Donald H. Harrison

Obama admin. sent taxpayer money to campaign to oust Netanyahu

The State Department paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayers grants to an Israeli group that used the money to build a campaign to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in last year’s Israeli parliamentary elections, a congressional investigation concluded Tuesday. Some $350,000 was sent to OneVoice, ostensibly to support the group’s efforts to back […]

Obama admin. sent taxpayer money to campaign to oust Netanyahu Read More »

Middle East, USA

Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton

Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at a New Hampshire rally Thursday morning, at last ending a searing and closer-than-expected primary campaign against the former secretary of state. “It is not enough to win the nomination,” said Sanders at Portsmouth High School Thursday, joined by Clinton on stage. “Secretary Clinton has won

Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton Read More »

USA

Editor’s Mailbag: July 12, 2016

Here are some news articles and press releases of interest received at the offices of San Diego Jewish World: Legislation adopted to combat terror financing WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (D-San Diego) helped pass on Monday night a series of smart, targeted proposals to combat the illicit financing of terrorist groups, arms and

Editor’s Mailbag: July 12, 2016 Read More »

International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA

Middle East Roundup: July 12, 2016

Israeli official urges UNESCO to reject ‘effort to distort’ Jerusalem’s history (JNS.org) Israeli Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold sent a scathing letter to the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Monday (UNESCO), criticizing a draft UNESCO resolution that calls for a return to the “historic status quo” on the Temple

Middle East Roundup: July 12, 2016 Read More »

Middle East

In memory of a fallen hero from Exodus-47

  By Jerry Klinger July 18, 1947, in international waters off the coast of Sinai, a shadowing British battle fleet attacked an unarmed American Chesapeake Bay steamer, the President Warfield. They had been shadowing the lumbering vessel since she left Sete in France. A warning to stop and submit to boarding came from the light cruiser

In memory of a fallen hero from Exodus-47 Read More »

Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, USA

Detective, romance story based on Salem Witch Trials

How to Hang A Witch by Adriana Mather; Alfred A. Knopf; © 2016; ISBN 978055-3539479; 358 pages including author’s notes; $17.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Adriana Mather is the author and Samantha Mather is the fictional protagonist of this mystery-romance-supernatural novel for young adults that draws upon the Salem Witch Trials for

Detective, romance story based on Salem Witch Trials Read More »

Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

10 things that could go awry at the GOP convention

WASHINGTON — The real action at the Republican National Convention will be the action no one sees coming. “It’s not the ‘Real Housewives’ series, but it could be the Real Convention Delegates of Cleveland,” said Timothy Walch, an Iowa-based political author who’s studied conventions. Convention organizers plot tightly scripted, carefully choreographed exercises in promoting their

10 things that could go awry at the GOP convention Read More »

USA

Police kill nude gunman who fired on houses, threatened motorists in East St. Louis

EAST ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A nude man armed with a shotgun and a pistol was killed in an exchange of shots with police here Monday morning after he stood in a street firing at homes and pointing a weapon at passing motorists, officials said. Illinois State Police, who are investigating but did not participate

Police kill nude gunman who fired on houses, threatened motorists in East St. Louis Read More »

USA

Massive mangrove die-off in Australia linked to climate change

Sydney (dpa) – A massive die-off of mangrove swamps along the northern coast of Australia was linked to climate change by a leading scientist on Monday. More than 7,000 hectares of dead mangroves along a remote 700-kilometre stretch of coastline was filmed from a helicopter by scientists over the weekend after reports from indigenous rangers

Massive mangrove die-off in Australia linked to climate change Read More »

International, The World We Share

File of Lebanese Exiled in Israel Makes Comeback, Maronite League Requests ‘Offering them a Chance’

Beirut-The case of the Lebanese who fled to Israel in 2000 returned lately to the forefront after the Maronite League reopened their case by describing it as “a bleeding wound that should be treated for good.” However, there are several legal, political and even popular obstacles that prevent concerned parties from reaching a compromise to

File of Lebanese Exiled in Israel Makes Comeback, Maronite League Requests ‘Offering them a Chance’ Read More »

Middle East