By David Ogul SAN DIEGO — From conversations among a San Diego contingent of delegates to speeches by Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Arizona Sen. John McCain and others, Iran was front and center at last week’s annual AIPAC conference in Washington, D.C. And for good reason. AIPAC, America’s largest pro-Israel […]
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David Ogul, Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday, March 9, issued the following statement marking the seventh anniversary of the disappearance of American business Robert Levinson. “Robert Levinson disappeared seven years ago from Kish Island, Iran, during a business trip. He is one of the longest held American citizens in history. “Nothing
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International, USA
Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Goldberg’s interview with President Barack Obama, coming on the eve of last weekend’s AIPAC conference in Washington D.C., continues to stir a lot of commentary, both favoring and criticizing the President’s approach to the Middle East. Zara Kessler of Bloomberg View kindly extended to San Diego Jewish World the opportunity to reprint the
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Middle East, USA
Editor’s Note: The following communication was received from the Consulate-General of Israel in New York: NEW YORK (Press Release)–As of Tuesday, March 4, 2014, due to the Finance Ministry’s refusal to resolve the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ labor dispute, consular services are unavailable and diplomats worldwide have taken a series of measures in response. During
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Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Early Wednesday, March 5, the IDF intercepted a shipment of Syrian-made M-302 rockets with a range of up to 200 kilometers (125 miles). The missiles, which apparently went through Iraqi airspace to Iran and then by ship to the Red Sea, were likely headed to Sudan. From there, they
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–Judy and I just returned from AIPAC’s National Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. This was my third Policy Conference and Judy’s first. The number of attendees grows each year. This time 14,000 supporters of Israel were present, including 2,300 students. The participants are surprisingly diverse. In addition to Jews, Christians,
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David Ogul, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for his recent criticism of “friends” who pressure Israel to accept peace deals by warning them that, if they didn’t, the movement against Israel will only strengthen. Senator Schumer said at the 2014 AIPAC Policy Conference that such actions
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday, March 6, filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of 40 prominent civil rights, human rights, religious, educational and law enforcement organizations urging the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the constitutionality of the federal Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes
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USABy Isaac Yetiv , Ph.D LA JOLLA, California — Years ago, I warned about a dangerous trend of usurpation of authority by the Executive power to the detriment of the other two co-equal powers, the Legislative and the Judiciary. I even called it “Bonapartism.” The drafters of the US Constitution, fearing ” the rule of
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USANEW YORK (Press Release)–Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, called on Congress “to restore full funding for the very successful groundbreaking joint US-Israeli missile defense program including David’s Sling, Arrow II and Arrow III as well as the funding for the
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Middle East, USA
By Carmit Madar WASHINGTON (TNA) – The 2014 AIPAC Convention commenced with the singing of the Spangled Banner and the Hatikvah by Hagit Yassu, a young Israeli singer, who was among over 13,000 attendants from around the world, from all religions and walks of life, came together to show support for Israel. The convention hosted
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Middle East, USA
SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)–Five pro-Israel groups have written a letter calling on San Francisco State University President Leslie Wong to speak out against and provide counter programming to an anti-Israel forum scheduled on the campus on Thursday. Contending that sponsors of the forum recently met with known terrorists while traveling in the Middle East, the
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Middle East, USAEAST LANSING, Michigan (Press Release)–Rabbi Ben Kamin’s new book Dangerous Friendship: Stanley Levison, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Kennedy Brothers will be available from Michigan State University Press this April and is available for sale through its website www.msupress.msu.edu and at fine bookstores. The product of long-concealed FBI surveillance documents, Dangerous Friendship chronicles a
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Jewish History, USABy Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel will fail, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference. “Beyond our traditional trading partners, countries throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America, these countries are flocking to Israel” wanting Israeli technology, Netanyahu said. “The BDS
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Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, USA