http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/blog.cgi?q=1&s=20 en http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/images/logo.jpg http://www.sderotmedia.org.il http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=629&q=1&s=20 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:02:59 ]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=545&q=1&s=20 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:55:35 Sderot, Israel: If you heard Color Red siren alerts in Sderot on Wednesday night, October 14, it was not because rockets were being fired from Gaza, as the 19,000 residents of Sderot have had to endure during the past eight years. Instead, the siren alerts were part of a play produced by the , called Children of Qassam Avenue. The play, which incorporates both the serious and comical aspects of Sderot life and features a hilariously entertaining Moroccan grandmother, had the audience both...]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=400&q=1&s=20 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:53:34 ]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=401&q=1&s=20 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:14:03 Gaza Grad Rocket Strikes Ashkelon School on Saturday Palestinian Rocket Terror Continues Despite Ceasefire. February 28: Palestinian terrorists fired six rockets at southern Israel throughout Saturday. A Grad-type rocket struck an Ashkelon school, causing heavy damage to classrooms in the morning. Although a number of Ashkelon civilians were treated for shock, further injuries were prevented because the school was closed. The Grad rocket tore through the school, after the air raid siren...]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=398&q=1&s=20 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:44:20 Sderot students do not even know if they will be studying safely this year Homefront Command gave us their word that by the first of Sept., all students in the schools, classrooms and hallways, would be protected,” said Sderot Security Officer Judah ben Maman, as he showed Sderot Media Center reporters a school under construction. However, Batia Katar, Chairman of the Sderot Parents Committee, said that is not the reality. “Children can go to school, but I don’t think that...]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=397&q=1&s=20 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:41:32 SDEROT UNDER FIRE: A CASE IN POINT AS TO WHY THE TWO STATE SOLUTION WILL NOT WORK Early in September, 2008, I was invited to take part in a press conference in Oslo, the capitol of Norway. I had the honor of sitting with the Israeli Ambassador to Norway, distinguished representatives of the Norwegian media, and members of the Norwegian Parliament. I was there as the head of the Sderot Media Center. The title of the press conference was: " Iran at Sderot's Backdoor' Sderot: The Quiet War ...]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=396&q=1&s=20 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:38:32 Channukah in the Shadow of Qassams On Sunday night, December 22, Chabad House of Sderot celebrated the first night of Channukah, thanking G-d for a very recent miracle. Only a few days before, a Qassam rocket fell a few meters away from the Chabad House, miraculously causing no damage or injuries. Sderot Chabad House director, Rabbi Pizem spoke about the miracle and its connection to the celebration of Channukah. "We are standing here, where only a few days ago, a Qassam rocket fell a...]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=395&q=1&s=20 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:35:05 An Overview: Sderot Media Center's Activities during Operation Cast Lead During the past three weeks of Operation Cast Lead (December 27, 2008--January 18, 2009), Sderot Media Center reached its apex of media production-in working to provide the international media with on-the-ground updates on Hamas rocket fire against Sderot residents. With over 796 Hams rockets fired at Israel during the war, SMC continued to operate full time, with its six staffers and four interns, even under intense...]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=387&q=1&s=20 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:59:09 An Illusion of Normalcy? An uncertain calm rests upon Sderot at the moment. The sounds of war have disappeared, replaced by the sounds of a city slowly coming back to life. The click of the intercom followed by the voice that repeatedly stated Tzeva Adom, followed by the rocket explosion a few seconds later seems to be something of the past. But daily news reports on Palestinian terror activity from Gaza are constant reminders to Israelis Sderot Resident, 23, Addresses UN Human Rights...]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=385&q=1&s=20 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:54:25 Pre-Election debate on rockets threatening southern Israelis This past Sunday evening, February 1, Sderot Media Center held a pre-election event for the English-speaking Jerusalem public on the issue of Sderot and the western Negev at the Israel Center. Political candidates from nine political parties of the 34 parties running for general election on February 10, gathered together to discuss how their respective parties would handle the continued Palestinian rocket fire terrorizing Sderot...]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=386&q=1&s=20 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:50:21 Crossing into Gaza: SMC visits the Erez checkpoint Ten minutes away from Sderot, sits the Erez Crossing--the only crossing that serves as a pedestrian exit point for Gaza Strip residents entering Israel. The crossing is currently open to Palestinian workers holding permits and families seeking medical treatment in Israel. Large numbers of journalists and international foreign press also cross through the point. I recently had an opportunity with Sderot Media Center to tour the Erez crossing...]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=384&q=1&s=20 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:40:30 50 Gaza Rockets Strike Israel Since Ceasefire Over 50 Palestinian rockets and mortars have been fired into Israel since the unilateral ceasefire began between Hamas and Israel on January 18. This is the third Hamas-Israel ceasefire held since November 2006. Two Qassam rockets were fired at the Eshkol region early Thursday morning, on February 19. Around 7:18 am, the Tzeva Adom sounded, followed by the rocket attacks. A third rocket had exploded earlier on the Gaza side. The Iran-Hamas...]]> http://www.sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=383&q=1&s=20 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:53:14 Qassam Rocket Attack Damages Two Sderot Homes For the second time this week, Qassam rockets targeted the western Negev town of Sderot. On Thursday morning, February 26, a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian terrorists in northern Gaza exploded in the backyard of a Sderot home. A mother and her son were treated for shock as were a number of other civilians in the neighborhood where the rocket struck. No injuries were reported. The Qassam rocket caused damage to two Sderot homes when it exploded....]]>