By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Mordechai Kremnitzer, professor emeritus of law at the Hebrew University, cites in his Ha’aretz column of January 10 the old story about the man who murdered his parents and then claimed clemency in court because he was an orphan. Kremnitzer suggests that it’s an apt comment on Netanyahu calling early […]
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Middle EastBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the Palestinians have received 25 times more aid per capita than did the whole of Europe to rebuild their shattered countries after World War Two. And yet, many decades later, Palestinians still use the victimhood card of poverty and statelessness,
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle EastThe Cousin (Ha Ben Dod) written, directed and starring Tzahi Grad; Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles; 93 minutes; to be shown during the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 12, at Reading Cinemas Town Square, 4665 Clairemont Drive, San Diego. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Everyone has
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Milstein Family Foundation offers $16,000 for best student idea to promote Israel Seniors in high school and college students have been challenged by the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation to devise an “out-of-the-box, pro-Israel initiative on campus and beyond — be it showing positive aspects of Israel, strengthening the U.S.-Israel alliance, or fighting anti-Israel
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USARedemption (Geula), by Joseph Madmony and Boaz Yehonatan Yacov; Hebrew language with English subtitles; 100 minutes; to be screened during the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival at 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Reading Cinemas Town Square, 4665 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, and at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17 also at the Reading
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — “Israel is doing a decent job of bringing people here but a terrible job of bringing these immigrants fully into the fold of the Jewish people. Because the only way to do that is to guarantee their full rights here in Israel and particularly to be married. And the
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
Hebrew University distances itself from remarks of anti-IDF professor Five days following the incident in which a Hebrew University professor, Dr. Carola Hilfrich, scolded a student for wearing her IDF uniform to class, the university published a rare ad calling on students in uniform to come study at the university. “Students in Uniform? Welcome!” read
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “I will always speak truth to power” — Rashida Tlaib, upon her second day in “power” Always? Was she speaking “truth” when she urged slashing military aid to Israel? “I will be using my position in Congress so that no country, not one, should be able to get aid from
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israeli politics continues with multiple crises. Not only are there recriminations about the split of the New Right from Jewish Home. Now there is another split, seemingly a surprise while both on the platform, with Avi Gabbay announcing the end of Zionist Union. Tsipi Livni was left with a short
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastUNITED NATIONS, New York (Press Release) — In the past few days, the Palestinians have been promoting a move to upgrade their status as a Non-State Observer to a Member State with the right to vote in the UN. Last week, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki stated that the Palestinians would appeal to the Security Council in January,
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International, Middle East
From Cairo to the Cloud ~ The World of the Cairo Geniza; filmmaker Michelle Paymar; English language; 92 minutes; to be shown during the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Lawrence Family JCC, Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
First Senate bill in new session will protect U.S. interests in Middle East The Republican Jewish Coalition applauds the introduction of the first Senate bill of the 116th Congress, the “Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019” (S.1). It was introduced yesterday by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), James Risch (R-ID), Cory Gardner
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International, Middle East, USABy Doron Krakow NEW YORK — My son, Aaron, began his IDF service on Dec. 23. The rest of the family arrived in Israel a few days earlier and spent those days together with Aaron up north near Kibbutz Afikim which has been his home since August. We were joined by a couple of his
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Middle East, USAA report by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) In December BDS continued to be a prominent political and campus issue, fully integrated into larger questions of antisemitism, free speech, and the nature of the university. At Temple University faculty member Marc Lamont Hill was fired from a job as a CNN commentator
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA