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METRO Byman: Continued from page 1. 1970s, he said. They also have a more profound effect on life in Israel. According to there Byman, have been few dramatic acts of terrorism since the Second Intifada. “It was a slow but steady grind Daniel Byman that in the end was exceptionally successful from the Israeli point of view,” he said. “By 2005, Israel had decimated various terrorist organizations. Israel had a superb intelligence gathering apparatus; the number of attacks was way down and Israel had done this without making political concessions. In 2005 the Palestinian groups largely called it quits because they had been overwhelmed. “But at the same time there were some heavy costs for Israel as well,” he continued, “and I felt most of the discussion about Israel, most of the discussion about counterterrorism, missed most of this.” The 2005 withdrawal from Gaza was one such cost. Done unilaterally by Israel, Byman said, it should have been done, at least ostensibly, in conjunction with the Palestinian Authority to give the P.A. government a way to claim
Rodef Shalom: Continued from page 1. Members of the congregation used the forum to suggest ways to retain young congregants, including merging with Temple Sinai and to moving Sunday school to Saturdays. Alan Ackerman advocated the merger idea, calling it a benefit to both congregations. Ackerman noted that operating two Reform temples only a mile apart is wasteful and “can’t go on forever.” Bisno, who opposes such a merger, warned that one congregation risks submerging its identity to the other in such cases. “Something will be lost,” he said. However, he acknowledged “an enormous amount of duplication in religious education” between the two congregations. Simon also opposes merging with Temple Sinai. “We’re not a business. … It’s very difficult to merge two different congregations,” he said. “We
Retro News: Continued from page 2. vice president of the Pittsburgh Council of Pioneer Women … and Gertrude Brog and Rabbi Benjamin Nadoff, members of the Hillel Academy staff and administration, were honored for more than 25 years of service at the school’s 15th annual senior high school commencement.
Misc. In a somber moment, the Chronicle also carried a full-page ad from the federation
credit for it. Instead, the government appeared weak and Hamas took control of the Strip in 2007. Another example was Lebanon, which Israel invaded in 1982 and successfully drove out the PLO. But the IDF got bogged down in a protracted guerilla war there, and the experience paved the way for the rise of Hezbollah. There have been some not-so-well known acts of cooperation as well. For instance, Israel gets Palestinian cooperation to stop terrorist attacks. “When I talk to Israeli security officials now they say on the West Bank Palestinian security forces are doing the overwhelming majority of the day-today [work] in stopping things like suicide bombings, but terrorist groups adapt and rockets are a great example.” He equated the rocket attacks from Gaza to the Fedayin border raids of the 1950s — not as deadly as suicide bombings, but a sign that terrorist groups are adapting to Israel’s ability to stop suicide bombers. And Israeli counterintelligence must adapt as well. “By some estimates Israel was arresting 90 percent of the suicide bombers at their doorstep as they were leaving the house — really truly pinpoint in intelligence.” In his book, Byman equates Israel to a laboratory, in which new types of counterterrorism measures are experimented with, and other countries — namely, the United States — can learn from them. (Lee Chottiner can be reached at leec@thejewishchronicle.net.) should view [Rodef Shalom] as a holy community.” Dan Freedman of Murrysville expressed concern that Rodef Shalom pays too much attention to social action. “There’s a great emphasis on social action,” Freedman said. “It waters down the brand. It’s something that members should seek elsewhere.” He also suggested that Rodef Shalom move Sunday school to Saturdays as a way of improving attendance at Shabbat services. Bisno thought Freedman had a valid point about overemphasizing politics and noted that a congregation shouldn’t stray from its core mission in teaching Torah and Jewish values. He also said that he would consider Freedman’s Saturday school suggestion. “I was very gratified and encouraged by the amount of enthusiasm,” Bisno said after the meeting. “There is a clear recognition of the challenges. … We have the wherewithal to address them.” (Ron Kaplan can be reached at ronkap205@yahoo.com.) recalling the victims of the massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The ad showed a single memorial candle flickering in front of a black backdrop with the words, draped above and below the picture: “Olympic flame: 1972 Remembering is not enough” — COMPILED BY LEE CHOTTINER
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