Middle East

Beth El dedicates ‘Tree of Life’ mural for Yom HaShoah

By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California — Congregation Beth El dedicated a 30 by 9 foot mural of a Tree of Life on Thursday, May 2, that incorporates, among other elements,  ceramic butterflies symbolizing children who were murdered in the Holocaust. The outdoor Yom HaShoah ceremony led by the congregation’s former president Sonia Ancoli […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, USA

Israel’s Tourism Triumph, Part III

Please click on Number for previous installments:  1, 2 The Crazy Restaurant Scene (c) Edwin Black TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s adversaries in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement [BDS] thought they could starve Israel through economic warfare that included even its food sector. Many remember the BDS furor over SodaStream, Sabra hummus, ordinary fruits

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Edwin Black, Middle East, Travel and Food

OpEd: Iran and Israel face peace or war dilemma

Editor’s Note: This article is a short excerpt from Alon Ben-Meir’s latest essay, “Preventing an Israeli-Iran War,” published in the May 2019 issue of American Diplomacy. The full-length essay is available by clicking here By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Accusing Iran of being a rogue country bent on acquiring nuclear weapons, supporting extremist groups

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA

Would Democrats reverse Trump’s pro-Israel positions?

By Carol Greenwald CHEVY CHASE, Maryland — Jewish Democrats must decide: Trump’s pro-Israel policies, or the increasingly anti-Israel policies of the Democratic Party. (May 1, 2019 / JNS) The next president of the United States will be able to reverse nearly every one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel actions because most of them have

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Middle East, USA

Jihadi Islam’s campaign to erase religious history

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California –Congresswoman Ilhan Omar never ceases to surprise us with the countless inane claims she makes on a daily basis. In one of her more interesting canards, she claimed that “Jesus was a Palestinian.” One might imagine that she will soon claim that the Israelites were also really

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International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USA

Chicago inks pact with Peres Peace Center

  CHICAGO (Press release) — The City of Chicago and the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation entered into a memorandum of cooperation on April 15th to foster stronger collaboration, particularly with respect to technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It is the first such international partnership for the Peres Center. “Shimon Peres believed in the transformative

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Liberal Jews should focus on 4 major Israeli issues

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Hiddush is an organization that by its self-definition is “for religious freedom and equality.” I referred to an opinion poll it sponsored recently in my April 25 reflections when I argued in favor of a Likud-Blue and White unity government in Israel (without Orthodox and ultra-right parties). In the

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Jewish Religion, Middle East