By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Increasingly, Congressman Bob Filner (D-San Diego) is showing his disdain for Israel and, along with it, the American Jewish communty which holds it dear. Having in the last several years refused to sign a resolution condemning the Goldstone Report, which former South African Judge Richard Goldstone himself later renounced, [...]
By Avigail Hurvitz-Prinz JERUSALEM–About a month ago my Talmud class did an exercise where we shared our reasons for studying Gemora. Everyone had their own reasons, and my list came up to a total of 21 reasons as wide ranging as “intellectual challenge” and “to have a sense of the Rabbinic world” or “to find [...]
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The American-flagged ship, The Audacity of Hope, is part of an international flotilla organized to violate Israel’s legal blockade of the Gaza Strip, allegedly to deliver humanitarian aid. StandWithUs condemns the flotilla as a hypocritical and dangerous publicity stunt, and joins international leaders who have urged the flotilla organizers to send goods [...]
By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — Imagine not only Hanukah and Christmas occurring on the same day, but also the NFL Draft Day and even the release of the FIFA Men’s World Cup draw all coinciding. For political wonks, that is equivalent of what happened recently. Every 10 years, all levels of government must realign [...]
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Liam Dillon, who is distinguishing himself as a political reporter for the Voice of San Diego, has reported that Democratic County Chairman Jess Durfee has threatened to oppose any Democrat running for office who has endorsed a Republican candidate against a Democrat in a non-partisan race. To be [...]
By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES–Playwright James M. Barrie is most famous for his familiar and much-loved fantasy Peter Pan. However, he also produced a large body of other literary works that include two quaintly delicate playlets: Rosalind and The Old Lady Shows Her Medals. These two are currently being staged in a delightful twosome titled [...]
Following updates and corrects previous version By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—It was no surprise that Sheriff Bill Gore endorsed his former boss, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. After serving as the FBI special agent in charge in San Diego and before joining the sheriff’s department as Number 2 to Sheriff Bill Kolender, Gore served as [...]
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–If he is still alive, and if he is still in Gaza, Gilad Shalit has now passed five years as a captive. The lack of certainty reflects the absence of information about his existence for a year or more. His captives have never allowed a visit with an independent source, such as [...]
By Danny Bloom CHIAYI, Taiwan — I call it Lippy for short, and I take 10 milligrams every night just before I hit the sack. Like a lot of aging baby-boomers, I had a heart attack a few years ago, and I’m on Lipitor now and I like it. I’ll tell you why: I have [...]
