Hamas vows to capture more Israeli soldiers (JNS.org) On the one-year anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s release Oct. 18, Hamas’s leadership spoke openly about capturing more Israeli soldiers in order to use them as bargaining chips for the release of Palestinian prisoners. “It should serve as a road map to free Palestinian prisoners in the future,” Hamas’s […]
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Current politics in the two countries I know best suggest that crowd mentalities are more prevalent than mass enlightenment. Israelis wanting change are attracted by two out-of-office political veterans with criminal records. A poll headlined in Ha’aretz indicates that an as yet uncreated centrist party with Ehud Olmert among its leading names
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –On the Great Seal of the United States, on coins and currency,the motto “E pluribus, unum” has guided the nation since 1782. Its meaning, “Out of Many, One,” was intended by the Founders tocreate “a cohesive single nation.” Now, more than two centuries have elapsed , and the
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USAEditor’s Note: This is the second in a series of interviews with congressional candidates conducted by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County. In the 50th Congressional District, Republican incumbent Duncan Hunter is opposed by Democratic challenger David Secor. We’ll start with the incumbent’s interview and move on to
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USAArab Lawyers Union honors terrorist who killed 21 Israelis in Haifa (JNS.org) The Palestine Committee of the Arab Lawyers Union recently bestowed its “highest honor” on female suicide bomber Hanadi Jaradat, who killed 21 Israelis in a 2003 attack on Maxim’s restaurant in Haifa, Palestinian Media Watch reported on its website here. Jaradat, who worked as
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International, Jacob KamarasEditor’s Note: The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County interviewed candidates for San Diego area Congressional seats. Over the coming week, San Diego Jewish World will present the texts of these Q&A sessions, race by race. We start today with the 49th Congressional District, presenting the answers of Republican
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USA
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The unwillingness of the Obama administration to label the September occupation of American diplomatic facilities in Cairo and Benghazi, and the murder of an American diplomat “acts of war” make this an opportune moment to consider two lessons emanating from more than a decade of warfare in the Arab
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Shoshana Bryen, USARomney notes ‘distance’ between U.S. and Israel, Obama doesn’t directly respond (JNS.org) During the second presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Oct. 16 at Hofstra University in New York, Romney noted what he perceives to be the current “distance” between the U.S. and Israel, among other foreign policy concerns. “Look what’s happening in Syria,
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International
By Rabbi Ben Kamin DEL MAR, California — This is not a political column though, obviously, it is driven by the current political season. It just seems to me that people with wealth are being lumped into a heap of suspicion, malevolence, and ill-repute. Beyond that, I know thoughtful people with money who are supporting
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USA
By Roz Rothstein/JNS.org It is appalling that Protestant leaders sent a letter to Congress asking it to investigate whether Israel’s use of American military aid has violated U.S. or international law. This letter marks a disturbing escalation in the efforts of Protestant anti-Israel activists. For several years, factions within some denominations have tried, unsuccessfully, to get their
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USABy JNS.org and Gideon Allon/Israel Hayom Monday marked the official start of a short election season in Israel, with the country’s Knesset legislative body enabling an early election in three months by voting to disband on the first day of its winter session. As has been the norm lately throughout the Jewish state, the
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Middle EastU.S. maintains opposition to Israeli building (JNS.org) During a speech at the United Nations Security Council’s Open Debate on the Middle East, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Susan Rice outlined the Obama administration’s stance on key Middle East issues including Israeli building in the West Bank, peace efforts and the Palestinian bid for statehood.
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International
By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — To counteract the impression that he didn’t have the credentials to be the commander in chief or positions on key international issues, Governor Romney recently put forward his ideas on Syria. Actually, he made like a cliff diver and made a huge splash with great risk. His solution is
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Middle EastEU adopts new sanctions against Iran (JNS.org) The European Union has tightened sanctions on Iran’s financial institutions, trade, energy and shipping in a bid to persuade Iranian leaders to return to serious discuss over its nuclear program and avert possible military action. The latest sanctions represent the most far-reaching to date by the 27-member bloc
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