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Israel and Middle East

IDF salutes heroes of 2nd Lebanon War in Civic Center ceremony

 Israeli company develops 'mini-nose' to sniff out explosives

Livni confers with Turkish president

Peres tells why he decided Danny’s killers should be eligible for parole

Peres congratulates delighted Gul on election as Turkey’s president


Iran builds a new Jewish community center in move fraught with symbolism
 

Europe

People's party makes racist appeal in  Switzerland's election campaign

 

Australia

Anti-Semitic cricketers expelled
 

United States of America


Bush makes surprise Labor Day visit to Al-Anbar province, Iraq

 AJC's Harris says all in all, there have been many better weeks for the Jews
 

Jewish Humor

A nice Jewish name for the baby
 

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HANDSHAKES FOR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF—Marines at base Iraq's al-Anbar province surround President Bush in hope of shaking his hand.
U.S. Defense Department photo

Bush makes surprise Labor Day visit to Al-Anbar province, Iraq

By Jim Garamone
 American Forces Press Service

 ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq (Press Release) – The military surge into Iraq is working, President Bush told troops today during a surprise visit here. The president said he came to Anbar province so he could see the success in the war on terror and thank the men and women who are making sacrifices for that success.

Bush, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, and U.S. Central Command chief Navy Adm. William Fallon flew in to meet with Army Gen. David Petraeus, Multinational Force Iraq commander, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker.

The president also met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki and Iraqi President Jalal Talibani. (Jump to continuation)

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Israel and the Middle East

IDF salutes heroes of 2nd Lebanon War in Civic Center ceremony
         
TEL AVIV (Press Release)--During an emotional ceremony held this weekend, 38 Gallantry Medals, Distinguished Service Medals and Chief of Staff Citations were awarded to combat soldiers and units of the IDF.   One after another the deserving soldiers and the families of those who had fallen walked up onto the stage set up in the Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, to accept the medals from the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Gabi Ashkenazi and the General Staff Chief of Citations and Medal Allocation, Major General Yishai Bar. 

The Sept. 1 ceremony was attended by the Minister of Defense, Mr. Ehud Barak, the Chief of Staff and members of the General Staff Forum.  “These medals and citations, given out tonight, exhibit the appreciation and recognition of the Israel Defense Forces for the soldiers and commanders who show devotion to their homeland and an extraordinary love for their fellow man,” said the Chief of Staff, speaking at the ceremony.  “The nation of Israel can be proud of its sons and daughter, can be proud of its army, and can depend on the spirit of the IDF, a strong steadfast and capable army, dependant on the good done by its soldiers and commanders.”

During the official ceremony, medals and citations were awarded to 35 combat soldiers and three units.  Six IDF soldiers, who displayed immense courage during the war, received medals of gallantry.  12 soldiers received the Distinguished Service Medal and 20 Chief of Staff Citations were allocated to 17 soldiers and three units.  An additional 104 IDF soldiers are slated to receive command, division and brigade citations. (Jump to continuation)



Israeli company develops 'mini-nose' to sniff out explosives

By David Brinn   Israel 21C

HERZLIYA, Israel (Special) -- Sniffing out explosive material is priority number one at airports around the world. So what better way to go about implementing that task than by utilizing a device that mimics the human nose to literally 'sniff out' would-be terrorists with homemade explosive devices.

The Israeli-developed Mini-Nose is a portable, hand-held, highly-sensitive device which digitally recreates the mammalian olfactory processes for trace and particle detection.

Developed by Herzliya-based Scent Detection Technologies Ltd. (SDT), the Mini-Nose is a two-piece hand-held explosives detector consisting of a sampling unit and an analyzer, and was designed based on specifications provided by security organizations both in Israel and the US, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon.

"Our novel non-radioactive green technology comprises cutting-edge solutions for transportation security officials who are tasked with daily screening activities in identifying potential threats," said the company's CEO Ofer Bengal.

According to the company's literature, SDT's "sniffer" technology is multi-disciplinary, which digitally recreate the mammalian olfactory process that is used to detect a wide range of substances with great accuracy and speed. It's based on a technology called High-Frequency Quartz Crystal Microbalance (HF-QCM), that according to the company's Vice President of Business Deve