By Carol Miller She was tiny, as perfectly proportioned as the doll she appeared to be, and as she walked toward me I could see she was also beautifully outfitted in a two-piece short-sleeved Thai silk dress of reserved color in a conservative Western design, with a gold-and-pearl brooch at the neck, and unobtrusive gold […]
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Travel and Food
By David Amos SAN DIEGO — After having attended hundreds, if not thousands of concerts, and personally participated in as many as a performer, I have become somewhat choosy in the programs to which I am invited. There are many interesting approaches to my opening sentence, but here are a few insights of my own
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Travel and Food
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — President Obama denounced the violent repression of Muslim Brotherhood protestors in Egypt by the military government. Fearing that new democratic elections might bring the Muslim Brotherhood back to power, he suggested that new elections be monitored by the North Carolina Electoral Board to guarantee that a wealthy white Christian
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Lawrence Baron, USA
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the loss of life in Cairo over the past two days is deeply to be regretted, President Obama’s tepid statement on the “cycle of violence” in Egypt and cancellation of the biannual U.S.-Egypt Bright Star military exercise evidence a lack of strategic awareness. The result is increasing American
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenJERUSALEM — The present stage of discussions between Israelis and Palestinians, is occurring with loud noises of complaint from both parties, with Americans also squawking, more often in one of the Palestinian choruses than in an Israeli chorus. There are multiple sources of noise from all sides. “Moderate” Palestinians criticize Israel for proceeding with the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
Cantor: Peace requires Palestinian ‘cultural mind-shift’ (JNS.org) U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), the House Majority Leader, said while leading a trip of 28 congressmen to Israel that he doesn’t envision progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict until there is a Palestinian “cultural mind-shift.” “Until that point comes, I don’t think that there will be much
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InternationalJohn Kerry, ‘capitalizing’ on Netanyahu ‘anxiety,’ warns Israel may face increased isolation (JNS.org) Secretary of State John Kerry, “capitalizing” on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “anxiety” about Israel facing increased isolation, recently warned Netanyahu that the Jewish state might soon face an international delegitimization campaign “on steroids,” columnist Jeffrey Goldberg reported for Bloomberg View. “There
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InternationalSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The 15-year-old San Diego Jewish Men’s Choir is releasing “Heritage,” its first CD, with a preview of two of it songs to be performed Aug. 25 on the Chabad Telethon at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. The group also will perform some selections from the album at a Chanukah
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San Diego CountyBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There was a three-minute item tucked into the middle of Tuesday’s Channel 2 prime time news that would provide ample justification for the Israeli government to suspend negotiations with the Palestinians, if they chose to do so. By scrolling, you can find it in the 17 to the 20 minute
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb NEW YORK — There is a phrase that one hears quite commonly nowadays: “It is what it is.” There is something that has always disturbed me about that phrase. To me, the phrase seems to be stating that things will remain as they are and that there is no possibility
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Jewish ReligionTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), a common disorder that impairs fertility by impacting menstruation, ovulation, hormones, and more, is closely related to insulin levels. Women with the disorder are typically “insulin resistant” — their bodies produce an overabundance of insulin to deliver glucose from the blood into the muscles. The excess
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Jeffrey F. Barken and Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org HAIFA—Jay Ruderman has observed for years that when American Jewish leaders visit Israel or when Israeli leaders visit the United States, the conversation is “always about Israel” and how the Jewish state relates to Iran, Syria, the Palestinians, and others. “What’s happening in the American Jewish community?” and
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Jacob Kamaras, USAJohn Kerry: U.S. views all Jewish communities beyond pre-1967 lines as ‘illegitimate’ (JNS.org) Reacting to Israel’s announcement of 1,200 new housing units in eastern Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria, Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the U.S. “views all of the settlements as illegitimate.” Israel is “only building within the borders of communities
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International
By Lloyd Levy LONDON–The European Union has issued a very serious threat to Israel, which if implemented will be a major threat to Israel’s economic development. The threat indeed is so far reaching that it is almost incomprehensible in its implications, and yet has received little mainstream publicity. The European Union, is the misbegotten attempt
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Lloyd Levy, Middle East