Donald H. Harrison

Lebanese tribunal may set off new round of civil strife

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Years of waiting–though leaks have been plentiful–have just about ended with the word from the international tribunal that four Hizballah officials, including the group’s deputy military commander Mustafa Badreddine were involved in killing Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafiq Hariri in February 2005. Yet Hizballah is now the leading force […]

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Middle East

StandWithUs urges cancellation of Gaza Flotilla

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — Thirty-four Americans and four crew members are in Athens set to sail on the American-flagged ship The Audacity of Hope. The ship is part  of the “Freedom Flotilla II,” an international flotilla organized to violate  Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, allegedly to deliver humanitarian  aid. StandWithUs, an international 

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Middle East

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 29, 1956, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Betrothal Southwestern Jewish Press, June 29, 1956, Page 2 Mr. and Mrs. Rubin Recht announce the engagement of their daughter, Lucille, to Donald Goldman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Goldman, on June 15. Donald attended San Diego Jr. College and is currently attending Calif. State Polytechnic College

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Adventures in SD History, Jewish History

Not confusing tactics with the goal in the circumcision controversy

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Sometimes, we have to distinguish between goals and tactics. A case in point: A member of our Jewish community is justifiably outraged by the campaign to ban circumcisions as inhumane, and is particularly up-in-arms by a cartoon book depicting mohels as blood-thirsty, bearded torturers – caricatures reminiscent of

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Donald H. Harrison

Split deepens between Egypt’s religious establishment and Muslim Brotherhood

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA , Israel — In a major new development an Islamic force has arisen to challenge the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and support a more moderate regime in that country. This is a surprising opponent but the only one that could be of significance: al-Azhar University. Why is Egypt’s Islamic establishment taking on

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International, Middle East

What Muslim countries teach their students about Jews

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM– A chance encounter led me to the offices of IMPACT, the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education, where I was able to learn about their work and see for myself the fruits of their labour from its acting director, educational counselor Shelley Elkayam. Situated in

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Travel and Food

Dig uncovers commoner’s dwelling dating to Kingdom of Israel

HAIFA (Press Release)–Exceptional detective-archaeological work at the first season of archaeological digs at Tel Shikmona, on the southern edge of Israel’s city of Haifa, has uncovered the remains of a house dating back to the period of the Kingdom of Israel. The site was excavated about 40 years ago and due to neglect and layers of

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Science, Medicine, & Education

July 4th a time to celebrate ideals

By Senator Barbara Boxer WASHINGTON, D.C. –On the Fourth of July, we celebrate not only America’s birthday but also the birth of our nation’s founding ideals as set forth in the Declaration of Independence. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met to approve Thomas Jefferson’s revolutionary statement “that all men are created equal,

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USA

OPIC announces $500 million financing for small businesses in Egypt and Jordan

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Relesse) – Making significant progress  toward fulfilling Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s pledge of U.S.  investment support for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the  Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) approved $500 million in financing to support lending to small businesses in Egypt and Jordan. The project

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International

3 GOP congressman criticize U.S. contacts with Muslim Brotherhood

WASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) –Following remarks made by Secretary of State Hilary Clinton that the Obama Administration is now pursuing a policy of “limited contacts” with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Rep. Trent Franks (AZ-02), a member of the House Committee on Armed Services, Friday denounced this policy of engaging an “extremely violent Islamic fundamentalist group” saying:

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Middle East