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Hizballah destabilizing force throughout Middle East, State Department testifies

June 9, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Jeffrey Feltman, acting assistant Secretary of State for the bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, on Tuesday delivered an assessment of the threat posed by Hizballah to other Lebanese parties, Israel, and to the wider Middle East. He spoke to the Senate Foreign Affair’s subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian […]

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Middle East, USA

On biblical prophecies and the Gaza flotilla

June 9, 2010

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There is no knowledge without comparison. “Better” or “worse” are the keys to intelligence. The principle applies to how we judge our health, bank account, personal relationships, the actions of a politician or an entire country. We compare one event to another, or one time period to another. Is X more desirable than

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Ira Sharkansky, USA

ADL seeks terrorist designation for two groups that organized Gaza flotilla

June 8, 2010

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday called on the U.S. Department of State to designate two of the principal organizers and funders of the “Free Gaza” flotilla as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Long before Insani Yardim Vakfi (Humanitarian Relief Fund, or IHH in Turkish) and The Union of Good (UG) raised their profiles as the

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Middle East, USA

So, you want to boycott Israel?

June 8, 2010

SAN DIEGO– We received from Sigal Peres, a teacher in Israel, a referral to a YouTube video parody, suggesting how groups opposed to Israel can make certain they are carrying out an effective boycott. Here is a link to that video.

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Middle East

U.S. bungles relationships with Turkey and Honduras

June 8, 2010

By Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Turkey and Honduras, in different ways, highlight the lack of effective leadership the United States currently is able to exercise in the world. Turkey: Turkish government support for the IHH ship in the Gaza flotilla is now well understood and the anti-Semitic ravings of both official Turks

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

No doubt about it: Netanyahu is inept as a leader

June 7, 2010

By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO– Sixteen months since he created a coalition government, I can come to only one conclusion about Benyamin Netanyahu: He is inept. To be successful, a leader must have a grasp of three things: Time, a firm grasp on the levers of power and the ability to lead. This is different

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Middle East, USA

Krav Maga popularity rising in Los Angeles Dojo

June 7, 2010

By Joey Seymour LOS ANGELES — Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s is being overrun by a Nazi invasion. The 15,000 Jewish inhabitants of Bratislava are being harassed daily by brutal acts of anti-Semitism and will soon find themselves being sent to concentration camps. One resident, Imi Lichtenfeld who had been proficient in boxing and

Middle East

They had enough for a minyan at Sing Sing

June 7, 2010

The Jews of Sing Sing: Gotham Gangsters and Gonovim, by Ron Arons. Barricade Books, Fort Lee, New Jersey, 2008, 352pages By David Strom SAN DIEGO–I lived in a very small portion of the American Jewish world. As a child I thought all Jews were religious, kept kosher, and obeyed the laws. Like Ron Arons mentioned,

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USA

California’s election dominated by loud, nasty voices

June 7, 2010

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Here it is, the day before the California primary election, and I seriously would like to see a new third party formed, one which would adopt the motto “Let’s lower our voices.” It has been almost impossible to avoid watching on television the primary battles among Republicans for the California

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA

An Oklahoma friend tells of her efforts in behalf of Israel

June 7, 2010

By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM–Margy Pezdirtz lives in Oklahoma. Margy Pezdirtz loves Israel. Margy Pezdirtz is willing to stand up for Israel. Here’s how Margy describes events in Oklahoma City last Friday afternoon: ” It was a quiet Friday, one in which I wanted to study and prepare for the coming Shabbat, when my phone rang.

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Middle East, USA

Music world sadly notes passing of Ilana Mysior

June 7, 2010

SAN DIEGO–Ilana Mysior was a musical force in our community. The life of this Israeli-born pianist, who died last March 17 from Marfan’s Syndrome, was celebrated in an evening of music and memories at the First Unitarian Universalist Church on May 22. Her last public performance as piano soloist with the New City Sinfonia under

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Eileen Wingard, Middle East, USA

Turkey, Israel's best friend in Middle East? That reminds me of the story…

June 7, 2010

By Alex Liff SAN DIEGO–Watching the aftermath of the so called Gaza flotilla unfold can’t help but remind one of the following old joke that goes something like this. A gentleman comes out of a building and sees a crowd gathered below, gesturing angrily toward a roof where one can observe a young man dragging

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Middle East, USA

Are Jews the 'chosen people'? Check the headlines

June 7, 2010

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The idea of being God’s Chosen People has been as much of a burden as a blessing. Thanks to the prominence of the Hebrew Bible, the doctrine has not been something for us to cherish quietly. It has fueled the animosity and ridicule of adversaries as well as inspiring those who would

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

You are sending us back to the wrong place, Ms. Thomas

June 7, 2010

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–Years ago, I waited for hours in a line at the Buckeye Book Fair in northeastern Ohio—just for the honor of saying hello in person to the gilded White House reporter Helen Thomas. I purchased her book, which she was promoting, and she signed it for me, a process requiring

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Middle East

Hizballah destabilizing force throughout Middle East, State Department testifies

On biblical prophecies and the Gaza flotilla

ADL seeks terrorist designation for two groups that organized Gaza flotilla

So, you want to boycott Israel?

U.S. bungles relationships with Turkey and Honduras

No doubt about it: Netanyahu is inept as a leader

Krav Maga popularity rising in Los Angeles Dojo

They had enough for a minyan at Sing Sing

California’s election dominated by loud, nasty voices

An Oklahoma friend tells of her efforts in behalf of Israel

Music world sadly notes passing of Ilana Mysior

Turkey, Israel's best friend in Middle East? That reminds me of the story…

Are Jews the 'chosen people'? Check the headlines

You are sending us back to the wrong place, Ms. Thomas

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