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Community Directory
plus Politics

» Town Hall Meeting Shaarey Zedek leaders call
members together to discuss Rabbi Krakoff's exit, the future.
See page 15.

» Angels And Dreamers A child's wish to do good
launches a new foundation. See page 24.

» Knocking Out Blight World champ Tommy Hearns
repairs world with some help from his friends. See page 28.

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

world

Paula Marks Bolton receives flowers
from Noah Ostheimer.

>> cover story

politics

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Meet The
Congressional
Candidates

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Contenders vie for the
chance to represent
the 14th District.

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Rudy Hobbs

Brenda Lawrence

he Aug. 5
Democratic
Congressional pri-
mary election could deter-
mine who will represent
the vast majority of Metro
Detroit Jews for many years
to come.
Three candidates are in
the running in the 14th
District, which gerry-
manders from Southwest
Detroit to Pontiac. The
district covers Oak Park,
Southfield, Farmington
Hills and parts of West
Bloomfield. The winner of
the Democratic primary is
virtually assured election
to Congress in November.
Our story gives you the
background on each can-
didate, plus his or her view
on important issues facing
Michigan voters — and
where they stand on Israel.

STORY ON PAGE 36;
OUR CHOICE: PAGE 41

Hansen Clarke

An Israeli tank

participating in

Operation

Protective Edge

Israel seeks to destroy Hamas' vast network of tunnels.

Elior Levy I Ynet News

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he IDF is taking pride in the number of tunnels
unearthed Sunday and Monday as part of the
ground activity of Operation Protective Edge, and
rightfully so.
Beyond the possible terror attacks that have been
thwarted — like the attempt to infiltrate a community in
the Eshkol Regional Council on Saturday — Hamas has
suffered a serious blow, both financially and morally.
The cost of each tunnel, some of which extend over hun-
dreds of kilometers, is huge. There are hundreds of people
in Gaza whose only purpose in life is to dig.
In general, the tunnel issue is defined in Gaza as a

national flagship project. It includes three types of tunnels:
The smuggling tunnels on the Philadelphi Route in Rafah,
the offensive tunnels along the border fence with Israel,
and the strategic tunnels inside the Gaza Strip, which are
meant to be used mainly for mobilizing forces between
areas at times of emergency, but also for firing rockets,
mine-laying and kidnapping.
In the past few years, some of the tunnels have been
turned into launching pits in which rocket launchers are
hidden. The launchers operate from a hatch that opens,
and return to the hidden area immediately after firing the
rockets.

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Inside:

• Israel's Reality, page 8
• A Mother's Tale, page 9
• No Way To Live, page 10
• Feeling Useless, page 10
• Teen Mission, page 12