Middle East

AJ Congress provides free voter guide for 2020

NEW YORK (SDJW) — The American Jewish Congress has compiled a Jewish voter’s guide to the 2020 elections, looking at the stances President Donald Trump and the 24 Democratic presidential contenders, to date, have taken on Israeli and domestic Jewish concerns. The guide also provides information on the stances of members of the United States […]

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Museums, TV shows, enhance Mossad’s reputation

By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Lately, I’ve been watching some TV shows about Israel’s intelligence and anti-terrorism efforts. This was prompted by the wild popularity of the Israeli series, Fauda, watched by both Israeli Jews and Arabs (and probably Palestinian Arabs too). The realistic, non-stop, brutal efforts of the Mista’arvim unit of the

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

Pitzer, Haifa reaffirm academic ties

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — Pitzer College President Prof. Melvin L. Oliver reinforced his opposition to boycotting Israeli academia and his unwavering commitment to upholding the values of academic freedom at University of Haifa’s 47th Annual Board of Governors Meeting on Tuesday, May 28. Speaking in Israel for the first time since vetoing the vote

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish pins and a badge help document our past

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Longtime San Diego residents Robert and Helaine Baum were doing some Spring cleaning and found hundreds of pins and patches that they had collected over the years, then put away, and forgot. Their wide-ranging collection included memorabilia from the worlds of politics, sports, broadcasting, the labor movement, local

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Travel and Food, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Emergency funds will aid Israel’s wildfire victims

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Jewish Agency for Israel and The Jewish Federations of North America will provide immediate emergency assistance to 60 families in Mevo Modi’im and Kibbutz Harel whose homes were destroyed by the devastating wildfires that burned through Israel on Thursday. This support from The Jewish Agency comes from a special funds

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Middle East, USA

Trump should reject Bolton’s drive for war with Iran

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK –Waging a war against Iran, or even thinking of doing so, is sheer madness. Trump has thus far wisely rejected the warmonger National Security Adviser John Bolton’s outrageous advice. Waging another war in the Mideast, this time against Iran, would have not only disastrous consequences for the US but will

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA

The floods of Gilgamesh and the Bible

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — There are remarkable similarities between the biblical story of the flood and the more ancient version of Gilgamesh. The Babylonian epic Gilgamesh was written on twelve tablets around 2000 BCE and has survived in several versions. It was discovered in 1839 among the ruins of a

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion, Middle East