By Dorian De Wind AUSTIN, Texas (SDONA)– We are all painfully aware of how the unrelenting and inexorable process of aging is taking from us hundreds of members of that Greatest Generation each and every day. The latest sad statistic provided by the Veterans Administration is that our World War II veterans are dying […]
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Dorian de Wind, International, Jewish History, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his State of the Union address, President Obama forcefully announced he would not accept “a nuclear-armed Iran.” This reflects his view that the only objectionable element of Iran’s behavior would be acquisition and possible use of such weapons. This is conveniently narrow. While the ability to produce nuclear
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAAri Ne’eman, disability self-advocate on a national stage, awarded $100K inclusion prize (JNS.org) Disability self-advocate Ari Ne’eman, a member of the President’s National Council on Disability, on Monday was named the recipient of the second annual Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion, a $100,000 prize from the Boston and Israel-based Ruderman Family Foundation (RFF) that
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International, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)–The American Jewish Committee (AJC) congratulated Alexis Tsipras, head of the Syriza political party, which convincingly won Greece’s national elections on Sunday, Jan. 25. Tsipras will serve as prime minister in the next government, succeeding Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. “Greece continues to face enormous economic and social challenges that will engage the incoming
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International, Middle East, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The New York Times editorialized that the recently scheduled, third speech by Prime Minister Netanyahu to Congress will harm US-Israel ties. The Times of Israel quoted a White House spokesman that “Netanyahu spat in our face.” What’s the furor about? After all, Netanyahu is not the first foreign statesman
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By Rabbi Rafi Andrusier LA MESA, California — The big Super Bowl game day is coming up and everyone has a favorite team to root for. So here is the question one may suggest: I’ve been praying all season long, and my team didn’t even get close to the playoffs. So how can I have faith in
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Jewish Religion, Sports & Competitions, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—The flap over House Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to speak before a Joint Session of Congress, and the latter’s acceptance, without either man checking with President Barack Obama first, was a point of discussions on the Sunday morning television news shows. On CBS’s Face
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USAJERUSALEM (Press Release)–Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, at the start of his weekly Cabinet meeting, explained why he has accepted the invitation from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner, to address a joint session of Congress. Here is the text of his remarks: “In the coming weeks, the major powers are liable
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—A video of U.S. President Barack Obama eating lunch at Charmington’s Restaurant in Baltimore with several women including the restaurant’s managing partner, Amanda Rothschild, was distributed by the White House during the week leading up to the President’s State of the Union Address on January 20 in which he called
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The UN may do good somewhere, but the case would take some convincing. Its people are spread throughout the Third World. All told, they are probably not worse than the governments they are meant to help. We often see UN vehicles and personnel in our neighborhood. They are here to help the
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USACompiled by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Death, and whether we have a right to it on our own time and in our own way, are questions facing the California State Legislature. It is sure to be controversial among those who have religious objections and those who believe some patients might be pressured into
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California –Every once in a while you run into someone you’ve never seen before who winds up making a home in your soul. Days after the encounter, when you are situated comfortably in your home, it becomes clear that you will likely never see that person again. A gaping distance,
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USACompiled by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The rumors and “not for attribution” comments are far outdistancing what U.S. officials have put on the record concerning President Barack Obama’s alleged anger with Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for agreeing to speak before a Joint Session of Congress, now planned March 3. So let’s go
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, officials from the U.S. Consulate in East Jerusalem attended a Palestinian protest over Israel’s removal of olive trees illegally planted in the West Bank. Coordinated with the Palestinian Authority [PA] but not Israel, the Consulate personnel ended up clashing with Israelis living nearby. It was, perhaps, the
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA