By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — We are awaiting the publication of the international tribunal report on who killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri We all know the Syrian government did it but recently there seems to have been more and more evidence that Hizballah was involved as well. The problem is that if […]
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Middle East
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Two Israeli Arab intellectuals, both graduates of Israeli universities, one an editor the other a writer, were discussing – in Hebrew, of course – on Israeli TV on Saturday night the latter’s new book in which he argues for a re-evaluation of the way in which his people, all
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Travel and Food
HAIFA (Press Release)–Fast development is often perceived as an advantage, as it enables better harmony with one’s environment and readiness to cope with the challenges that it poses. However, research conducted at the University of Haifa, Israel, and University of California, Santa Cruz, and published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE*, found that the acceleration
Over 90 and Loving It, directed by Susan Polis Schutz, 70 minutes By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I had the triple privilege of watching this documentary with my father-in-law Sam Zeiden, 92, and seeing among the 14 vignettes, two about San Diegans whom I have met, the late Medal of Honor recipient John
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Donald H. HarrisonCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff The Fiftieth Golden Jubilee of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 1905-1955 Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 22 By Isadore Jacobson It is just 50 years ago this Yom Kippur evening that the very few Jewish families who then resided here in San Diego decided that plans should be
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Adventures in SD History, San Diego CountyBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — A pivotal moment in Israeli political history. The Labor Party, the founding political organization of the state, ruler of the country for its first 29 years, and perennial member of government coalitions has splintered like an undercooked felafel, that is, very messily. Defense Minister and Labor party leader Ehud
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Middle East
By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California– Fate: destiny, outcome chance, providence. When Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt were youngsters taking piano lessons, it never occurred to them that one day their paths would cross and they would be forever locked together playing dueling piano’s (if you will) and making a name for themselves, not as
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastWASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) — While U.S. and Israeli officials claim Iran has slowed down its nuclear drive, new analysis by the Federation of American Scientists demonstrates that Iran’s enrichment capacity grew during 2010 and warns against complacency as five world powers resume talks with Iran this week. The study indicates that Iran’s centrifuges appear to
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Travel and FoodBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Since predicting the future is hard, to say the least, it’s always interesting when one can clearly see a crisis looming months ahead of time. The usual pattern is for the impending problem to be ignored until the last minute, then it is suddenly discovered by journalists and policymakers with great
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Middle East, USABy Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — In light of the recent shootings in Tucson, most Americans are focused on what’s being done to help the mentally ill. For some, it’s business as usual. For some, it’s struggling at home making things ‘almost’ or next to right. For others help is available but with coaxing and
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastLONDON (WJC)–Terry Jones, an extremist pastor from Florida, who said Judaism was “of the devil” and last year threatened to burn a Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, has been denied entry into the UK. A spokesman for the British government said the decision had been taken because of “numerous comments” by Jones
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Travel and Food
By Eileen Wingard NEW YORK– A ten-year-old violin prodigy, Mark Karlinsky, a thirteen-year old Israeli-Chinese pianist, Motti Bentov, two male dancers, Joseph Chaikin and Tal Adler-Arieli, the celebrated violin and piano siblings Gil and Orly Shaham, and a Rock Band, Shorashim were part of the eclectic mix at the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Gala Concert last
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Eileen WingardWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) Congressman Ted Poe (R-Texas), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement criticizing the decision to officially hoist the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flag outside its office in Washington, DC: “Why are we allowing the Palestinian flag to be raised in our nation’s capital? They haven’t done anything
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USA
By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–Americans of all political persuasions are shocked and outraged by the attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and those who joined her for a community meeting at a supermarket in Tucson, Arizona. Six innocent people were killed and thirteen wounded in an attack by a mentally disturbed individual at one of
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