This Blog is intended for use by students in the Islamic Middle East course at Northfield Mount Hermon School and guest students and teachers from other participating schools.
The Middle East in the News
•Hannah Turk 10/27/08
•Article: Israeli Ambassador Meets Palin as Republicans Rally for Virginia
• Haaretz.com
•Article Summary
Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., Sallai Meridor, met with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin during her campaign tour of Virginia. Meeting for the first time, Palin expressed support for the Jewish Agency, an organization that [...]
The Middle East in the News
•Hannah Turk 10/20/08
•Article: U.S. Wants Japan to Send SDF Copters to Afghanistan
• The Yomiuri Shimbun (The Daily Yomiyuri)
•Article Summary
This weekend, Washington asked Tokyo if it would aid reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan through dispatching Self-Defense Forces transport helicopters to the area. Specifically, the United States requested CH-47 transport helicopters for domestic [...]
BBC Middle East