombers headed for Lebanon. It was at the place where Jesus said, Blessed are the peacemakers and Love your enemies that I decided to dedicate my life to the Sermon on the Mount and those commandments, Dear said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Water crucial to Golan talks Jun 17, 2008
One of the great vantage points in the Middle East is to stand high in the Golan and look down on what Israelis call Lake Kinneret, better known to some, of course, as the Sea of Galilee ... At a recent conference on water supplies, experts warned that the whole ecology of the Sea of Galilee was on the verge of changing. (BBC News -- Africa)
Imprints in Time Jun 15, 2008
A dirt path begins across the road from a bus-congested holy site on Israel's Sea of Galilee, winding up a hill covered with wild oat and thistle ... A delicate breeze cooled us off as we gazed at the quilt of square plots of peach orchards and vineyards surrounding the Sea of Galilee about 900 feet below ... The trail leads down to the edge of the Arbel cliffs overlooking the Sea of Galilee and offers a view of many sites in Jesus' story, including Capernaum, the site of the fishing village... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Israel trail follows the footsteps of Jesus Jun 12, 2008
MOUNT OF BEATITUDES, Israel - A dirt path begins across the road from a bus-congested holy site on Israel's Sea of Galilee, winding up a hill covered with wild oat and thistle. Thousands of pilgrims each year visit the stone church at Tabgha and other sanctuaries marking Jesus' miracles. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Israel's Syria card Jun 11, 2008
In the past, Israel has been willing to discuss the return of the Golan Heights in exchange for a peace settlement with Damascus; in 2000, a deal broke down over the question of a few hundred yards of disputed territory along the Sea of Galilee. Now Israel has a larger incentive than ever to negotiate: its preoccupation with Iran and that nation's Lebanese and Palestinian proxies. (Daily Iowan, IA)
No place to Hyde Park Jun 10, 2008
But architect Alfred Alschuler based his design on a second century Byzantine synagogue at Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. The building has a dome and a minaret-like tower that looks far more like a mosque than a synagogue, churning the rumor mill about Obama's closet Islamism. (Asia Times Online)
The Battle for the Golan Jun 6, 2008
But at some points, that line is no more that 10 meters from Lake Kinneret ( 00004000 the Sea of Galilee), Israel's most important water resource. Therefore, the Israelis were later happy to go along with the Syrian demand for the June 4 border, confident that this would put the line several hundred meters east of the Kinneret. (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
Syria wants U.S. role in Israeli talks Jun 4, 2008
The last round of talks collapsed in 2000 because of a disagreement over a strip of land along the Sea of Galilee that Israel wanted to keep to preserve its water rights. The nations have fought three wars, their forces have clashed in Lebanon, and more recently, Syria has given support to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon and Palestinian militant groups. (MSNBC -- International)
Water Deal Elemental to Mideast Peace, Experts Say Jun 4, 2008
Precipitation is sporadic at best, and there are just three primary water sources: a coastal aquifer, which extends underground from Israel's northern coast south to the Gaza Strip; a mountain aquifer, which extends north-south under the West Bank and Judean Hills; and Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) and the Jordan River Basin. The two aquifers supply the Israeli and Palestinian populations, which also pull water, along with Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan, from the Jordan River and its tributaries. (National Geographic)
Report: Syria Wants U.S. to Sponsor Israeli Talks Jun 3, 2008
Many Israelis are reluctant to relinquish the Golan, which overlooks northern Israel and borders the Sea of Galilee, a key source of drinking water. Assad also denied that his country has a secret nuclear program. (Newsmax)
The Golan Heights May 22, 2008
Location: Plateau on the southwestern corner of Syria overlooking Sea of Galilee and northern Israel ... Syria insisted on recovering land across the border that it captured in 1948, including the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee ... Israel demanded full control of the Sea of Galilee, a main source of fresh water, and was not satisfied with Syria's peace proposals. (Boston Globe)
Israel confirms Golan Heights talks with Syria May 22, 2008
That includes not only the Golan's strategic plateau, but also the descending slopes that reach to the eastern shore of Israel's natural water reservoir, the Sea of Galilee ... "The Syrians have demanded from the beginning of the negotiations in 1991, a full Israeli withdrawal to the shores of the Sea of Galilee" as a precondition for peace talks ... "I have no reason to think that [Syrian President] Bashar Assad is lying in public. If the prime minister of Israel said to him that he's ready to... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Israel-Syria peace deal could threaten Iran, Hezbollah May 22, 2008
Talks between the two sides came tantalizingly close to securing a peace deal in 2000, but they broke down over a small strip of land along the Sea of Galilee that Syria wanted back, but Israel refused to relinquish. In the new talks, Syria sought a firm commitment from Israel that it was willing to give up all the disputed land. (Anchorage Daily News)
Israel Holds Peace Talks With Syria May 22, 2008
In the past, the sticking point in negotiations has been whether yielding the Golan to the Syrians gave them sovereignty all the way to the waterline of the Sea of Galilee. The Syrians say yes, but the Israelis have said no, fearing the loss of water rights and full access to the lake. (New York Times)
Israel sets demands in new Syrian peace track May 22, 2008
Syria has demanded the return of the Golan Heights, a plateau overlooking Damascus on one side and the Sea of Galilee on another, since Israel captured the strategic territory in the 1967 Middle East war ... The Israeli-Syrian talks in Shepherdstown, West Virgnia in 2000 broke down over control of the shore of the Sea of Galilee, where Israel draws much of its water. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Syria-Israel talks 'one year old' May 22, 2008
Syria has consistently demanded the return of the whole of the Golan down to the shores of the Sea of Galilee, Israel's main water source, in return for peace. But Israel baulked at the demand in the last peace talks. (Aljazeera.Net)
