JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Research carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that it was possible already in 2008 to predict that countries such as Egypt and Iran were headed for dangerous periods of instability because of citizens’ demands for democratization. The researchers were able to make this observation on the basis of a […]
TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Prof. Eran Rabani of Tel Aviv University’s School of Chemistry and his colleagues at Columbia University have discovered a new quantum mechanical effect with glass-forming liquids. They’ve determined that it’s possible to melt glass — not by heating it, but by cooling it to a temperature near Absolute Zero. This new
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–You’ve had a rest from me while we have been enjoying the sights and tastes of southern France. But the world has been busy. First there was a release of hitherto secret details from al-Jazeera on Israeli-Palestinian discussions, then the publication of Ehud Olmert’s memoirs, and then the spread of upsets to
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastOSWIECIM, Poland (WJC)– A large delegation of Muslim leaders has visited Auschwitz to pay tribute to the millions of Jews and others killed in the Holocaust. The group of some 150 people included representatives from Morocco, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq, as well as rabbis, Holocaust survivors and Christian representatives such as Cardinals André Vingt-Trois
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Travel and Food
By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — In 1978 and 1979 I followed the Iranian revolution on a daily and hourly basis. Even before the hostage crisis, recognizing the importance of this event, I began work on a book. The title? Paved with Good Intentions. This came from the expression, “The road to Hell is paved with
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), and Rep. Mike Honda, chair of the CPC Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force, Tuesdayy released the following statement on the political situation in Egypt: “We urge President Obama to show the international community that America will be a leading supporter of peaceful,
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Senator Jim Webb (D-Virginia) joined Senator Mike Johanns (R-Nebraska) and other Senators in asking Attorney General Eric Holder to appeal a recent court ruling against the 50-year-old cross at the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego. On January 4th the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the cross was an unconstitutional
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)— U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), Chairman of the Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined a group of senators Tuesday in sending a letter calling on the top Republicans on the House appropriations and budget committees to reject a call to eliminate foreign
NEW YORK (Press Release)–B’nai B’rith International strongly urges the United Nations Security Council to reject the biased resolution recently proposed by the Palestinian Authority that would single out Israeli settlements as a focus of condemnation. If necessary, the United States should employ its veto power to defeat this harmful resolution. In previous remarks, U.S. Secretary
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Middle East
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The mantra of the press is that the United States is likely to lose its major Arab ally, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Certainly Mubarak does some of what the United States would have him do – things he believed were in his interest, such as opposing Hamas – but he
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Shoshana BryenWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Barack Obama briefed the American people on Tuesday about the unfolding situation in Egypt. Here are his remarks: THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. Over the past few days, the American people have watched the situation unfolding in Egypt. We’ve seen enormous demonstrations by the Egyptian people. We’ve borne witness to the
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Travel and Food
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–People with long memories remind us that Yoav Galant isn’t the only Israeli war hero to cut legal corners; the comings and goings of Moshe Dayan and Ariel Sharon are often cited in this context. But Galant is the first to be punished for it. His appointment as the next IDF Chief
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel–Despite claims to the contrary, Israel is a secular country. There is, however, a modicum of truth in the assertion that the stream of Judaism defined as orthodox exerts undue influence, both political and social, over various aspects of life in Israel. Notwithstanding, the majority of Israelis remain doggedly secular,
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish ReligionCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Deceased Southwestern Jewish Press, September 30, 1955, Page 5 Ida Lipinsky, a resident of San Diego for 28 years, passed away on September 19th. She was a member of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, the Daughters of Israel, the City of Hope, Birdie Stodel B.B., the Eastern Star, Jolly 16,
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