Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in our World-At-Home series, in which we endeavor to show that one can travel to every country of the world without ever leaving San Diego County – provided that one is willing to attend lectures, visit museums, go to ethnic festivals and take advantage of other diverse and manifold
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Donald H. HarrisonWASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives Howard L. Berman (D-CA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) and Robert J. Dold (R-IL) on Monday led a bi-partisan letter signed by 64 Members of Congress urging the House Judiciary Committee to swiftly reauthorize the “Lautenberg Amendment,” which is a lifeline for historically persecuted minorities escaping to seek refuge
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), ranking Democrat on the Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Monday issued the following statement about this weekend’s events in the Middle East: “This weekend’s events in the Middle East illustrate once again the existential threats Israel faces. As protesters rebel against authoritarian regimes throughout the Middle East, the
Assad used Nakba demonstration to keep grasp on power — Lowey Read More »
Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Susan Collins, (R-Maine) on Monday introduced a resolution in the Senate that expresses opposition to Palestinian efforts to seek unilateral recognition at the United Nations and states its firm belief that any Palestinian unity government must publicly and formally forswear terrorism, accept Israel’s right to exist, and reaffirm
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–On Nakba Day, thousands of Palestinians from Syria and Lebanon, as well as Gaza, marched toward Israel. On the border between the Golan Heights and Syria, the IDF was expecting the focus to be somewhere else, and by the time a handful of soldiers came to confront the marchers, some 150 of
‘Nakba’ border incidents have both sides preparing for more Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) –The University of California, San Diego on Monday announced the outstanding community leaders and campus supporters who have been selected to receive prestigious Chancellor’s Medals as UC San Diego’s 50th Anniversary year comes to a close. Chancellor’s Medal recipients for 2011 are Richard and Rita Atkinson, John and Ann Davies, Sheldon and Susan
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Roz Rothstein and Roberta P. Seid, PhD IRVINE, California — Here we go again. It’s spring, and for the Muslim Student Union (MSU) at UC Irvine (UCI), spring means it’s time for the MSU’s annual weeklong propaganda parade of hate programs against Israel and calls for punishing it with boycotts and divestment. Forget the
Here we go again—UC Irvine’s annual propoganda parade Read More »
USANEW YORK (Press Release)– Here are the results of the American Bible Contest, which was conducted Sunday under the auspices of the Jewish Agency for Israel: HEBREW HIGH SCHOOLS (i.e. kids who attend Jewish Day School and take an exam in Hebrew) Last Name First Name School Ranking Abramowitz Akiva Yeshiva of Flatbush 1 Kestenbaum
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Science, Medicine, & EducationSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Orel Hamori of Tijuana, Mexico, a student at Torah High School of San Diego, has been awarded an Alicia Flatow Scholarship for study next academic term in Israel. Hamori will study at the Michlala School with assistance from the scholarship named in memory of Alisa Flatow, a student from West
Torah H.S. student wins Flatow Scholarship for Israel study Read More »
San Diego Calendar(SDJW Editor’s Note: The following interview of J.J. Surbeck, executive director of T.E.A.M. was conducted by The California Review, a conservative student publication at the University of California at San Diego. It is reprinted with the permission of that publication. ) J.J. Surbeck is a San Diego peace activist who serves as the Executive Director of
Israel advocate debunks ‘apartheid state’ and other BDS myths Read More »
Middle East
By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — “Israel may be 63 years old today but its days are numbered.” So declared one of several thousand frenzied Arab protestors along one of three borders with Israel who broke into mayhem and violence yesterday—the May 14th anniversary of Israel’s independence (Huffington News). I don’t think so. The
Palestinians cynically manipulated in ‘nakba’ uprising Read More »
Middle East
“We are only 6% of the world population. We cannot impose our will on the other 94%. We cannot right every wrong, reverse each adversity…We cannot be the American solution to every world problem.” —John F. Kennedy “We have no commission from God to police the world.”—Benjamin Harrison By Isaac Yetiv LA JOLLA, California — “In foreign affairs,” De
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USA
Story and Photos by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—The Jewish Federation and scores of affiliated communal organizations celebrated Israel’s Independence Day on Sunday, May 15, at a new, more public, location than in past years, seeking to draw the general public’s attention both to Israel’s cause and to the variety of interests represented within the
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego CountyBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Some years ago, Ehud Barak said that if he had been born a Palestinian, he would probably have become a freedom fighter. It was a rare hint of personal warmth in a man described by colleagues as one of the coldest fishes in Israeli politics. Barak’s military career featured a
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East