By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — This oldie from the Kingston Trio (“They’re rioting in Africa . . . “) is an appropriate theme for today, even though we have to look beyond its details. The general point remains. There’s chaos in lots of places, and we must hope that somebody doesn’t make it a lot
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAEli is the older singer
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Israel is a marvelous country and I deem it a privilege to live here as a citizen. But nowadays the Jewish state is seriously (I hope not irreparably) marred by a terrible government. Perhaps it’s even more menacing than our hostile and volatile neighbors. As the Hebrew Prophets have
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Middle EastIsraeli politicians warmly welcome Jonathan Pollard’s impending release (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli politicians warmly welcomed the news that Jonathan Pollard, the Israeli spy imprisoned in the U.S. for nearly 30 years, is due to be freed on parole in November. “Throughout his time in prison, I consistently raised the issue of his release in
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International, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Gov. Mike Huckabee, presidential candidate, preacher, and talk show host, seems to believe that he has special access to Jewish historical pain. Yet what he uttered about the dubious nuclear deal with Iran served only to Trump his own calibrations about how to get some attention. Huckabee’s utterance,
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International, Middle East, USAThe Debate Over Jewish Achievement: Exploring the Nature and Nurture of Human Accomplishment by Steven L. Pease, Deucalion, Sonoma, California; ISBN 978-0-9825168-4-3 ©2015, $19.95, p. 275, plus bibliography and index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — The Jewish people are an enigma to historians, social scientists, and pundits of various stripes who cannot quite fathom
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish ReligionMajority of Americans want Congress to reject Iran nuclear deal, poll says (JNS.org) A majority of Americans want Congress to reject the Iran nuclear deal, a new survey has found. According to a CNN/ORC poll—which interviewed 1,017 adults from July 22-25—52 percent of Americans believe Congress should reject the agreement, including 66 percent of Republicans
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — He’s done it again. The nice man who happens to be the US President has called for an end to homophobia in Africa. May he have more success than his call for equality and democracy in Cairo. The best he, Tom Friedman and others could do about that earlier aspiration
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Ira Sharkansky, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Hollow Holocaust Analogy: Huckabee accused Obama of being so naïve about Iran that he accepted a nuclear deal that would “take the Israelis and basically march them to the door of the oven.” Jews don’t go to their deaths like lambs to the slaughter when they possess 75 to 400
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — When it comes to investing, boring is best. Put your money into a diversified portfolio of low-cost mutual funds, rebalance periodically, and forget about it! If you have significant assets, consider using a fee-only advisor (www.napfa.org) who can manage for tax efficiency as well. After all, saving taxes can boost
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Sheryl RowlingBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Shark attacks are on the rise around the world, with numerous attacks off the Carolina coast this summer and a recent fatal attack off the Australian coast. What was unusual about a shark attack in the Middle East in 2010? A. The Israeli navy was engaged in anti-terror training near
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Mark D. Zimmerman, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & SatireIsraeli minister meets secretly with chief Palestinian Authority negotiator (JNS.org) Israeli Interior Minister and Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom (Likud) held a secret meeting with chief Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat in the Jordanian capital of Amman last week. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways to renew the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, which
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Numerous speakers during a Sunday, July 26, rally at Balboa Park passionately decried the nuclear arms deal that the United States and other major world powers recently reached with Iran, but the San Diegan who easily was the hero of the day chose the printed word-not the microphone-to
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