January 2011

U.S. says Israel’s report on Gaza Flotilla “impartial”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The Israeli public commission investigating the deadly raid by IDF soldiers of a Gaza-bound Turkish ship had conducted an impartial investigation, a US official said on Monday. The first part of the panel’s report, which was released on Sunday, found that the Israeli soldiers who took part in a raid on the […]

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Middle East

A bissel this, a bissel that–San Diego Jewish news and chatter

(Column 12, January 24, 2011) *  Compiled by Donald H. Harrison   _______________________ Jewish organizations ________________________ Robert Zweiman, past national commander of the Jewish War Veterans, had an article in the January 20 issue of The Forward explaining his organization’s lawsuit against the Christian cross atop Mount Soledad.  http://www.forward.com/articles/134845/ * The Anti-Defamation League’s multi-media Holocaust

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

LGBT community to investigate workplace and hiring practices of 300 Jewish organizations

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation announced Monday that it will begin an effort to investigate the existing workplace policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees at Jewish non-profit organizations. The work, an expansion of HRC’s workplace equality project, is supported by a generous lead grant from the Charles and Lynn

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USA

ADL praises South African decision on planned Livni appearance

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday welcomed a decision by South Africa’s highest investigative body to reject a request for an arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni, Israel’s former foreign minister, upon her visit to the country.       The announcement, from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) headed by General Anwa

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Travel and Food

Israeli pole vaulter Jillian Schwartz to compete in Millrose games

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Accomplished pole-vaulter and recent Israeli citizen, Jillian Schwartz, will be bringing fierce competition to the 104th Millrose Games, where she will be facing Brazilian star Fabiana Murer.  The American-Israeli Olympic hopeful brings over 10 years of pole-vaulting experience to the Millrose Games.  Schwartz made the 2004 U.S. Olympic team with a

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Travel and Food

Special committee formed by Jewish organizations to counter Durban III conference at U.N.

NEW YORK (Press Release)– To address the varied challenges posed by the planned September 2011 commemoration of the United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, known as “Durban III,” the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has created a special national committee to be chaired by Robert Sugarman, chairman

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USA

Palestinian attempt at unilateral declaration of independence a blow to peace

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)–The following statement was issued Monday by StandWithUs, an Israeli advocacy group: In the fall of 2010, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused to resume direct peace negotiations with Israel. Instead, he is actively trying to abandon negotiations altogether. He has asked the international community to immediately recognize an independent Palestinian state with

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Middle East

Measuring ‘Social IQ’ of bacteria may advance efforts to enlist some strains as alliles

TEL AVIV (Press Release)― IQ scores are used to assess the intelligence of human beings. Now Tel Aviv University has developed a “Social-IQ score” for bacteria ― and it may lead to new antibiotics and powerful bacteria-based “green” pesticides for the agricultural industry. An international team led by Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob of Tel Aviv University’s

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Science, Medicine, & Education

J Street says ‘Palestinian papers’ prove U.S. should step up Mideast peace efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C — J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami issued the following statement in response to the release of over 1,600 internal documents from the last decade of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations: How many more signs are needed before the White House recognizes the need for a serious Presidential initiative to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before

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Middle East

Palestinian papers published by Al Jazeera apparently a hoax

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — The “Palestine Papers” hoax is (or, more accurately, should be) turning into the most teachable moment about the Israel-Palestinian conflict in modern history. At least, everyone has reversed what happened: The compromise position was offered by Israel; the Palestinians rejected peace. Are we going to see this story corrected? The “Palestine

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Middle East

Turkel Commission finds Israel acted lawfully in countering ‘Gaza Flotilla’

JERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel’s Public Commission for Examining the Naval Incident of 31 May 2010, otherwise known as the Turkel Commission, has published the first part of its report on the May 2010 flotilla raid. It found that the actions of the IDF soldiers were “lawful and pursuant to the rules of international law,” although it alluded

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