Read More About: (Why does Israel insist on creating its own
awful demographic problem and hurrying, Hashem forbid, its
demise as a Jewish State?) jsk The Cush Connection (Cush – In
the Bible, the oldest son of Ham, who is presented as the
progenitor of the Black people. 1. An ancient region of
northeast Africa where the biblical descendants of Cush settled.
It is often identified with Ethiopia. 2. An ancient kingdom of
Nubia in northern Sudan. It flourished from the 11th century
b.c. to the 4th century a.d., when its capital fell to the
Ethiopians.) jsk Redacted from article By Jonathan Neumann July
9, 2012 Jewish Ideas Daily One year ago today, after decades of
war with the hegemonic rulers of Khartoum, South Sudan declared
independence. An elated Israel officially recognized the new
state the next day. In the year since, many optimistic hopes for
the Middle East and North Africa have been dashed; but in the
case of South Sudan, Israel’s optimism was justified. Three
areas in particular continue to hold pro