Donald H. Harrison

The President and Israel’s scientific accomplishments

March 21, 2013

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama has had an opportunity during his visit to see some of Israel’s pioneering technology. The list (with thanks to Tom Gross) includes energy alternatives; search and rescue technology; a bionic exoskeleton that allows paraplegics to walk; and a “third eye” camera that helps prevent automobile collisions. If […]

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Filner, Davis support naming new courthouse for Carter & Keep

March 21, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52), continuing Congresswoman Susan Davis’ efforts, introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday, March 21, to name a new federal courthouse in San Diego after judges James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep, who were trailblazers in their field. The James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep Federal Courthouse Naming

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San Diego County

Obama urges Israelis to put themselves in Palestinians’ shoes

March 21, 2013

Here is the text of President Barack Obama‘s address Thursday at the Jerusalem Convention Center, as prepared for delivery (and below that are his comments in Ramalah, Palestine Authority, with PA President Mahmoud Abbas. Remarks of President Barack Obama To the People of Israel Jerusalem Convention Center March 21, 2013 Shalom. It is an honor

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Middle East

JNS news briefs: March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

Netanyahu to Obama in Israel: Diplomacy and sanctions have not stopped Iran (JNS.org) President Barack Obama in Israel dismissed a U.S. policy of containment for the Iranian nuclear threat and echoed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement that the Jewish state has the right to “defend itself, by itself” during a joint press conference with the

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International

Iran will dominate Obama-Netanyahu talks

March 20, 2013

By Yaakov Lappin JINSA Visiting Fellow U.S. President Barack Obama is in Israel today on for his first state visit here. He will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss three core strategic security issues. The first issue will undoubtedly be Iran’s nuclear program, an issue that dwarfs all others in terms of

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Middle East

Senate super-majority urges Obama to ‘stand by Israel’

March 20, 2013

(JNS.org) A bipartisan letter signed by more than three-fourths of the U.S. Senate urged President Barack Obama to stand by Israel ahead of his trip to the Middle East. The letter, signed by 78 U.S. senators including U.S. Sen Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) and supported by the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), asks Obama to “reaffirm

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USA

What would it take to silence your ego?

March 20, 2013

By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz NEW YORK — “Now, the man Moshe was very humble, more so than any person on the face of the Earth” – Numbers 12:3 A famous and familiar verse. But if Moshe Rabbeinu is our role model for humility, who is our Biblical exemplar for ego? There are a lot of

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Jewish Religion

Friendship, not breakthroughs, object of Obama visit

March 20, 2013

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — President Obama is only the fifth sitting US President to visit Israel and like his predecessor, George W. Bush, waited until after the first term to make such a visit. Major diplomatic announcements or breakthroughs are not expected in any of the stops – to Israel, the West Bank or Jordan.

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Middle East

Book examines Muslim anti-Semitism

March 20, 2013

The Sons of Pigs and Apes: Muslim Antisemitism and the Conspiracy of Silence by Neil J. Kressel, Potomac Books, Washington, D.C.; ISBN 978-1-59797-702-9 ©2012, $29.95, p. 206, plus addenda and index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — The word “anti-Semitism” is a relatively new word to the English language, being coined sometime after 1860.

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Fred Reiss, EdD, Middle East

Jewish-interest license plate: Kal Ram

March 20, 2013

SAN DIEGO — Melanie Rubin, license-plate spotter extraordinaire, found it, and Shahar Masori, Israeli-born son in law of the publishers, translated it: “Kal means light as in lighter than air. And ram means high as in higher than a kite…” Somebody, obviously, is feeling great!

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Jewish Religion, Melanie Rubin

Money Maven: The Passover Fairy

March 20, 2013

By Sheryl Rowling Sheryl asked me to do the column for her this time because “this year, Passover falls right in the busiest part of tax season!” I said to her, “Why is this year different from any other year?” That girl has no sense of humor these days … Dear Passover Fairy, I’m trying

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Jewish Religion, Sheryl Rowling

JNS news briefs: March 20, 2013

March 20, 2013

Obama in Israel says he is in ‘historic homeland of the Jewish people’ (JNS.org) Presenting a contrast to his Cairo speech four years ago—during which he said that Israel was born from the Holocaust—U.S. President Barack Obama in Israel on Wednesday emphasized the historic link of the Jewish people to the Holy Land. Obama in

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International

Is Israeli-Palestinian accord even possible now?

March 20, 2013

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The day after the swearing in of Israel’s new government and the day before the arrival of President Obama, a symposium was held in Jerusalem under the title, “Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Where to?” on the occasion of the publication of The Routledge Handbook on the Israeli Palestinian Conflict, edited by Joel

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Middle East

UCSD administration rejects ‘Israel divestment’ bid

March 20, 2013

By Roz Rothstein LOS ANGELES –Although the UC San Diego student government voted last week for divestment from corporations doing business with Israel, the UC regents, who set investment policy, will not even consider the divestment resolution. After the student bill passed, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla reiterated that “divestment is not the

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Travel and Food

The President and Israel’s scientific accomplishments

Filner, Davis support naming new courthouse for Carter & Keep

Obama urges Israelis to put themselves in Palestinians’ shoes

JNS news briefs: March 21, 2013

Iran will dominate Obama-Netanyahu talks

Senate super-majority urges Obama to ‘stand by Israel’

What would it take to silence your ego?

Friendship, not breakthroughs, object of Obama visit

Book examines Muslim anti-Semitism

Jewish-interest license plate: Kal Ram

Money Maven: The Passover Fairy

JNS news briefs: March 20, 2013

Is Israeli-Palestinian accord even possible now?

UCSD administration rejects ‘Israel divestment’ bid

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