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Israeli expert on Palestinian media sets Nov. 17 talks at two San Diego campuses

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release) — StandWithUs is bringing Itamar Marcus, founder and director Palestinian Media Watch to SDSU and UCSD on Wednesday, Nov. 17.    Marcus is an authority on Palestinian ideology and policy. By monitoring Palestinian Authority and Hamas media, he has uncovered the discrepancies between what they relay to the international community and to their own people, including during […]

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With Egyptian Foreign Minister at her side, Clinton continues to criticize Israel

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton conducted a joint press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 10, with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit.  It was the second with an Arab official in the same day.  Earlier she and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad held a news conference via television hookup. As she had

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Middle East

Jacobs takes roles in Limmud programs in San Diego and London

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Audrey Jacobs, volunteer program chair of the San Diego’s Yom Limmud: Community Day of Learning of the Agency for Jewish Education to be held January 30,  has been invited to be a featured speaker at the 30th anniversary of the Limmud Conference in the U.K. during this Christmas week.  Jacobs  will be among 350 

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

New congressman’s appointment of radio commentator to staff riles Jewish Democrats

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) on Wednesday  condemned Republican Congressman-elect Allen West’s (R-FL) decision to appoint talk radio host Joyce Kaufman as his Chief of Staff. NJDC President and CEO David A. Harris said upon hearing of Kaufman’s appointment: “Congressman-elect Allen West’s constituents – but especially his Jewish constituents – should

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Electronic bomb-sniffing device may transfer dogs to less hazardous assignments

  TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Dogs have long been called man’s best bomb detector –– until now. A Tel Aviv University scientist leads a research team that has developed a powerful electronic sensor to detect multiple kinds of explosives –– including those used in the recent Yemeni bomb threat.  Based on nanotechnology advances, the new sensor

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Clinton announces $150 million grant to the Palestinian Authority; criticizes Israel’s plans for new construction in East Jerusalem

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release)– U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a program of financial aid to the Palestinian Authority in a joint news conference with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad via his television hook-up from Ramallah.  Here is a text: MR. CROWLEY: Good morning and welcome to the Department of State. We have a

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Middle East

U.S. fails Canada in that pro-Israel country’s Security Council bid

By Shoshana Bryen   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sometimes, you just have to stand back and say, “Oh.”   Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, speaking at a conference of international parliamentarians and experts attending a conference on combating anti-Semitism, told the assembled that Canada refused to “pretend” to be an “honest broker” on Israel, even though

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Shoshana Bryen

Obama in Jakarta may have been laying groundwork to acknowledge Mideast peace process failure

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–What can we make of the following? Speaking in Indonesia, alongside the leader of that country, Barack Obama said that the planning of new housing in East Jerusalem was not helpful to the peace process. He went on to say that both sides must take the difficult decisions necessary to produce a

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Why the P.A. has no interest in the current ‘peace talks’

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Here are two developments that are important indicators about the Israel-Palestinian situation. First, the current Palestinian Authority (PA) strategy is to stall and avoid negotiations because making a deal with Israel requires giving concessions to get to a compromise peace. The leadership wants to make no concessions, both because

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Middle East

California Insurance Commissioner sues for right to require Iran divestments by insurance companies

SACRAMENTO (Press Release)–California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner on Tuesday, Nov. 9,  announced that he is filing a lawsuit challenging a California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) determination, issued last month at the behest of the insurance industry, that the Commissioner’s efforts to stop insurers from investing in Iran constituted an “underground regulation.” The Commissioner’s lawsuit contests

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USA

Anxiety about getting pregnant leads to depression among in-vitro-fertilization patients

TEL AVIV (Press Release) ― Between 20 and 30 percent of women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures suffer from significant symptoms of depression. Many practitioners believe that the hormone therapy involved in IVF procedures is primarily responsible for this. But new research from Tel Aviv University shows that, while this is true, other factors

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Jay Feinberg, bone marrow foundation founder, named Jewish Community Hero

NEW ORLEANS (Press Release)— The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) on Tuesday awarded Jay Feinberg, from Boca Raton, Florida, the 2010 Jewish Community Hero Award.  The award marked the culmination of the second annual Jewish Community Heroes contest, in which more than 300,000 votes were cast online to recognize the selflessness and courage of those

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