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...officials confirmed that the launching of a booster rocket July 5 at South Africa's De Hoop testing range was the successful first firing of a new long-distance missile developed with Israeli help. The missile has a 900-mile range, similar to that of Israel's nuclear-capable Shavit...
Though Israel has long had the technology to produce a sophisticated satellite, work on the project did not begin until 1983, when Jerusalem created a space agency. Dubbed Shavit (Hebrew for comet), the rocket was built jointly by Rafael, the country's leading missile manufacturer, and Israel Aircraft Industries, creator of the Lavi jet fighter. Various electronics companies developed the satellite. Initially, the Israelis plan to launch an experimental satellite that will survive less than a month. If that mission is successful, the Israelis are expected to put up a satellite with a life-span of about two years...
Bradley F. Artson-Shavit Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York City...
...project will focus on showing students the dangers of the tax cuts, said group organizer Elana Shavit...
People who are being evicted from their apartments don't have time to engage in subversive activities with the "political armies of the left," and they don't have $381.10 to pay for advertisements in The Crimson. Elana Shavit...