Pre-school teachers in Sderot discovered today that one of the Kassam rockets fired at southern Israel during President Obama's visit to Israel landed in a local preschool facility. Staff returning to the preschool building after the two-week long Passover vacation discovered that the partially exploded rocket fired March 21 had crashed through the roof and remained in the building, which usually houses three-year olds, Ynet reported. There were no children in the building when the rocket fell due to the …More

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Israeli officials are doing their part to spread the word on what it’s like for Jewish residents living in the rocket-ravaged south. President Shimon Peres is posting first person accounts to his Facebook page, with a post today outlining the story of a young child from Omer, Gal, who said, “I can’t go out to play football, I can’t meet friends and I’m scared even to go to school.” Residents in southern Israeli towns like Ashdod, Sderot and Ashkelon face near daily missiles …More

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Israel's Cabinet approved nearly $59 million worth of economic benefits for the southern city of Sderot and the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip. The assistance for 2012, approved on Sunday, is designed to strengthen the local economy, assist and support residents in light of the security situation, and boost employment in the area, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office. Among the benefits are tax credits of 20 percent; $2 million in assistance for psycho-social support for residents, …More