Byliners

Our Shtetl San Diego County: Hate Litterers May Face $25,000 Penalty

SAN DIEGO  (SDJW)– San Diego City Councilman Raul Campillo said Friday that after research with the office of City Attorney Mara Elliott, he decided that a hate littering law would be more appropriate at the state level than at the municipal level.  Assemblyman Chris Ward (D-San Diego) agreed to carry the legislation (AB 3024), which […]

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Antisemitism, California, Chris Jennewein, Israel, News Media, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Middle East Forum Israel OpEd: ‘Gutteres wants Israel to lose, but he will fail’

Published by Euronews (English) In 2017, shortly after becoming Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres said: “Israel needs to be treated like any other UN member state”. It was a solid start for someone who promised equality for the one Jewish State. Even in his personal manifesto, released as part of the election process,

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International, Israel, Middle East, Nordot

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with US Congressional Delegation Including San Diego’s Juan Vargas

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], March 28 (ANI/TPS): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem with a bipartisan US Congressional delegation, organised by AIPAC, the America Israel Public Affairs Committee. The Prime Minister welcomed the members of the delegation on their arrival and thanked them for

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Israel, Nordot, USA

Joe Lieberman, first Jewish candidate to seek US vice presidency, dies

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Joe Lieberman, who made history as the first Jewish vice presidential candidate for a major US party and lately returned to the spotlight as a leader of a push for a third candidate in the 2024 election, died Wednesday, US media reports said. Lieberman died in New York City

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Jewish History, Nordot, Obituaries & memorials, USA

A Word From Your Federation: Empowered Jewish Women: Leading the Way with Compassion and Collective Impact

As we near the end of Women’s History Month, I want to take a moment to reflect on the remarkable contributions of Jewish women to our community. For nearly 90 years, Jewish Federation of San Diego has been a beacon of hope, a force for good, and a pillar of support for the Jewish community – both locally and across the globe. [Heidi Gantwerk]

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Heidi Gantwerk, International, Israel, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Islamic Jihad Operative confirms terror groups use Shifa Hospital as Israel continues raid

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], March 27 (ANI/TPS): Israeli soldiers continued operations against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists holed up in Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital and in Khan Yunis, the Israel Defence Forces said on Wednesday morning. In the last 24 hours, soldiers eliminated terrorists and located terror infrastructure and weapons inside

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Israel, Nordot

Israeli woman describes being sexually assaulted by Hamas in harrowing hostage ordeal

Published by Mirror By Jeremiah Hassel For 55 days, Amit Soussana endured unimaginable fear and pain as she was sexually assaulted by a guard while she was held hostage by Hamas following the invasion of Israel on October 7. The Israeli lawyer has now for the first time described how she was forced to perform

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Israel, Nordot

Hounding the Headlines: The Interview

What scares me more is that some condos and independent living communities either ban dogs or require that they weigh no more than 25 pounds.  This is blatant sizeism. At a svelte 50 pounds I don’t want to take Ozempic to get down to the qualifying weight.  Of course, I could go on the canine anorexic diet of eating lots of grass and purging. [“Elona” Baron]

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Lawrence Baron, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share, Trivia, Humor & Satire

US to check whether Israel violated laws of war in Gaza Strip

Published by RBC-Ukraine The Biden administration has not yet concluded that Israel has violated international laws of war, but the assessment processes are ongoing and have not yet yielded a conclusion, states State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. According to him, the administration is required to submit a report to the US Congress by May 8

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Israel, Nordot, USA

US sculptor Richard Serra, known for towering minimalism, dies at 85

Published by AFP New York (AFP) – Contemporary American artist Richard Serra, known for his massive yet minimalist steel sculptures, died Tuesday at age 85, US media reported. His strikingly large pieces are installed all over the world, from Paris museums to the Qatari desert, and have sometimes sparked controversy over their imposing nature. Serra

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Nordot, USA