By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Something like 30 Israelis have died in the present wave of violence. Some call it the Knifing or Stabbing Intifada, in reference to the large incidence of attacks with knives, by a male or female, most of whom have ranged in age from 15 to 35. Some have been as […]
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Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and FoodBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — The dogma of unreasoned hate pervades the atmosphere in seats of higher learning and research as campaigners for an end to Israel make dangerous inroads into the once hallowed hallways of British academia. The beginning of 2016 saw the nadir of freedom of speech at King College London, a once
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–I’m not in a position to comment on the merits of the criticism that Naftali Bennett, the leader of the Habayit Hayehudi party and in that capacity a senior member of the government of Israel, expressed at the security conference in Tel Aviv the other day. Though, as expected from every
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By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California- Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Great Nome Gold Rush opened to a full and enthusiastic house on Saturday night. Part of the reason for the fervent response was a group of very fine actors. Jason Maddy, Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper, Richard Baird, Jacquelyn Ritz, Julian Diaz, Louis Lotorto, Katie
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & BroadcastTurkey considers senior diplomat as next ambassador to Israel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Turkey is considering appointing a senior diplomatic official to be the country’s next ambassador to Israel as part of its efforts to restore ties between the countries, the Turkish newspaper Sozcu reported on Wednesday. According to the report, Ankara has decided to
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — One memorable day when Bob Holloway was in high school, his track coach said that he was such a good long distance runner he’d like him and other members of the team to compete at summer track meets up and down the state. Thrilled, Holloway came home and told his
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – If the listing were in an Almanac, it might read something like this: 250,000th ride, Jewish Family Service’s On The Go Senior Transportation, San Diego: Jan. 20, 2016 Passenger: Anna Ritter. Volunteer Driver: Howard Kugler. Anna Ritter and Howard Kugler never met before Wednesday, Jan. 20, when he
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By James Trout DES MOINES, Iowa – I’m one of The RespectAbility Report’s newest reporters. I’m covering the presidential candidates and what they say and do on disability issues. It’s literally five degrees in Iowa, and yet I’m having the time of my life! Each day I get to speak with different presidential candidates
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