By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Some people may view this topic too incendiary to write about—I get it. Yet, it is an important issue—especially when we consider the high stakes that are at risk. My point of view is contrarian. Consider me a contrarian life-long Democrat who values truth and integrity […]
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International, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA
By Dov Marhoffer I am a Holocaust concentration camp survivor. I am one of a rapidly dwindling number of eyewitnesses to the Nazi Holocaust, the most systematic genocide of all time. I regularly speak at high schools, universities, and community events, sharing my eyewitness account with newer generations of Americans who have no concept of
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International, Jewish History, USA
COPS seeks environmental groups’ denunciation of Gaza eco-terrorism Arthur Stark, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations issued the following statement on Tuesday: “Throughout the past 100 days Hamas launched countless flammable materials and explosives via kites, balloons, and other devices into Israeli territory. Hamas
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International, Middle East, USABy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Michal and I went up to Jerusalem the other day. The weather was perfect, incredibly bright and sunny, hot but breezy, with the promise of a cool night – so typical of Jerusalem’s summer time. We left our apartment here in Kfar Sava after lunch, the better
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International, Middle East, Steve KramerBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Very recently, I was honored with a phone call from a native American tribal leader who was on a visit to Israel. He told me of his passionate support for Israel. He rightly saw the Jews as the indigenous people of the land, something that appealed to his own
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Perhaps I am becoming my own grandfather, a gentle architect born in the 19th century who prided himself on being a proper and decorous man. Recently, I wrote a column decrying the bitter partisanship that divides Washington, D.C., and which sadly is exemplified by the rancorous way that
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, USA
Visiting HaKotel on Tisha B’Av Many Jews visit the Kotel (Western Wall) on Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning and remembrance for the destruction of both the First and Second Temples and other tragedies in Jewish History. How many Jews? Newspapers report that thousands, even tens of thousands stand before the Kotel on Tisha B’Av.
Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 16, 2018 (2 items) Read More »
Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’re currently in a tizzy of political maneuvering. It comes against the mounting evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the Prime Minister and the likelihood of an eventual indictment, as well as an uptick in tensions both south and north. Bibi’s been in office as long as any previous PM, and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
Ships of newest Gaza convoy to be seized, sold Shurat HaDin scored an unprecedented victory against the new Gaza Flotilla: obtaining a lien on the ships once they are seized by the Israeli Navy. The lien was brought on behalf of victims of Hamas terrorism who are holding unsatisfied judgments against the Palestinian terror group.
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USABy Chaya Andrusier SAN DIEGO — There was something about the boys in Thailand that capitavated the world. The young boys (sons, brothers, grandsons…) with their future at stake had the whole world holding their breath– would the dangerous journey be successful or not? The world held hands. I found myself checking and praying. I
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International, Travel and Food
Episcopal Church rejects divestment, but other resolutions are hostile to Israel The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has commended the Episcopal Church for once again rejecting divestment directed against Israel, but expresses concern regarding open hostility toward Israel in other resolutions. The Episcopal Church is concluding its 79th triennial General Convention, held in Austin, Texas, at
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USABy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yemen’s political-military mess cannot be solved now, or anytime in the foreseeable future, despite the UN announcement of another negotiated deal to halt the fighting – for now. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels will continue their assault on the Saudi/UAE-backed Yemeni government in what appears to be a horrendous
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USABy Daniel Sokatch NEW YORK — Forest Park. Roland Park. Ashburton. These are neighborhoods in northern Baltimore where, as longtime Jewish residents of the city know well, Jews were not allowed the buy property a century ago. Sometimes, Jews were forbidden from buying property by a legal mechanism known as “restrictive covenants,” in which every new
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Middle East, USA
Lawfare Project opposes Irish bill discriminating against Israeli goods originating in the territories The Lawfare Project, a U.S.-based think tank and litigation fund that fights anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli discrimination around the world, has taken legal action against what experts and advocates are describing as the most aggressive boycott measure targeting Israel in European history. The
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast