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Grecian Jews Reforest Athens Area Claimed by Fire

By Tamar Runyan for Chabad.org
Volunteers with the Plant-a-Tree organization introduce saplings in a fire-damaged forest outside of Athens, Greece. (Photo: Panos Valampous-Kountouras)

GREECE — Grecian Jews marked the holiday of Tu B’Shevat by bringing life back to a forest southeast of Athens that was claimed by fire more than two years ago. All told, 80 members of the Greek capital’s Jewish community planted some 200 trees in Kalyvia Thorikou, a suburban area near the city’s international airport. Chabad-Lubavitch of Greece, in cooperation with the Plant-a-Tree organization, sponsored the Sunday arboreal event.

Study: No Fewer Accident – Despite Cell Phone Ban

NEW YORK [WSYR] — It appears New York roads are no safer than those in states that don’t ban use of hand held cell phones. A new Highway Loss Data Institute study finds no reductions in crashes after these laws take effect.

According to the study it’s not just New York. Other states that’ve enacted cell phone laws have also seen little change in the number of crashes.

Yvette Clarke takes Step Against Israel, Again

Fifty congressmen signed a letter which was sent to President Barak Obama urging him to put diplomatic pressure on Israel to resolve the Gaza blockade, the troubling signature in the mix was that of Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), who represents the 11th district which includes Crown Heights.

Terrorists Surgically Implanting Bombs

By Christopher Leake for the UK Daily Mail

New weapon: To avoid detection by airport body scanners (above), Al Qaeda are said to be planning to surgically insert explosives into suicide bombers’ bodies

Britain is facing a new Al Qaeda terror threat from suicide ‘body bombers’ with explosives surgically inserted inside them.