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Hillary Clinton heads for the Middle East in second round of peace talks

September 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The State Department reported that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is traveling to Sharm el-Sheikh, Jerusalem, Ramallah and Amman from September 13 to 17, 2010. On Tuesday, Secretary Clinton will participate in the continuation of direct negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians in Sharm el-Sheikh. She will also have […]

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Ideological war pits U.S. against more than Al Qaeda

September 12, 2010

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –It is customary to invest little in a serious reading of politicians’ speeches at long standing national holidays, like the 4th of July or Thanksgiving in the United States, Independence Day or Rosh Hashana in Israel. What about presidential statements at occasions where the feelings of those who have suffered are

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The varied life of a Hebrew-English translator

September 11, 2010

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I never intended to become a translator. It just happened. I first began translating after my daughter was born and I could no longer go out to work. My knowledge of Hebrew was minimal and I frequently had to use a dictionary, but with the passing years this

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ZOA: Koran-burning 'offensive, wrong and counter-productive'

September 8, 2010

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned the planned 9/11 Koran burning event organized by Pastor Terry Jones and his Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida. ZOA National President Morton A. Klein said, “We condemn this proposed Koran burning. The ZOA has not and will not support or condone burning religious

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ADL condemns proposed Koran-burning

September 8, 2010

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has condemned plans for a Koran burning in Gainesville, Florida and a rally in lower Manhattan featuring anti-Muslim speakers timed to coincide with the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “The Dove World Outreach Center’s threat to burn thousands of copies of the Koran is

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Program will increase grants for UCSD-Israel cooperation

September 8, 2010

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), one of the nation’s preeminent universities, and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), an organization that promotes scientific relations between the U.S. and Israel by supporting collaborative research projects, have established the first-ever Multiplier Grants Program designed to enhance funding for current

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On clergy who step from pulpits into headlines

September 8, 2010

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Let me welcome Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida to join Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of SHAS, and Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the promoter of Cordoba House to the Pantheon of religious leaders whose commotions have ranged beyond local and national borders.

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Ira Sharkansky, USA

On approach of Rosh Hashanah, shofars sounded for Mideast peace

September 7, 2010

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– As media cameras whirred, members and supporters of the San Diego Israel Coalition blew shofars to announce to the world the Jewish community’s hope for peace in the coming year. Saying approximately 100 persons participated in the demonstration at Congregation Beth El, organizers Audrey Jacobs and Michael Lurie issued the following

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President Obama stresses a 'time for peace' in Rosh Hashanah message

September 7, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The White House released the following Rosh Hashanah message from President Barack Obama: “As Jews in America and around the world celebrate the first of the High Holy Days I want to extend my warmest wishes for the New Year. L’shana Tova Tikatevu – may you be inscribed and sealed in

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Obama says progress made in first round of Mideast talks

September 6, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC)–Following a first round of direct talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leadership, US President Barack Obama said that parties were making progress on the Middle East peace process. He also said the talks were productive, but gave no specific details. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ended Thursday’s

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Mass shofar blowing on Tuesday will call for peace

September 6, 2010

LA JOLLA (Press Release)–Members of the San Diego Israel Coalition will gather at Congregation Beth El Tuesday for a 10 a.m demonstration that the Jewish community supports peace in the Middle East. The theme will be sounded with a mass shofar-blowing in the courtyard of the Conservative congregation at 8660 Gilman Drive. “The shofar is

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Abbas tells Palestinians he won't give up their principles

September 6, 2010

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Israeli media are quoting comments made by Mahmoud Abbas, that the Palestinians will not give up any of their principles in dealing with the Israelis. Among the items he considers cardinal are refugees, the 1967 borders, and the presence of Israeli civilian or military personnel in Palestine. Pressure on those issues,

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Summer Time debate is another of Israel's peculiarities

September 5, 2010

JERUSALEM–Lots of countries do something nutty. That’s a practice that does not make sense, but has the support of entrenched politicians and much of the public as “the way things are done.” In Germany it is superhighways without speed limits. In the United States it is easy access to firearms. In Britain it is the

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Time has absurd notion that Israelis don’t care about peace

September 4, 2010

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — The cover of the current issue of TIME Magazine offers the absurd title, “Why Israel Doesn’t Care About Peace.” The story itself, written by Karl Vick, is built on the premise that with “observing two and half years without a single suicide bombing on their territory, with the

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Hillary Clinton heads for the Middle East in second round of peace talks

Ideological war pits U.S. against more than Al Qaeda

The varied life of a Hebrew-English translator

ZOA: Koran-burning 'offensive, wrong and counter-productive'

ADL condemns proposed Koran-burning

Program will increase grants for UCSD-Israel cooperation

On clergy who step from pulpits into headlines

On approach of Rosh Hashanah, shofars sounded for Mideast peace

President Obama stresses a 'time for peace' in Rosh Hashanah message

Obama says progress made in first round of Mideast talks

Mass shofar blowing on Tuesday will call for peace

Abbas tells Palestinians he won't give up their principles

Summer Time debate is another of Israel's peculiarities

Time has absurd notion that Israelis don’t care about peace

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