"This isn't why I enlisted," said one soldier as he refused to stop people from reaching disputed Samarian town.

According to MK Ofer Cassif, there was a “very simple reason” for this and it has to do with the definition of terror. Israel’s accepted definition of terror is different to that of the world, which deems terror as a “a form of violence, including the threat of violence, against innocent civilians in order to achieve political aims,” he said, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Aretz 7 Israel National News: Religious soldiers experiencing extreme discomfort due to the female soldier in their midst appealed to the rabbi of the Gaza Division, but to no avail - the rabbi explained that IDF orders obligate the army to accept and respect the trans soldier's wishes.

The researchers successfully increased the level of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the main psychoactive component in cannabis, by close to 17%, and the level of CBG (cannabigerol), often referred to as the mother of all cannabinoids, by close to 25%. Further, Vainstein and his team were able to increase the ratio of terpenes, which are responsible for maximizing the euphoric effects of cannabis, by 20–30%.

The Indian government made some conciliatory statements after a spokeswoman for the ruling BJP party made televised comments seen as critical of Islam’s Muhammad two weeks ago, but as condemnation from Muslim nations and demands for additional acts of contrition keep pouring in, the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing back against its critics.

On Monday morning, hundreds of police officers and officials from the Civil Administration arrived at the area near Kochav Hashachar in the Binyamin region, armed with heavy machinery, and set to work uprooting the outposts of Maoz Esther and A'ira Shahar, destroying buildings including a synagogue and several family homes.

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Suicide Risk Disparities

Research on GID-diagnosed, transgender, and transsexual populations is sparse, and no national-level health surveillance survey currently collects information that can be used to reliably identify these populations. The literature suggests that people diagnosed with GID may experience a significantly elevated risk for suicide. For example, a study of more than 300 transgender persons in Virginia documented that 65% had lifetime suicidal ideation. Similarly, a study of 70 US military veterans, most self-referred for a gender evaluation, found that 61% reported lifetime suicidal ideation.7 These estimates are much higher than the estimated 8.4% prevalence of lifetime suicidal ideation among the general adult US population. Elevated suicidal ideation has similarly been found among other samples of transgender persons in the United States

“Its policies in Palestine were based on two things: Firstly, that this is a land without a people and the Jews are a people without a land,” Abu Ras said. “They wanted to get rid of the Jews in Europe because the Jews were a nuisance there.” 

“They were a bunch of murderers and schemers, and constituted criminal gangs,” he added. “[The British said:] ‘We will get rid of them through [their] emigration to Palestine.’”

Magistrates' court rules in favor of three minors detained for "disturbing public order." PMO: Ruling to be appealed at Jerusalem District Court. Hamas threatens to use "all tools at its disposal" to prevent Jerusalem Day flag march from passing through Damascus Gate.