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1. This question refers to the YouTube video: “Situation Critical-Entebbe Hostage Rescue,” by the National Geographic. a. What decision required to be made in the situation presented in the video? b. In what condition was the decision being made – certainty, uncertainty, risk, or conflict? Briefly explain your choice. c. What kind of analysis would you say was more important in this decision situation, financial and quantitative or non-financial and qualitative analysis? d. In your opinion why…

SIX-DAY WAR Jordanian artillery and warplanes struck positions in northern Israel, including Tel Aviv and West Jerusalem. Israel responded with airstrikes that wiped out the Jordanian air force. This is the six-day war. The six-day war was a catastrophic war which lasted 6 days. This war was fought between Israel and mainly the Arab countries of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, although other Arab nations played a small role in the conflict.The six-day war was the third Arab-Israeli conflict("Six-Day…

In Measuring Behaviors Across Cultures, Levine discusses what it means to be helpful and how helpfulness can be measured. Levine was inspired to conduct this experiment after comparing how people in New York City helped others versus those who lived in Myanmar. He noted how much more helpful and kind the people of Myanmar were than New Yorkers, so although it was never explicitly stated, it would seem that his hypothesis was that people that resided in rural areas would be more helpful than…

for their own good, it changed the way people looked at the settlement of Jewish people in Palestine. This meant more Jews immigrated to this country over time, gradually creating a Jewish State. Moreover, in their time, the Second Aliyah developed Tel-Aviv and Jaffa (cities in Israel) and founded the Modern Hebrew Language we use today, which was soon recognized as a global language used by many people. In addition, after dealing with the Russian Empire, the Second Aliyah founded the kibbutz…

Al Qaeda, which is Arabic for “the base”, is an Islamic terrorist group whose ultimate goal is to establish its version of Islamic rule all across any Muslim territory. 9/11, as well as other terrorist attacks, were some of the many attacks in the past decade conducted by Al Qaeda. On September 11, 2001, Al Qaeda hijacked 4 American passenger planes. Then, they flew those planes, conducting a suicide mission as they flew those hijacked planes into both Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The 4th plane…

Color-changing nail polish isn’t the only product designed to detect drugs that are slipped into a person’s drink. An Israeli team working at Tel Aviv University has proposed a color-changing swizzle stick that you could use to stir your drink and would indicate if GHB, Rohypnol, or ketamine were present. While the swizzle stick and nail polish both show promise, the only product that is currently…

relevant or fun, chiefly because spending time with my extended family is not a favorite activity of mine. But the trip did actually apparate and I found myself in the Newark airport with a pack of Marcuses (and one Brandenburg) awaiting a flight to Tel Aviv. Was I happy about it? Not especially. Was I acting like the responsible seventeen year old that I claim to be? Not at all. But whether or not I was keen on boarding a ten hour flight, it was happening and I would have to handle it one way…

The study also showed that players have been shown to have better eyesight than average person. Games are also used to correct imbalance between the eyes, like lazy eyes or eyes with lesser focus. Furthermore, according to a study by Debbie Rand of Tel Aviv University, video games are a great way to rehabilitate stroke victims. The study showed that, compared to the group in which patients did traditional rehabilitation, the group of patients who played video games…

The Attack is a novel based on a true story that evolves around the calm and comfortable life of Dr. Amin Jaafari, a well-known surgeon who lives in Tel-Aviv with his wife Sihem. All goes wrong when Jaafari realizes that his beloved wife was killed in a suicide bombing in a large building near his location at the time. When evidence builds that Sihem could have been a factor in the catastrophic bombing. Dr. Amin Jaafari starts a searched to find an end to the unrest he is experiencing. As he…

Hussein’s main objective seemed to be to get another ten percent of the world’s oil supply that was flowing beneath the teeny country, but it was more than that. After taking the oil, he hoped to reunite his own country with the money he made from additional oil sales. Iraq also owed a large sum of money to Kuwait for expenses in the Iran/Iraq war. Taking over Kuwait would cancel this debt. Hussein also clamed that he had fought the Iranians for the benefit of all Arab nations, and that Kuwait…