RAMALLAH (WJC)–The Palestinian Authority (PA) has removed a controversial report claiming that the Western Wall in Jerusalem is not holy to Jews from its official website. The paper by a senior PA official had sparked world-wide criticism and was condemned as incorrect and provocative, including by the US government. The five-page ‘study’ was authored by […]
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–Tamir Pardo, a former deputy director of Israel’s foreign intelligence agency Mossad, has been tapped by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as successor to current Mossad Director Meir Dagan. Pardo has worked in the organization for much of his career. In a statement Netanyahu praised the new director’s “decades-worth of rich experience in the Mossad”.
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Wikileaks’ collection of American diplomatic cables has been on public display for several days. It is not easy obtaining direct access to the raw material, but enough has reached the media to get a feel for the content. If there is a great revelation that should surprise me, it has
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Sanford Lakoff, professor emeritus of political science at UCSD, will deliver lectures for the Agency for Jewish Education at locales in Coronado and Carlsbad in December. First, at the Coronado Library at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 15, Lakoff will deliver a “Mid-East Update.” According to an AJE spokesperson: “The U.S. effort to
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyNEW YORK (Press Release) — Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Tuesday, Nov. 30, welcomed the strong condemnation by the Obama Administration of a report issued by a senior Palestinian official claiming that the Western Wall is an Islamic Waqf and refuting Jewish claims to the Western Wall. The
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By Carol Davis LA JOLLA, California –There are some things we like to sweep under the rug because they are too painful to grasp, understand, think about or are just out of whack with our sense of right and wrong. Take for example what’s going on in Darfur, or Liberia (read Danai Gurira’s play Eclipsed
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastVISTA, California (Press Release)–Congregation B’nai Tikvah is holding its first annual “Iron Bubbes” Latke Challenge at its Hanukkah Celebration on Fri, Dec. 3 at 6:30pm. Contestants will be competing for the title of “Best Latke” and a Gift Certificate to “Sur La Table.” Judging this traditional Jewish fare will be by local restaurant celebrity, Big John Haedrich founder
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) — In response to the release on Tuesday, Nov. 30, of the Pentagon study on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Religious Action Center Director and Counsel Rabbi David Saperstein issued the following statement: “The release today of the Pentagon’s long awaited report from the Task Force charged with investigating
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Weak servers, weak logging, weak physical security, weak counter-intelligence, inattentive signal analysis… a perfect storm.” So said Private First Class Bradley Manning in a series of online chats with Adrian Lamo regarding his ability to download massive amounts of classified data and send it to Julian Assange at
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Finding Words by Merle Feld, URJ Press, New York; ISBN 978-0-8074-1162-9, ©2010, $14.95, 86 pages. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Finding Words by Merle Feld, an award-winning author and playwright, is a book of poetry that pulls at the heartstrings. Feld’s poetry expresses her most intimate feelings on the significance of family and
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By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — This year, the first night of Chanukah is Wednesday December 1, 2010, at which time we will light one Chanukah light plus the shamash. The second night we light 2 lights plus a shamash. The third night we light 3 lights plus a shamash, and so on and
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Jewish ReligionWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Monday, Nov. 29, condemned Syria’s continued efforts to block the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to investigate its illicit nuclear activities, as recently revealed by the IAEA Secretary General in a report to the organization. “Syria continues
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) mourns the passing of former New York Rep. Stephen Solarz, a tireless champion for human rights, advocate for democracy, and guardian of the safety and security of the State of Israel. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, who worked closely with the nine-term Brooklyn congressman on
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USABEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– “Good looks” are only sometimes a positive factor in consideration for a job, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). In the new working paper, “Are Good-Looking People More Employable?” two economics researchers from BGU prove that a double standard exists between good looks as a positive
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