International

Israeli – local pacts proposed for water, cyber security

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – If you want to bring a gleam to the eyes of David Siegel, Israel’s Consul General based in Los Angeles, ask him about the prospects for high-tech cooperation in the fields of water management and cyber-security between Israel and various American cities and states. During an interview Thursday, […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

U.N. event rues ‘Zionism is racism’ resolution

By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK —  The American Jewish Committee, together with the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and the Chaim Herzog Public Council, sponsored a major event at the UN on Wednesday, Nov. 11, marking the 40th anniversary of the historic speech by Israeli Ambassador to the UN Chaim Herzog’s denouncing the

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International, Middle East, USA

Lecturer tells of Jews in India, Poland and Peru

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—When Laura Ben-David addresses a gathering at SCY High on Tuesday, Nov. 17, about the work of Shavei Israel in reconnecting “lost” communities to their Jewish roots, she could spin the globe and put her finger on almost any populated continent and have a story there to tell. In a

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East

Netanyahu says he’ll promote Jewish diversity

By Kenneth Bandler JERUSALEM–The Jewish Religious Equality Coalition (J-REC) salutes Prime Minister Netanyahu on his commitment to the principle that the state of Israel recognizes and welcomes all streams of Judaism. “Prime Minister Netanyahu’s pledge to American Jews is precisely what J-REC has been advocating in our meetings in Israel this week,” said Steven Bayme,

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Never Again: Holocaust news for November 10, 2015

World Jewish Congress hails European Court of Human Rights NEW YORK (Press Release)–World Jewish Congress’ (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder hailed Tuesday’s ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, against the anti-Semitic French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala  as a ‘milestone’ in the fight against hate speech, anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Lauder

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International

U.S., Israel agree to curb Iranian aggression

By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite their disagreement over the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. and Israel “can and should work together now” to ensure that Iran complies with the agreement and to curb Iranian aggression throughout the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday at the General Assembly of The Jewish Federations

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International, Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, USA

Today’s candidates vapid compared to those of ’60s

By Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — It’s painful to compare the presidential candidates of 2016 to, say, those who sought the office in 1968—when my generation was living through both the gallant civil rights movement and the ghastly war in Vietnam. This lament applies to leadership figures in general—they are dwarfed against the largeness

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