By Barry Rubin JERUSALEM–Israelis are known for being gloomy about the political situation. In fact, they generally enjoy criticizing things (themselves above all). As a result, Israel’s enemies often make the mistake of underestimating the country’s ability to endure, struggle, and prevail. A typical example came in a recent Arab newspaper article that claims the [...]
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — When my daughter, Margalit, was young she had very simple tastes when it came to souvenirs: she liked rocks. When we walked into gift shops, she invariably gravitated to displays of brightly colored stones, geodes, and crystals. The more ornate, complex, or unusual the rock, the more she [...]
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — While I do not claim expertise in the history or politics of Great Britain, my impression is that the Munich Agreement of 1938, involving Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Hitler (” . . . peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time.”) is an icon of shame [...]
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five men arrested in Denmark and Sweden this week had been plotting to attack the offices of Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper at the center of the 2005 Muhammad cartoons. The would-be terrorists were, according to experts, very professional and very precise. They had no grandiose plan to hit national [...]
NEW YORK(Press Release) The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said Thursday, Dec. 30, it is “deeply disturbed” at the reported 14 percent statewide increase in the number of hate crimes targeting minorities in New York in 2009. According to the Hate Crime in New York State 2009 Annual Report issued by the state Division of Criminal Justice [...]
Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff As the Psychologist Sees You Southwestern Jewish Press, August 19, 1955, Page 4 By Irving R. Stone More Travel Observations It took but a few minutes after leaving the Tokyo Airport to give further evidence that this was to be a broadening and enlightening experience for me. The [...]
By Samara Greenberg WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama bypassed the U.S. Senate Wednesday and appointed four new U.S. ambassadors to fill empty envoy positions in Azerbaijan, Syria, Turkey, and the Czech Republic. Lawmakers had previously blocked or refused to consider the nominees’ confirmations for months. The appointees can now serve without Senate confirmation until the [...]
The Stairway to Heaven by Therese Zrihen-Dvir, Geffen Publishing House, 2010, ISBN 978-965-229-474-6, 139 pages including afterword. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This historical work of fiction is a story of hope. Notwithstanding the book’s title, it is not about the celestial kind of hope; it is about human kind’s ability to pick [...]
TEL AVIV (Press Release)― It has long been believed that modern man emerged from the continent of Africa 200,000 years ago. Now Tel Aviv University archaeologists have uncovered evidence that Homo sapiens roamed the land now called Israel as early as 400,000 years ago ― the earliest evidence for the existence of modern man anywhere [...]
By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel –Since I have written about how easily fooled Western politicians, officials, journalists, and academics are by Middle Eastern radicals, I’m going to try to provide examples in a regular feature called Dopes of the Day. This is a good starting point. (Be sure to read this article to the end [...]
