The past few months of national politics have been dominated by speculation that the Republican National Convention could turn ugly. It now appears the Democrats are headed toward their own version of convention conflict. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has run an unexpectedly tough campaign against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, wrote a letter […]
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USAWASHINGTON — With his prospects of becoming the Democratic nominee for president fading, Bernie Sanders is pushing hard for what he thinks is the next best thing: the party platform. It’s a document of policy positions and goals few are likely to read and the White House will barely notice. But Sanders hopes it will
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — When I was in my twenties, one of my favorite books was, Meetings with Remarkable Men by George Gurdjieff. Just recently, I had my meeting with two remarkable women, Deborah Szekely and Vivian Blackstone. Szkeley just celebrated her 94th birthday and Blackstone will be 88 this summer. When
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International, Michael Mantell, Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Travel and Foodhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_J._Stone
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Travel and FoodIsrael’s friends in the Western Pacific: Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, and Palau Researchers have sequenced the genome of the cassava – enabling them to better understand the genetic basis the plant’s disease resistance, quality and crop maturity. A research team in Kenya spent four years decoding the DNA, the genetic material, of the cassava plant,
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationPalestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki, praised on Saturday the United Nations Security Council for its first closed-door hearing to consider international protection for Palestinian Arabs. Al-Maliki claimed that the meeting was critical, given what he called the regular “violations of human rights” by Israel, which he referred to as “the occupying entity”. The Palestinian
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International, Middle EastIsrael’s population has risen to 8,522,000 according to figures published by the Central Bureau of Statistics ahead of Independence Day starting Wednesday evening. The population has grown more than tenfold since Israel was established in 1948 when the country had 806,000 residents. Since last Independence Day the population has grown by 2.2% and the Central
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SAN ANTONIO, May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Ten years and three months after its founding, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, has crossed the three million member mark. The news comes on the heels of an exceptional year for the Christian Zionist group, including the creation of a permanent Washington DC
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Middle East, USAThe Pumpkin, an Israeli fort in south Lebanon, first entered Matti Friedman’s mind in the winter of 1997. It was the voice of the radio news announcer that imprinted it there, with the announcement, delivered on a wet Jerusalem day, that his friend, Mordechai, had been gravely wounded in combat with Hezbollah guerrillas. A week
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Jewish History, Middle EastIt’s time the world — and Jews themselves — identify the People of the Book as indigenous people. At least, that’s the opinion of indigenous rights activist Ryan Bellerose of Alberta, Canada. He recently returned from his second trip to the Holy Land where he filmed a video supporting the concept for the Israeli advocacy
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastTel Aviv University and Israel Democracy Institute published a Peace Index on Monday revealing that less than half of the Israeli public perceives Binyamin Netanyahu”s government to be functioning adequately, according to a Channel 2 report. The general score that the government received was 5 out of 10. In the sphere of security, 47 percent
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Middle EastLondon’s newly elected Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, on Sunday paid respect to the millions of Jews slain in the Holocaust as his first public engagement in office, The Associated Press reported. Khan received a hero’s welcome from London’s Jewish community at the end of the Yom Hashoah ceremony, which brought together thousands from London’s Jewish
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International, Jewish HistoryThe National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau issued a travel advisory against Israelis visiting Tunisia on Monday, ahead of an expected Lag B’Omer festivities to be held May 25-26 in Ghriba, on the island of Djerba. “There is a severe travel warning for Tunisia (high concrete threat),” the Bureau said. “Terrorist elements, especially those affiliated with
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Most Israeli Jews support increased Jewish pluralism in Israel, and are in favor of the right to freedom of marriage, a survey released on Sunday found. The poll, published by The Jewish People Policy Institute, found that more than 60 percent of Israeli Jews back the legalization of civil marriages in the country. Over 80%
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