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Recapping SDJW’s political endorsements for Nov. 6

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Here is a  recap of our bipartisan endorsements for national, state and local offices. In making our independent evaluations, we paid particular attention to American Jewish community concerns, both foreign and domestic. President — Mitt Romney U.S. Senator — Dianne Feinstein Congress, 51st District — Juan Vargas Congress, 52nd District

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Federation chair eulogizes Jan Tuttleman

By Claire Ellman  SAN DIEGO — Jan “June” Tuttleman served as the immediate past chair of Jewish Federation of San Diego County, 2010- 2011. She also served as Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy (formerly Women’s Division) President from 1999-2001, and served as a board member of the United Jewish Communities National Women’s Philanthropy and held the portfolio

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San Diego Calendar

Have Palestinians lost opportunity for state of their own?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Is Palestine history? That is, have its various leaders lost the opportunity to make their place name into a country? Most likely yes, but it will not disappear soon from agendas of international politics. In other words, the idea will hang on, and provide stimulus to Palestinians and others feeling

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JNS news briefs: November 2, 2012

Defense ministry official: Israel has no top-level contact with Morsi government (JNS.org) Israel currently does not have, and is unlikely to have in the future, any top-tier political ties with the Egyptian regime so long as Mohammed Morsi is in power, the head of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Diplomatic-Security Bureau Amos Gilad said Nov. 2, Israel

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International

Ultra-Orthodox culture clash factor in neighborhood elections

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is concern here not only for Obama vs Romney next Tuesday, or Netanyahu vs who knows on January 22nd, but also for the more difficult choices facing French Hill in the election for a neighborhood committee (מנהלת) November 22nd. You’ve heard about a storm in a tea cup. This is a

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JNS news briefs: November 1, 2012

  Israel nabs Gazan suspected of transferring millions to Hamas (JNS.org) The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), in cooperation with the Israel Police, recently arrested a Gaza metal merchant involved in transferring millions of dollars into the Gaza Strip and to Hamas, Israel Hayom reported. In addition, the man reportedly sold metal components to the

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International

Obama’s presidential failures

By Isaac Yetiv LA JOLLA, California–I have never missed a vote in my 45 years in the US. As an independent, I have never voted for a party but for a candidate who happened to be Democrat or Republican. I made my choice based on a few criteria including the candidates’ past performance and experience,

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USA

JNS news briefs: October 31, 2012

  Former Democrats Abroad Israel chair: Obama soured U.S.-Israel relations (JNS.org) In its final advertisement before the Nov. 6 election including the testimony of Jews who regret previously supporting President Barack Obama, the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) features Jerusalem resident Bryna Franklin, former chair of Democrats Abroad Israel, who says “that special relationship does not exist”

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International

Obama has been Israel’s friend

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — This is a full throated endorsement of the re-election of Barack Obama.  Why?  Well, let’s look at what he has achieved: Hunted down and killed Osama bin Laden; But the President understands that the fight against terrorism and Al Qa’ida is not over.  In his National Security Strategy, the

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Israel must be a major concern in presidential race

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–When I wrote my editorial reluctantly endorsing Mitt Romney, I anticipated that there would be many people who would disagree with me.  I had such a difficult time deciding the right course of action, it was only natural that other people pondering the election could reach different conclusions. Some supporters

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