Donald H. Harrison

Case study: How state’s fiscal crisis affects Grossmont College

By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California –  Grossmont Community College is a study in fiscal contrasts.  On the one hand, work is being completed on a new student center and administration complex, the last in a series of shiny and modern buildings and additions paid for by bonds that voters approved in 2002.  The […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education

Obama-backed Egyptian candidate threatens war on Israel

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Everything has been so predictable. Designated “moderate” and U.S.-backed Egyptian leader Muhammad ElBaradei has made a profoundly shocking statement that should change U.S. policy overnight, show how disastrous Obama Administration policy was, and mark the beginning of the coming electoral defeat for the president. But presumably nothing will change. ElBaradei,

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Middle East, USA

World should know: Hezbollah is planning next war against Israel

  By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Richard Goldstone wants us to believe that if only Israel had cooperated with the cabal investigating Operation Cast Lead, the result would have been different. What then has he to say about the new IDF report that Hezbollah has been digging under hundreds of villages in southern Lebanon, hiding

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

An interview with short story writer Racelle Rosett

By Danny Bloom CHIAYI, Taiwan– I recently sat down on the internet— and in internet time —  asked Los Angeles writer Racelle Rosett a few questions by email about her published short stories on Jewish life. Among her published gems are “Moving Waters,” Levi” and “Shomer.” (Our edited “conversation” follows below. Rosett is an award-winning

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Travel and Food

How The Bizarre World of Middle East Studies Messes Up U.S. Foreign Policy

Lawrence puts his hand in the flame of a match after lighting a cigarette. POTTER: Ow! It damn well hurts. LAWRENCE: Certainly, it hurts! POTTER: Well, what’s the trick then? LAWRENCE: The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts. –“Lawrence of Arabia,” the film. By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel –Engaging in Middle East

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International, Middle East, USA