International

Gaza, Lebanon–An Israeli soldier’s diary

From the Wilderness and Lebanon: An Israeli Soldier’s Story of War and Recovery by Asael Lubotzky, Translated from the Hebrew by Murray Roston,Toby Press, New Milford, Connecticut; ISBN 978-1-59264-417-9 ©2015, $14.95, p. 188 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California –The Third Platoon of the Golani Brigade, now working near Gaza for training, but normally operating in Northern Israel, […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Middle East

Indifferent security led to massacre in Belgium

By Barry Shaw   NETANYA, Israel — Western intelligence services repeatedly warned Belgium of a serious and imminent terror threat. They even gave the intended targets, the airport and the underground system, but Belgian security services failed to take the necessary preventative measures that may have stopped the huge loss of life and injury on

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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East

Many outside forces seek to affect Israel’s future

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Those maps of the Middle Ages that put Jerusalem at the center of the world are still relevant. They were created by Christians whose faith began with the life and death of Christ in and around this city. ​Despite surveys in western countries that show declines in religious adherence or literal acceptance of

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

UC Regents approve new guidelines on anti- Semitism

(Editor’s Note: Comments on the UC Regents’ decision may be found below from leaders of the AMCHA Initiative, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, StandWithUs, Hillel International, and the Zionist Organization of America.) By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) applauds the Regents of the University of California (UC) for

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Sanders’ supporters say no to Clinton in November

By Ken Stone SAN DIEGO — Dylan Souza wore a Pokémon outfit, including yellow headgear, to the San Diego Convention Center. But his presence Tuesday night at the Bernie Sanders rally wasn’t Comic-Con kid stuff. If the Vermont senator doesn’t win the Democratic nomination, he said, “I’d probably end up voting for Elizabeth Warren” as

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Ken Stone, San Diego County, USA

Campus groups stifle free speech — except theirs

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — When GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s March 11th rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion was shut down last week by hundreds of leftist protestors, comprised of activists from Moveon.org, Black Lives Matter, Muslim groups, and even unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, the morally indignant protestors had

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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

European Jewish News: March 23, 2016

After Brussels attacks, Belgian Jews scale down Purim festivities (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Brussels Jewish community is scaling down celebrations for the Purim holiday on Wednesday and Thursday as Belgium recovers from Tuesday’s bombing attacks that killed 34 people. The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. “We are going have

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International

Anachnu: Rabbi Roberto D. Graetz

By Donald H. Harrison LAFAYETTE, California – It has been a quarter century since Rabbi Roberto D. Graetz came to this Northern California community after serving as a rabbi in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But the soon-to-retire senior rabbi of Temple Isaiah has remained intimately involved in Latin America as a

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion

American Jewish Report: March 22, 2016

House approves bill to inurn WASP ashes at Arlington WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release) – U.S. Rep. Susan Davis, a Jewish Democrat from San Diego, praised the passage of bipartisan legislation to restore the inurnment rights for Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Arlington National Cemetery. Davis is a lead cosponsor of the WASP Arlington Inurnment

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