By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — As of the end of January, Democrats had a slight registration lead in San Diego’s First City Council District – 26,107 Democrats (34.8 percent) to 22,448 Republicans (29.95 percent) among a total pool of 74,941 voters. Independent voters, listed as “decline to state” also outdrew Republicans with 23,135 […]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The shelling of Syrian soldiers by the Turkish military is one more step back into Great Power politics — historic Turkish-Russian enmity played out over Kurds and Syrians. The U.S. appears to believe 21st century wars cannot be won by military force and that battling parties can be induced to set aside
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Republican frontrunner Donald Trump (okay, take a second and read those words again!) has drawn criticism from some Israel supporters because of his recent comments on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, when he stated, “Let me be sort of a neutral guy,” while declining to say who was
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — When someone dies, it is not always time for ‘a celebration of life’ With the Academy Awards pending, I recall the touching memorial list they presented a few years ago, after the untimely death of Michael Jackson. The touching, if theatrical necrology included Michael Jackson but neglected
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USAIsrael intercepts Gaza-bound drone shipment disguised as toys (JNS.org) A shipment of drones disguised as toys that was bound for the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip was recently intercepted by Israeli security personnel at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced Sunday. The drones were discovered during a search of a truck carrying
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JERUSALEM (WJC) — Samuel Willenberg, the last survivor of the Treblinka death camp who died on Friday in Israel at the age of 93, beat the odds.. About 870,000 people, most of them Jews, died in the gas chambers at Treblinka. It was the second largest Nazi German death camp after Auschwitz-Birkenau. “Samuel Willenberg wa a hero
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International, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorialsBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Things to Say to Donald Trump Supporters when they say: “He’s funding his own campaign and is not beholden to any special interest group.” Whether Donald Trump has ten billion dollars as he boasts, or only four billion as Forbes estimates, he is a special interest group.The corollary to the reasoning that he
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In the matter of replacing the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, we have been witnessing a tactic perhaps best described as Republican senators putting fingers in their ears and saying to President Obama “we know we won’t like what you are going to tell us, so
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Rubinstein
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A few days ago the IDF Commander in chief told a group of high school students that he didn’t like a soldier emptying his magazine against a 13 year old girl with a pair of scissors.” The storm was quick in coming. Rightists, accused him of disarming Israel’s capacity to
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastOr the Daughter of Not Without My Daughter By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — One day in 1991, a huge “skyscraper” size portrait of Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini was draped on full display in Israel and as can be imagined caused quite a bit of consternation. Police arrived on the scene to find that it actually
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Books, Poetry & Short StoriesBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Let’s imagine that you grew up in a liberal, self-identifying Jewish family. You’re pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, pro-immigration, pro-diversity, and pro-Israel. On the first four counts, it would seem, you are closely aligned with Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. But on the fifth count, Israel, you find
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpo_Marx
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO –This is the first in a series of periodic reports addressing how Jewish community members and candidates are lining up in the current election cycle. For the purpose of identifying members of our community, the names of known Jewish community members are printed in boldface type. SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL Charles and Randi
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