Donald H. Harrison

Ex-CIA agent arrested on charges of leaking information on U.S.’s covert Iran operations

WASHINGTON (Press Release) – A former CIA officer was arrested Thursday on charges that he illegally disclosed national defense information and obstructed justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia. Jeffrey Alexander Sterling, 43, of O’Fallon, Mo., was charged in a […]

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Travel and Food

Scholar will tell how lessons of biblical patriarchs and matriarchs can improve modern life

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– Is it possible to gain deep insight into our personal human struggles by exploring familiar Bible characters and their stories? Modern master of biblical interpretation, Rabbi Norman J. Cohen, brings biblical ancestors to life as husbands, wives, parents and siblings. Using midrash – interpretive literature that reads between the lines of

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Jewish Religion

Did Israelites steal or request objects of silver and gold from Egyptians?

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Many people find at least one aspect of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt unsettling: “The Israelites had done Moses’ bidding and borrowed from the Egyptians objects of silver and gold, and clothing. And the Lord had disposed the Egyptians favorably toward the people, and they let them have

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Jewish Religion

A bissel this, a bissel that—San Diego Jewish news and chatter

(Column 4, January 6, 2011)   By Donald H. Harrison San Diego and Israel Monica Bauer Federman, spokeswoman for the Anti-Defamation League, which always works closely with law enforcement agencies, says there will be a San Diego Police Department presence at the dueling Middle East rallies on Sunday afternoon in Balboa Park to make certain

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Yeruchem Eilfort-Rabbi

Z.O.A.: U.S. should not merely condemn violence, but name and seek justice against perpetrators

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has called upon President Barack Obama to condemn by name the Islamist terrorists who carried out attacks in Egypt, Iraq, Palestinian-controlled areas and Nigeria that have occurred in recent weeks and months. The ZOA has argued that it is inadequate that President Obama merely expresses condolences

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Travel and Food

ADL expresses concern about alliance between two anti-Israel groups

NEW YORK (Press Release) — A burgeoning alliance between two stridently anti-Israel organizations raises concern about the potential for increased anti-Israel activity on college and university campuses in 2011, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), which has promoted extreme anti-Israel views since its founding in 2006, is facilitating and coordinating

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USA

Hillary Clinton heads for the Arab Gulf States

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Qatar from January 8-13. At each stop, Secretary Clinton will consult with government officials on a full range of regional and bilateral issues, and emphasize the importance of government-civil society engagement. In addition to these meetings,

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Travel and Food

J Street protests Israel Knesset’s commission of inquiry

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement, criticizing the Knesset’s recent approval of a commission of inquiry into Israeli non-governmental organizations focused on issues of human rights and civil society: “J Street strongly objects to the Knesset’s approval of a commission of inquiry into Israeli human rights and

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Middle East

University of Haifa to award 44 scholarships in names of Carmel fire victims

HAIFA (Press Release)–The University of Haifa will be awarding 44 scholarships in a unique and moving project to commemorate of each of the 44 men and women who tragically died in the Carmel fire. The scholarships are the generous gift of  Leon H. Charney, Chairman of the University of Haifa Board of Governors, and will

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Amazing stories of Jonas Feurzeig’s abilities recounted at his funeral

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – As speakers at his funeral told stories on Wednesday, Jan. 5,  of Jonas Feurzeig’s seemingly magical abilities,  more than a few attendees looked at his simple pine casket waiting to be lowered into a grave in the King David section of Greenwood Cemetery.  It would have been shocking,

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Lieberman’s investigation of NGO funding sources smacks of McCarthyism

 By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The West is tilting to the political right. The US Congress, the governing coalition in the UK, the domination of the Conservative prime minister in Canada as well as the political constellations in many European countries all point in the same direction. Israel is no exception. Even the centrist Kadima party

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Middle East