By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The machinations of some of the leading politicians in Israel are sufficiently transparent to make it possible to draw one’s own conclusions irrespective of what they tell us. Thus, for example, Avigdor Lieberman’s decision to resign as minister of defense and withdraw his party from the coalition was probably
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Middle EastIsraeli law group demands Facebook remove Hamas account Israeli NGO Shurat HaDin has placed Facebook and its Israeli branch under formal legal notice for allowing Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV to maintain Facebook and Instagram accounts. In a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook Israel general manager Adi Soffer-Teeri, Shurat HaDin claims that Facebook’s continual support
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — More than a week ago, the police recommended indictments of a half-dozen prominent Israelis. The issue concerned the purchase of submarines and other warships from Thyssen Krupp, a German firm in the port of Kiel. Involved in the police recommendation were a cousin and attorney of The Prime Minister, a former
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastKentucky governor receives StandWithUs plauditsStandWithUs has commended Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin for signing into law an executive order barring state agencies from doing business with companies which boycott Israel. The new executive order prohibits state agencies from entering into contracts with companies that boycott Israel and other countries with which the U.S. has free trade agreements. During the
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International, Middle East, USABy David Ogul SAN DIEGO — It’s all about equality. That was the message from Cheryl Temkin, an executive member of the Speakers Bureau for the Jerusalem-based Women of the Wall, who was the featured speaker Nov. 16 at Tifereth Israel Synagogue in San Diego following Kabbalat Shabbat services. Just months after Israeli paratroopers liberated Jerusalem’s
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David Ogul, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego CountyBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — That’s the worst sentence to write: “Hamas wins.” The people of the Gaza Strip lose. The people of Israel lose. The State of Israel remains to be seen, but for now, it loses, as well. To deal in realities, Hamas has won, and the implications carry forward. The resignation
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — No sooner did Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to agree on a ceasefire with Hamas become public – allegedly it was made out of fear that a full-scale war with the inevitable casualties would cost him many votes in the next general election – when Avigdor Lieberman (Evet to his family
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American Jewish Committee seeks nationwide effort to combat hate crimes The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is calling for a concerted government effort to combat hate crimes. The call to action comes after the FBI issued its latest annual report, which showed a 17 percent increase in hate crimes during 2017, compared to the year before.
Editor’s E-Mail Box: November 14, 2018 (4 items) Read More »
International, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — We had a second round of elections for mayor of Jerusalem. In the first round, none of the four candidates got the required minimum, so the two top contenders, Ofer Berkovitch and Moshe Lion, had to go for a second round. I voted for Berkovitch not because of his
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Middle EastBy Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — The word Jewish is associated with a person whose religion is Judaism. But what about individuals who are atheists but trace their ethnicity to the original Hebrew tribes? Traditionally, the following groups of people are united under the term Jewish: -descendants of the original ethnic Hebrew tribes whose religion is Judaism; -descendants
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Arkady Mamaysky, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
State Department designates son of Hizballah’s Nasrallah as a terrorist The U.S. Department of State has designated Jawad Nasrallah and Al-Mujahidin Brigades (AMB) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons who have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism
Editor’s E-Mail Box: November 13, 2018 (4 items) Read More »
Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA(Please hover with your cursor to find links) By Michael Jeser and Brian Tauber SAN DIEGO — The past week has been a difficult one up and down our State. Communities in Northern and Southern California are literally burning and need our help. Three major fires have devastated entire communities, leaving people displaced and homeless. Our
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Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — October 30 was Israel’s local election day. More than six million people were eligible to vote, and the government provided a free day, with public services closed down. That meant that a large percentage of the population would be on holiday, after, perhaps, a few minutes waiting in line at
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
Non-Israelis may sue in Israeli court those who harm them because they are Jews Judge Moshe Drori has ruled in Jerusalem Court that non-Israelis who are harmed because they are Jewish have the standing to sue their attackers in Israeli courts. The ruling came in a case brought by the Shurat HaDin Law Center on
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Jewish Religion, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, San Diego County, USA