The war in the Middle East has become more than a conflict between Israel and Hamas. And it is more than a regional confrontation of Israel vs. Iran . . .
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11/9/23
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"Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy . . ."
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12/8/22
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Sometimes the traveling shoes pinch. The most unsettling experience in these last two weeks has been . . .
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5/18/17
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As I write this, I am setting sail from Hong Kong, on the South China Sea, north toward the Taiwan Strait, although who can say for sure?
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5/4/17
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson finished his trip to Asia by meeting with President Xi Jinping of China in what has been described as a public display of cooperation between the two nations. The leaders had much to discuss . . .
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3/23/17
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Editor’s note: Michael Otterman, a former Bellmore Herald intern and free-lance writer, who grew up in Merrick, recently traveled to Hiroshima, Japan, where he hosted a seminar for educators …
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By Michael Otterman
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8/31/16
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In the trying days after American Army and Marine forces stormed Okinawa Island on April 1, 1945, food was scarce. Merokean Meyer Rothstein, who fought with the Army at Okinawa and who turns 100 this month, foraged for wild garlic, whose shoots form tiny purple flowers that resemble sunbursts.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/5/15
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Navy Lt. Louis Camilleri signaled to his navigator to abort the landing. Camilleri had spotted a beach officer ahead. He was waving off Camilleri’s 36-foot landing craft, called a Higgins boat. Japanese bullets and mortars rained down on the beach. It was too “hot” to land.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/11/14
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Shake off those winter doldrums and warm the soul by checking out some of the many exhibits in the area, notably the Peter Max retrospective at Nassau County Museum of Art.
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By Karen Bloom
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1/15/14
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Two weeks ago was the 68th anniversary of the American attack on Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945.
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8/21/13
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