By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s Memorial Day is to remember those who “gave their last full measure of devotion” to our country and our cause. Brave men and women fought and died from Bunker Hill to New Orleans to Buena Vista to Shiloh and Cold Harbor to Chateau-Thierry to Cape Esperance and Kasserine […]
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy 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, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s distortions of the past and her dreadful hopes for the future can be bookended between the acts of two very different Britons: the revered General Bernard Law Montgomery and the reviled Jeremy Corbyn. Between Oct. 23 and Nov. 11, 1942, Montgomery stopped Rommel on
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International, Middle East, USABy 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 EastBy Dorothea shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — Actually, the one-woman show of the above title that I saw last week has very little to do with the subject of the title, namely, mothers-in-law. I am one such, and even an ex-one in one case, but not a step one, or not yet, at least (and I hope never).
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy David Rubin SHILOH, Israel — President Trump has teased forward his impending ‘Deal of the Century’ peace plan for Israel. Hope wanes eternal. But what might his historic peace plan actually entail? First, there is one major element that it likely will not include: A two-state solution. How do we know this? Because when
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Middle East, USABy Moshe Phillips PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Herman Wouk, the famed novelist who first became a household name for his 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning The Caine Mutiny died last week nearly 70 years after achieving fame. Besides his long career as a writer he was also a lifelong Zionist. This fact of Wouk’s love affair with the State of Israel has been completely absent from the many articles celebrating his literary
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There are several parts to Bibi Netanyahu. After distinguished military service, he climbed through lesser posts to be Prime Minister from 1984, and is set to make a record of the longest-serving Prime Minister in Israel’s history. He’s bright, perhaps brilliant. Speaks fluently both Hebrew and English. Has recently made
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By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Just 71 years ago, Israel declared its independence based on several factors: *God promised the Land of Israel to the Jews in the Bible – echoed in the Christian Bible and even (gasp!) in the Koran. *Three ancient Jewish kingdoms in Israel are part of archaeological and historical
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Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Steve Kramer, Travel and FoodBy Peter C. Herman Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — On May 8, the Women’s Resource Center at San Diego State University sent out a newsletter featuring announcements for lectures, courses from the Women’s Studies Department, and other items of interest. But at the bottom of the email, a student inserted a poster-like image
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy H. Applebaum SAN DIEGO — On May 9, 2019, Imam Omar Suleiman gave the invocation at the House of Representatives. He was invited to speak by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, (D. Texas.) This is the man who called Jews “brothers of apes and pigs.” Our own congresswoman, Representative Susan Davis, who happens to be
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Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania –Credit David M. Friedman, our man in Israel, for his powerful bid to erode America’s support for Israel. In so doing, he can be counted upon to become Rashida Tlaib’s and Ilhan Omar’s new best friend. Oh, did someone say he is in fact continuing his ongoing efforts to
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Middle East, USATo read previous installments, please click on the number desired:1,2,3 The Religious Lure © Edwin Black JERUSALEM — When the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement [BDS] mounted a campaign against Israel, it targeted more than Israel’s economy, including tourism—which has nonetheless flourished beyond any expectation. The “D” in BDS really stands for delegitimize. So the
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Edwin Black, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Travel and Food, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s been a tough time on Israel’s southern border. Gaza is a slim slice of land on Israel’s and Egypt’s borders. If Israel is small, about the size of New Jersey, Gaza is tiny, about 11.5 percent of Rhode Island’s size, with perhaps 2 million of population, about twice the
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