January 2011

Prospects for Palestinian state recede–thanks to Palestinians

  By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The Israel-Palestinian conflict is at least a century old, although it was not described clearly in its present terms before 1948, or perhaps 1967. It has had periods of sporadic violence, organized mayhem, and most recently a campaign of Palestinians and their friends to achieve politically what they could […]

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 2, 1955, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Yo-Ma-Cos Plans Sixth Annual Yom Kippur Nite Dance at Mission valley Country Club Southwestern Jewish Press, September 2, 1955, Page 4 Milton Kossy, Chairman of the 6th Annual Yom Kippur Nite Dance, to be held Monday Eve., Sept 26th, at the Mission Valley Country Club, has completed arrangements

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County

Anti-Semitism and anti-Islamism contrast in Europe

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — One should not generalize in describing European states. Still, the case of the Netherlands shows interesting points regarding both attitudes toward Israel and Islam. Let’s start with the Israel issue. I’ve been closely following the new Dutch government, formed after an election in which 55 percent of the voters supported

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International

Middle East fictions often invented to appease U.S. policy makers

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– If before we came to Jerusalem last month I harboured notions about the possibility of a comprehensive and early peace between Israel and the Palestinians, I abandoned them once I tried to follow events here, this time not from afar but at least geographically closer to the action. All the official

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Middle East, Travel and Food

San Diego Jewish Film Festival: “The Yankles” is a baseball comedy

The Yankles directed by David R. Brooks, DZB Productions, color, 115 minutes. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Do you have a child or grandchild who has a favorite bedtime story?  Even though he or she knows how the story turns out, the child likes to hear it again and again.  Repetition does not diminish the

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Donald H. Harrison

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, September 2, 1955, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Council Women Talk “Person to Person” Southwestern Jewish Press, September 2, 1955, Page 1 Mrs. Ben Lemson, Program Chairman, will present Mr. Lionel Van Deerlin, News Analyst of Channel 6, at the September 6th luncheon-meeting, to be held at Beth Israel Center.  On the same program will be

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County