Israel celebrates its 71st birthday
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The importance of Yom Ha’ atzma’ ut
By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — What was so special about this Yom Ha’Azmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), coming so quickly after 700 enemy rockets? What is Independence Day if not part of Jewish history? But why is Jewish history different from other nations’ histories? If history is a list of chronological facts and information, our
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Barry Shaw, Jewish History, Middle EastIsrael – Gaza peace possible if Netanyahu wants it
By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Benjamin Netanyahu has served as prime minister for the past 11 years, coinciding with Hamas’ rule over Gaza ever since it usurped power in 2007 from the Palestinian Authority after a brief violent confrontation between the two sides. During this period, Netanyahu has deliberately perpetuated the conflict with Hamas
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastHumoring the headlines: May 9, 2019
The Trump-Putin Phone Call By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Since the CIA surveils communications between American citizens engaged in suspicious activities with Russian officials it intercepted President Trump’s conversation with Vladimir Putin last week. That prompted me to tweet: “Federal phone tappers, if you’re listening, I hope you are able to release the transcript of that
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireKeeping the promise of Israeli society
By Daniel Sokatch SAN FRANCISCO — Today is Israel’s Independence Day. We have a lot to celebrate – and a lot to contemplate. In many ways, the very fact that Israel is here today is nothing short of a miracle. Israel is home to a diverse society, full of people from a wide spectrum of
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Middle EastTimes Square billboard celebrates Israel’s 71st
NEW YORK (Press Release) — Masa Israel Journey, the largest immersive, long-term educational experiences for young adults ages 18-30, celebrated Israel’s birthday today in a big way—a billboard advertisement in Times Square, wishing Israel a happy “71 years young.” The billboards come the day after Masa’s live-broadcast Yom HaZikaron ceremony, which attracted thousands of participants
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Middle East, USAHouse measure would renounce white supremacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Rep. Scott Peters (D-San Diego) on Thursday introduced H. Res. 364, a bipartisan resolution in the House with more than 30 members of Congress, including members of the San Diego delegation. Senators Harris and Feinstein introduced the resolution in the Senate on Wednesday The resolution condemns the attack on the
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Jewish History, San Diego County, USAPoway suspect faces 109 hate crime charges
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday charged John T. Earnest, 19, with federal hate crimes, including the murder of one person and the attempted murder of 53 others, for his actions during the April 27 shooting at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue. Earnest was charged by criminal complaint with
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USAU.S. Navy pauses for Yom HaShoah
Story and Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Blackwell HONOLULU, Hawaii (Press Release) — A Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony was held at Aloha Jewish Chapel onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 2. The ceremony was led by Daniel Bender, a lay leader and Jewish educator at the chapel. As Bender led with prayers, and
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, USABlue and White Days raise money for Poway victims
By Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – Once again it will be “blue and white day” this coming Friday at the Bellus Academy here. Students will dress in blue and white, contribute $2 a piece, and tell customers at the cosmetology school about the tragedy that struck Poway on April 27 when a gunman
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, USATheater review: ‘What Are You?’
By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Who hasn’t looked in the mirror and wondered where they fit in? But for those of mixed heritage, the struggle is more pronounced. You tend to favor one parent more than the other and you really stand out in extended family photos. Can you prove that you are
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIsraelis grow new skin for toddler burn victim from P.A.
RAMAT GAN, Israel (Press Release) — After barely escaping a house fire that burned 50% of her small body, 18-month-old Shams Ismail was rushed from the Palestinian town of Rantis to Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer in Israel,where she received life-saving treatment in the hospital’s renowned National Burn Unit. With the care and innovative treatment
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationA new mikvah for Wellington, New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (SDJW) — The Jewish community in this capital city has concluded its current mikvah has come to the end of its usefulness. A new mikvah will be built. “Our current mikvah is over forty years old and in such severe disrepair it has become a health risk to our community,” a spokesperson
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International, Jewish ReligionSloppy media become Hamas mouth pieces
By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Accuracy is essential when reporting claims of Palestinian casualties during Palestinian-induced wars. But accuracy is always the missing ingredient in the mainstream media when covering Palestinian wars against Israel. Instead they offer bland reporting damaging to Israel with such recent examples as a story about 20 Palestinian killed in
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