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Shalit rally set for 6 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at Congregation Adat Yeshurun

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–A rally to call for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from Gazan captivity on the fourth anniversary of his kidnaping will be staged from 5 to 6 p.m., Sunday, June 27, at Congregation Adat Yeshurun, 8625 La Jolla Scenic Drive. Organized by the San Diego Israel Coalition, the rally […]

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Middle East, USA

Conference of Presidents lauds Congressional moves on Israel, Iran

 NEW YORK (Press Release)– An overwhelming majority of members of the Senate and the House has signed letters to the President reaffirming the special relationship and strong bond between Israel and the U.S.  The Senate letter signed by 87 members stresses that it is in the U.S. national interest to support Israel when it faces threats

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Middle East, USA

'True Freedom Flotilla' publicizing plight of Gilad Shalit sails past U.N. and Statue of Liberty

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Hundreds of protesters in a “True Freedom Flotilla” sailed past the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations on Thursday with signs calling for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from his Gaza captivity.  For more information, please see previous story.  * Preceding provided by the Conference of Presidents of Major American

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Middle East, USA

LGBT forum cancels presentation by pro-Israel group

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– StandWithUs, (SWU) was suddenly banned on Thursday  from presenting a Gay Rights workshop at the international US Social Forum (USSF)  conference being held in Detroit, Michigan, from June 22 to June 26.   USSF notified SWU on Tuesday, just two days before  SWU was scheduled to present its  “LGBTQI Liberation in the Middle

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U.S. State Department designates Chechen rebel Umarov as a terrorist

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 23 (Press Release)–The Secretary of State has designated Caucasus Emirates leader Doku Umarov under Presidential Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. This action will help stem the flow of financial and other assistance to Umarov. The emergence of Umarov as the leader of

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San Diego’s historic places: Montgomery Field as recalled by aviation pioneer Bill Gibbs

        By Donald H. Harrison   SAN DIEGO—Bill Gibbs has been watching the calendar as closely as he used to monitor the instrument panels of his airplanes.  Come October 6, the San Diego aviation pioneer will turn 100 years old, and Gibbs is counting the days.  He had big celebrations with his aviation

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Suppose Turkey Transfers U.S. Technology and Tactics to Iran and Syria

Ed. Note: Turkish media jumped on a sentence in a recent column in which we worried about the potential compromise of Western military technology by Turkey as it expands its relations with Iran and Syria (and Brazil, Hamas and Hezbollah). We weren’t the only ones worried. A member of our Board of Advisors with long

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

New Iran sanctions will make it more difficult for Iran to obtain missiles, other weapons

 WASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) — William Burns, the U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs, made the following statement on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on U.S. policy towards Iran and the rest of the Middle East: Chairman Kerry, Senator Lugar, Members of the Committee: Thank you very much for the opportunity to appear

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, July 9, 1954, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, July 9, 1954, Page 1 Her First American Doll First of the five displaced families and individuals slated to come to San Diego in 1954 arrived last week from Sweden. According to Dr. Walter Ornstein, chairman of San Diego’s Émigré committee, the Zajd family consisting

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Adventures in SD History, USA

U.S. mission in Afghanistan becoming increasingly muddled

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — What is the American goal in Afghanistan? To chase al Qaeda, degrade the Taliban, or protect the people from the Taliban’s depredations? Is it to provide consensual government under elected leadership, clean government and services to the people? Or maybe it is to kill bad guys? But what constitutes

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

Israel's Security: What the Media has Underreported

By U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman WASHINGTON, D.C. –There are six hugely important developments that have happened in the last month that will provide extraordinary help to protect Israel’s security. Unfortunately, these events have been underreported in the media: 1.     On June 9, 2010,  the U.N. Security Council passed a set of new sanctions against Iran

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