Israel Definition and 55 Threads

A Relativist's Toolkit (2004) lists the Israel junction conditions as: ##1. [h_{ab}]## ##2. S_{ab}=[K_{ab}]-[K]h_{ab}## Where ##S_{ab}## is the stress-energy tensor of the shell only, and ##[K_{ab}]## and ##[K]## are ##K_{ab}^--K_{ab}^+## and ##K^--K^+## respectively. My understanding is that...

Huge daytime fireball over Israel earlier today. (15 Apr 2023) https://www.timesofisrael.com/unusually-bright-meteor-seen-over-israel-as-some-report-hearing-blast/?fbclid=IwAR2mXZmlknAC821IB2syvsdEFt-mTwjUaJri4rDyVJWE3erCPYNK6B_1jW0I have at least one meteorite hunter/collector packing his...

Data has come in from Isreal about the effectiveness of a third dose: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/third-pfizer-dose-86-effective-in-over-60s-says-israel-healthcare-provider Remember this is 86% better than those that have already had two doses. I will leave it to others to...

Hi, my name is Charles. I am a first-year PhD student trying to identify the raw material of a few stone artifacts from an excavation in Israel. As my experience with geology and Earth sciences are limited, I thought I would seek out the expertize of forum members here, if they are willing. I...

Hello, I am curious as to how one appropriately matches an interior and exterior solution in GR, i.e. where the interior corresponds to the field of some finite spherical mass (perfect fluid sphere, for the Schwarzschild interior solution). Specifically, looking at both the Schwarzschild...

In the next semester (October 2016) I want to start learning physics with preferation for learning in a program that including two subjects- physics and math for the 1st degree. My will it`s to advance to theoretical research and to get a Doctor degree, even co-operate with international...

Scuba Divers Discover (by Chance) 'Priceless' Gold Coins in Israel https://gma.yahoo.com/scuba-divers-discover-priceless-gold-coins-israel-173801909--abc-news-topstories.html

I am looking at the classic paper Israel and Khan "Collinear Particles and Bondi Dipoles in General Relativity" Nuovo Cimento 33 (1964) 331. The basic question is how to go from equation 2.9 to 2.10? a_i is the center of rod i and b_i is the mass of rod i. The attached file has the details...

Is there any book or reference perhaps on string theory or superstring theory or even advanced general relativity that treats the Israel Wilson Perjes metric using the tetrad formalism in details, i.e, 1-forms and so? (Not spinors methos) I have ran across many papers that just place the spin...

I've been learning the Israel formalism (see original article here) for thin shells. I think I understand the formalism well and how to do the matching given two manifolds (that are solutions of the Einstein's field equations - EFE). I've been studying several articles that use the matching...

http://news.yahoo.com/israel-sending-signals-iranian-attack-195607515.html I hope not. In the meantime, the article is exceptionally thorough and objective. Rare for the media these days.

This is a third week of big protests in Israel. The protests are about high cost of living and social justice. Yesterday, more than 300,000 people marched on streets in protest. This is probably the biggest protests in Israel history. People have banners saying “This is Egypt”. Previous week...

Mosaic in Lod Israel - way cool ! This mosaic from antiquity recently caught my attention. At first they found the tail of a tiger and eventually found a near complete mosaic floor depicting birds, fish, animals, plants and Roman-era ships. It is about 1700 yrs old. (made in 3rd century)...

63 years Israel was created as the only democratic country with western values in Middle East. In the same time, 60% of Palestinian people left their land and they are not allowed to return until now. If those refugees are allowed to return back, then Israel will not be a Jews state anymore, and...

This woman in Israel is spooked by the clear, brown and green discs just added to transformers in her Israeli townas seen in this clip http://img128.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=82134_ScreenHunter_02Feb.0403.03_122_415lo.jpg She writes: "What are The new installations on the Pylons...

Apparently this is a possibility: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7148555.ece The "stone age" monarchy terrified of the "stone age" theocracy! The real unknown is whether Obama would shoot down an IAF mission over Iraq en route to Iran. George Washington was...

So in the other thread which has now been locked for being dragged off topic continuously (I guess it was easier to just keep deleting posts and then lock it altogether than to ask people to stop posting that particular information) I've decided to start a new thread. Specifically dealing...

I meant rogue of course, please pardon my dyslexia. http://us.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2009/11/29/Newton.israel.rogue.cnn". I'm curious see the opinions of everyone here, so please vote in the poll and post your thoughts on the matter. I agree with the two scholars interviewed, while...

This is a thread for discussing the existence, influence, and exceptionalism of the "Israel Lobby" as proposed by Mearsheimer & Walt and rebutted by Dershowitz. First, the papers themselves: http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/Research/wpaper.nsf/rwp/RWP06-011/$File/rwp_06_011_walt.pdf, Mearsheimer...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hiRmW6LJrSIvrbGP1dY_W2YpAaBw" Bush refused to give Israel the codes the Israeli air force needs to safely overfly Iraq and he also refused to give Israel the most advanced bunker busters. The Obama adminstration has now publically spoken out...

To those who see Israel as an agressor in the ongoing fighting in their region of the world, I ask a straightforward question: What does Israel seek to gain via their continued fighting? Expanding: if the fighting stopped now and Hamas permanently ceased the launching of rockets and...

Can someone explain me why - Israel would bomb a water well, upon which the survival of innocent lives relies ? - Israel would forbid plastic remplacement pieces for those wells to cross the borders ? Plastic cannot be melt to built weapons. As the days, the weeks, and the years go along, I...

who won israel vs gaza ?? Peace upon u after 22 days of war on not clear targets .. israel is thinking of "ceasefire" what does this mean in fact ?? rockets had not been stopped .. gaza had not been reached yet .. targetting schools, UN establishments, food and fuel stores killing...

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2008/12/200812279451509662.html" No Comment!

I know the conflicts between Israel and other Arab and middle eastern countries have been mentioned many times in PF. Rarely is it ever mentioned why we should continue supporting Israel . Since the 1970''s , the United states has given is a total estimate of 1.3 trillion dollars of taxpayers...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/19/israel.hamas.truce/index.html Hopefully this peace will hold. Unfortunately, I doubt it.. but I truly hope.

So Obama has come out very pro-Israel. This is a good first start. Based on the recent rumours tying Obama to a Palestinian "activist", Obama has made his intentions clear. Does this change your perception of him...

I would like to briefly share an opinion as a non-practicing russian jew and United States citizen living in california. I feel like many jews I know (including a good friend of mine - an argument I just had with her led me to start this thread) are making a fatal conceptual error in regards to...

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/813817.html" Do you believe this will lead to an eventual agreement?

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467674699&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"

why is there only one country that vetoes at the UN when it comes to israel ?? why is there only one country that vetoes at the UN when it comes to israel ?? but the rest of the entire world votes for the resolution.

how will israel get the soliders back now ?? how will israel get the soliders back now that they haved realized that they can't bomb them back ??

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13532571,00.html What will this lead to? Are we heading for a full scale war?

...had taken up the offer of becoming president of Israel in 1952, would things have been different? I think so. Imagine, he could do some theoretorising on higher dimensions, finding a way in which space could be inhabited by both parties at the same time... Of course, this wouldn't be...

Do you guys think that Israel would assist us if America and our allies attack Iran? Because as I look at it, Iran, not Palestine, is Israels greatest threat.

This morning the Israeli attacked a Palestinian jail (under UK/USA controll)and killed a policeman and prisoner. Their goal is to arrest or to kill one of the prisoners who is a member in the Palestinian parliament. According to a previous agreement, this jail is put under the control of...

Ukraine - Yushchenko Reveals Why Israel Backed Him Zionists Already Put In Charge Of Media And Defense. New Prime Minister Is Also A Zionist BBC News 2-5-5 The new President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, has appointed multi-millionaire "dual citizen" Yevgeny Chervonenko...

If Israel is a "free" country, why is preferential treatment given to Jews only with respect to immigration? That would be the equivalent of the U.S.A. only allowing Christians to immigrate. Israel to Take Remaining 20,000 Jews from Ethiopia Tue Feb 1, 9:30 AM ET By Allyn Fisher-Ilan...

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=5862 Sounds good to me.

Read the qoute below by Sharon, the prime minister of Israel: "I don't know something called International Principles. I vow that I'll burn every Palestinian child (that) will be born in this area. The Palestinian woman and child is more dangerous than the man, because the Palestinian child's...

Why the US supports Israel I am not positionning myself on whether it should or not, or whether it is enough or too much, since I have met, and followed the points of view of people from Israel, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, and have managed to get along with each of these persons. I try to keep...

Man! I'm getting pissed more and more at what Israeli soldiers do.They killed some time ago wheelchair guy and now childrens?!What the F***? And what USA does of course nothing, and maybe even increasing cash donation.If not for Israel existence we and Arabs could have been best friends,but...

Are they (Israel/USA {who else?}) going to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities? I think they will 100% after elections.No doubt about it. What you guys think?

I believe everyone here agrees that jews are smart bunch of people,so how come they behave towards palestinians like a barbarians?maybe they are not that smart after all? having such a powerfull army and 100% backing of USA in every endevour,could not they find peacfull/diplomatic solution to...

Are they talking about Abram Shulsky? http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Abram_N._Shulsky

http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1560739,00.html What are your views on the wall? My view: It's been nicknamed the "Apartheid Wall" and it dwarfs the Berlin Wall. It's just a massive symbol of oppression which should not exist in todays's society. Why they were allowed...

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5147434 A nice juicy jelly donut to the first person who guesses what's wrong with this Reuters headline...

OK, so i just heard on the news that Israel has had nuclear weapons since 1986. Which means the search for WMD could have started a long time ago. How come Israel can have illegal WMD and not even have inspectors go in but there is such a huge fuss over Iraq?

Israel says:"Bush capitulated." http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/19/international/europe/19SPIEGEL2.html Straight to the Heart By ANNETTE GROSSBONGARDT, Der Spiegel ? Published: April 19, 2004 ... snip But the prime minister sees himself as a victor - and he knows that public opinion...

The Jerusalem Post reports the Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio said "she supports adding Israel and a future Palestinian state to the European Union after a peace agreement is reached," after Shimon Peres recommended such a move at the Socialist Internationale which was approved. The...