From: AICE < To: jeevaeation(ii2gmail.com Subject: Today's Jewish World in Your Mailbox Date: Wed, 07 May 2014 15:46:57 +0000 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise E-Newsletter - Jewish Virtual PA PA IN THIS ISSUE Myths & Facts: Exclusive US4srael Strategic Partnership Act Passed Israel Calendar: May THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY Germany surrenders unconditionally to Allied Forces (May 8. 1945) OECD invites Israel to join organization (May 10, 2010) UN admits Israel as 59th member state (May 11, 1949) See More Jewish History Events Even in the asymmetric fight against terror in which civilians are routinely used as shields by militants one might expect mosques to be out of bounds for use by terrorists. They are not. Terrorists find mosques to be ideal places to store weapons and to hide out because they have the benefit of being civilian targets and holy places so that targeting them would lead to international criticism regardless of their non-religious use. During Operation Cast Lead Hamas stored ammunition and fired rockets into Israel from mosques. This tactic has been used by radical Muslims in many places, including (by Hezbollah) Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan (by the Taliban). Click Here to Continue Reading May 7, 2014 Myths & Facts: Online Exclusive Are mosques sacrosanct and never used by terrorists? le:Myths & Facts: 2012 Lebanon House Passes US-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 The House of Representatives passed H.R. 938, the United States- Israel Strategic Partnership Act, which names Israel a "major strategic partner" of the U.S. (a distinction given to no other nation) and expands cooperation in areas such as missile development homeland security, energy and agriculture. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) sponsored the bill, which passed by a vote of 401-1. Click Here to Read More AICE PROJECTS Israel Calendar: May is Israel Peace & Democracy Month EFTA00662721