By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The terror organization Hezbollah has built tunnels from Lebanese territory into northern Israel; the intention was infiltration. It turns out, however, that Israel Defense Forces’ intelligence had been tracking them and last week entered southern Lebanon to destroy them. (You can watch the IDF video of a Hezbollah member […]
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen
By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California – – The spotlight of the pro-Israel organization, StandWithUs, shone brightly Tuesday night, Dec. 11, on a Muslim reformer and a Christian evangelist. Both Shireen Qudosi, a national correspondent for the Clarion Project, and Sara Miller, the outgoing San Diego regional director of the StandWithUs organization, personify the
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
House of Representatives adopts measure punishing use of human shields in combat The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has commended the U.S. House of Representatives for adopting the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act (H.R. 3342). This critical and timely legislation mandates new sanctions against Hamas, Hezbollah and foreign state agencies
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Yossef Ben-Meir and Manon Burbidge MARRAKECH, Morocco — December 2018 is gearing up to be a pivotal month for migration on the world stage, and the epicenter is here, in Marrakech, Morocco, with two high-level fora taking place concerning development and migration. However, in order for the discussions that take place at these conferences
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Yossef Ben-MeirAJC Urges EU Nations to Act on Dismaying New Anti-Semitism Report The American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global Jewish advocacy organization, is urging concerted initiatives by European governments to confront rising anti-Semitism, following the release of deeply troubling findings from an EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) survey of Jews across Europe. The survey results were announced Monday in Brussels by European Union
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International, Middle East, Travel and Food, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — From the looks and sounds of BDS it would seem that Palestine is on the verge of something big. BDS prevails on a number of campuses, often with Jews as well as Palestinians and others pushing for a boycott. Occasional performers announce that they will not perform here. The police
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
San Diegan finds hate message in a library book Adira Rosen, a San Diegan now attending Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the subject of local television news reports when she found swastikas and hate messages drawn onto the pages of a library book only a month after the massacre at the Tree of Life
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USAWorld Jewish Congress hails EU’s declaration on anti-Semitism The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Thursday welcomed the adoption of a declaration by the Council of the European Union on the fight against antisemitism and the development of a common security approach to protect Jewish communities and institutions in Europe. The declaration, agreed by ministers of
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Daniel Sokatch NEW YORK — Chanukah reminds me of our power to create more light in the world. Even in dark times, we can make change by joining together for freedom, equality, and pluralism. You and I know that Israel could use more light, and that too many politicians are busy driving wedges between different
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
U.S. leaders call for a strong Israel The Fifth Annual IAC (Israeli-American Council) National Conference concluded Sunday with remarks from a high-profile lineup of speakers headlined by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-C.A.), wrapping up a four-day display of bipartisan support for the State of Israel over the
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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
National broadcast planned of concert for Tree of Life Synagogue massacre victims PBS will broadcast nationally WQED’s locally-produced Tree of Life: A Concert for Peace and Unity, a free community event, presented and hosted by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to honor the Tree of Life Synagogue victims and first responders. The performance, featuring Itzhak Perlman at Pittsburgh’s Heinz
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPresident and Mrs. Trump send Chanukah greetings The White House issued the following statement from President and Mrs. Trump: “Melania and I send our warmest greetings to our Jewish brothers and sisters in the United States, in Israel, and around the world celebrating Hanukkah. “For eight nights, Jewish families and friends will come together to
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — In addition to wearing the hat of prime minister of Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu wears at least three other hats. He’s Israel’s foreign minister, its communications minister and its defense minister. The other members of the cabinet seem to be yes-people, if they’re members of Netanyahu’s Likud party, and necessary
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –It isn’t easy governing with a one vote majority in the Knesset. Two proposed laws have not come to a vote, on account of not having enough pass them. One was a measure to give the Minister of Culture and Sport the power to decide on which groups would get government support.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East