Hi, Doves! I thought this might be of as much interest to you as it is to me!  See my Daily Update for today under NEW FOR TODAY, sub-category "Israel Happenings"! YSIC!
Peggy
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The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. (Isaiah 17:1)...

US Ambassador To Israel: Soldier's Capture Problem Is In Damascus
The US ambassador to Israel on Tuesday said that the problem behind the Israeli hostage crisis lay in Damascus, the home of Hamas's exiled political supreme Khaled Meshaal. Ambassador Richard Jones told reporters in Tel Aviv when asked about US reaction to the capturing of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian Resistance on Sunday "The problem is in Damascus and that's where I think we should focus the world's attention."