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Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 31, 2018 (4 items)

Senators introduce legislation to discourage the use of human shields The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) wants supporters to urge their senators to join the list of cosponsors of a bill that would place sanctions on foreign persons who utilize human shields during the course of terror operations. While the legislation would apply universally, […]

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

‘Just Kidding:’ Trump rates, berates Jewish aides

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — President Trump summoned his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to the Oval Office for what he described as “a heart-to-heart talk.” (“You always have my heart, sir,” Vice President Pence said from a corner of the room. “Sure, Mike,” Trump said, “Get me a Coke.” To which Pence responded: “An

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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 30, 2018 (3 items)

Schiff cites seven California races crucial to Democrats U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Los Angeles) says the possibility of Democrats winning control of Congress largely depends on California, where seven seats now held by Republican incumbents are being targeted in the upcoming November election. Among these is the 49th Congressional District seat currently held by the

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Leaders over simplify issues; others ignore them

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Who can we trust in the complexities of political issues? Politicians? Commentators? None of the above? For those Americans and Israelis reading this column, the examples of Donald Trump and Benyamin Netanyahu may be setting new standards at the bottom of whatever can be called trust. Trump claimed to have reached

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 29, 2018 (3 items)

Police, Emergency Medical Services, practice in Tiberius responding to a terror attack Special Weapons and Training (SWAT) teams of the national and local police, augmented by United Hatzalah, Ambulance Merizan and other first responders, conducted a drill in Tiberius (Tevaria) last week in which they practiced responding to a terrorist attack on the city’s IDF

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Warner Brothers’ dominates Comic- Con 2018

By Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — Because three of the biggest pop culture staples, Marvel, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones, were absent this year, the recently concluded Comic-Con felt much quieter and much less abuzz with nerd-hype. This quiet is, of course, relative, as to the outside observer it was just as loud

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

OpEd: Israel’s nation state law alienates world Jewry

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Last week, the Israeli Knesset passed a new basic law which in the main enshrines “Israel [as] the historical homeland of the Jewish people in which the State of Israel was established… The right to exercise national self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish people…

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 26, 2018 (4 items)

Conference of Presidents objects to Palestine Authority leading U.N.’s G77 Group Arthur Stark, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations today expressed deep concern at the announcement that the Palestinian Authority will lead the biggest bloc of developing countries at the United Nations, known as

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 25, 2018 (6 items)

Lawfare Project moves against Holocaust denial posts on Facebook The Lawfare Project filed takedown notices this week against Facebook posts denying the Holocaust and containing anti-Semitic material, successfully leading to several posts being removed or blocked by Facebook in a number of countries. The Lawfare Project’s action followed controversial comments last week by Facebook’s CEO,

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: July 24, 2018 (6 items)

AIPAC rallies citizen support for U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 On July 10, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted in support of the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 (S. 2497). This legislation is expected to come to the Senate floor for a vote as soon as Wednesday, July 25. This

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Comic-Con lauds Lily Renée as women’s trailblazer

Story and photos by Marcia Tatz Wollner SAN DIEGO — Most people at Comic Con go to the Masquerade on the Saturday night of the five-night convention. But on Saturday evening from 8:30-9:30pm over 50 participants attended the program Lily. This shows their serious commitment to the comics industry, history, women in comics, and to

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Jewish History, Marcia Tatz Wollner, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA