HAIFA (Press Release)– Prof. Ido Izhaki, head of the Carmel Research Center at Israel’s University of Haifa, recommends after the massive fire: “Let nature take its course” “The forest on the Carmel Mountains is adapted to fires. Some vegetation species have developed resistance to fire and some have developed a dependence on fire, such as the […]
If left alone, Carmel forest will grow back, professor asserts Read More »
Middle EastBy Rabbi Shmully Hecht NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — The Oslo Accords died on October 11, 2010, after a long and painful terminal illness. Oslo Accords died around October 11th after a lifetime of wretched illnesses. Born to great fanfare, Oslo never lived up to the messianic expectations set by the many mid-wives who attended and
Oslo Accords, September 13, 1993 – October 11, 2010, RIP Read More »
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Often, small details give a tremendous insight into political realities. Such an example is the remark made by a high-ranking Palestinian official about the tragic fire in northern Israel. When the fire broke out, 40 Israeli prison guards were rushed to a prison to evacuate the prisoners there in
Palestinian leaders yell political theatre at a crowded Israeli fire Read More »
Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It is easy to blame Binyamin Netanyahu’s right of center coalition for the failure of the American peace initiative. Examined in isolation, it seems clear that five parties with 61 seats in the 120 member Knesset are standing in the way of that 90 day extension of the building freeze,
Blaming Israeli rightwingers for frozen peace efforts is for the intellectually simple Read More »
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By Mike Gerber LONDON — San Diego is five and a half thousand miles from my home city London, but just a mouse click away in cyberspace – and that’s all it takes to listen in to my, Mike Gerber’s, Jazz Jews radio show. The opportunity to front this new show, for the internet station
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)– ARZA (Association of Reform Zionists of America) reacts with alarm to a recent report that 50 leading Israeli municipal chief rabbis, all employed by the State of Israel, have signed on to a religious ruling that forbids renting homes to Gentiles–a move particularly aimed against Arabs. This ruling comes just months
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Middle EastBERLIN (Press Release)–Germany has agreed to double to € 110 million (US$ 147m) its annual funding for home care provided to Holocaust survivors. The change takes into account “the sharply increased need for home care”, the Federal Finance Ministry said. The money paid by the German government to Holocaust survivors is distributed to 32 countries
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI), and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) have introduced the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act in order to extend critical federal civil rights protections
Bill would extend housing access to LGBTs, others, under U.S. Civil Rights laws Read More »
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By David Amos SAN DIEGO — If you love opera and enjoy a good mystery novel, this book is for you. Murder in the Pit by Erica Miner is a murder-intrigue story which takes place at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House. What is really a lot of fun is to follow the fictional plot
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Representative Steve Rothman (D-NJ), a member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement on the $205 million allocated toward Iron Dome, an advanced Israeli anti-rocket system, that has been included in the continuing resolution (H.R. 3082) to fund the rest of Fiscal Year 2011 that passed Wednesday evening,
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Middle EastSAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)–For the fifth consecutive year, the Helen Diller Family Foundation wants to reward California’s most philanthropically minded young Jewish teens with a significant financial recognition of their commitment to social action. Five California teens will be named recipients of the 2011 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award and each will receive an honorarium
Helen Diller Family Foundation to award five $36,000 scholarships to teens Read More »
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YEMIN ORDE, Israel (Press Release)– Embers still smolder in Israel’s Carmel Mountains. Yemin Orde Youth Village, home to more than 400 at-risk immigrant youth ages 8-19, sustained considerable damage as a result of the worst fire in Israel’s history. Forty percent of the buildings are in ashes. The library is lost. The fire devastated the
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Marc R. Stanley of Dallas, Texas, chairman of the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) and David A. Harris, President and CEO of NJDC, today jointly issued the following statement calling on national Republican leadership – including Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA) – to condemn the actions of key leaders of the Republican Party
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The living legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be recognized and celebrated at the 23rd Annual All People’s Breakfast at 7 a.m., Monday, Jan. 17 at the San Diego Convention Center. Hosted by Equality Allliance of San Diego County, the theme of the Breakfast is “The Media and
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