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More reactions to Pittsburgh Shabbat massacre

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — A day after the Shabbat morning massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, reactions from Jewish and non-Jewish organizations and individuals continued to come into the offices of San Diego Jewish World via email.  In addition to messages from those individuals and organizations that spoke out on Saturday, there […]

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David Ogul, International, Jewish Religion, John McCormick, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 28, 2018 (2 items)

Israeli legislation would tax organizations receiving majority funding from foreign governments A new bill aims to impose heavy taxes on organizations that receive the majority of their funding from foreign governments. The bill, submitted by Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, MK Nava Boker (Likud), would impose a maximum tax rate of 45% and strip the

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International, Middle East, USA

Shafir book on Israel disputed by scholar

A Half Century of Occupation Israel, Palestine and the World’s Most Intractable Conflict by Gershon Shafir; University of California Press 2017, 296 pages; $20.56 By Moshe Dann JERUSALEM — Gershon Shafir, a former Israeli who is professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego, and founding director of its Human Rights Program, has written one

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, San Diego County

Jewish world reacts to Pittsburgh synagogue murders

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — As news of the deadly assault on the Tree of Life/ Or L’Shalom Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh were broadcast and cablecast around the country, various Jewish organizations issued statements in response. At last report, there were at least 11 people killed and six others wounded, including four

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA, Yeruchem Eilfort-Rabbi

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 26, 2018 (3 items)

Mattis, Lieberman confer on defense The U.S. Defense Department issued the following statement Friday: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis spoke on the phone with Israeli Minister of Defense (MOD) Avigdor Lieberman on Oct. 24 to reaffirm the longstanding defense relationship between the United States and Israel. The leaders discussed a broad range of defense

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 25, 2018 (3 items)

Republicans, Democrats accused of anti-Israel, anti-Semitic statements Republicans and Democrats have been accused of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiments in two congressional races. The Washngton Post reported that Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa visited Nazi Holocaust sites in Poland as the guest of From the Depths, a Holocaust Memorial group, then, on his own money, traveled to

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Saudi role in Yemen more brutal than Khashoggi murder

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The cold-blooded killing of the journalist Khashoggi, however gruesome, pales compared to the brutality and gross human rights violations Saudi Arabia is committing in Yemen. The Saudis are deliberately preventing food and medicine from reaching areas where children are dying from starvation or disease. Their indiscriminate bombings are killing

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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USA

High school in Israel seeks college- bound students

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – One reason that Rabbi Leor Sinai suggests that parents should consider sending their child for a semester to the Alexander Muss High School in Hod HaSharon, Israel, is that overseas studies will distinguish that student from members of his or her peer group who also are applying for

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 23, 2018 (7 items)

Jewish Agency Chair Herzog pledges Jewish unity drive On Tuesday at the Jewish Federation of North America’s General Assembly, Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive, Isaac Herzog gave his inaugural address to North American Jewry, presenting his vision for connecting the global Jewish family: “We must launch a new Jewish dialogue. In the coming year,

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

U.S. warships in Ashdod good for Israel, bad for Iran

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross spent the U.S. Navy’s 243rd birthday in Ashdod, Israel; it was quite a party. American Ambassador David Friedman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and their wives were hosted by Commander David Coles, and the speeches emphasized the close relations between the United States and Israel — specifically, between

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Middle East, USA

Israel’s Gaza conundrum

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There isn’t a solution for Gaza. It’s controlled by Hamas, with other factions even more extreme in their opposition to recognizing Israel, or dealing with it openly. And Israel is not ready to deal openly with Hamas, widely recognized as a terrorist organization. Gazans have missiles that can reach deep

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 19, 2018 (5 items)

Swedish police say they are working to ensure Jews’ safety in Sweden Sweden’s Southern District Police Chief Carina Persson and the head of the department’s investigations division, Petra Stenkula, have responded to World Jewish Congress CEO and Executive Vice President Robert Singer’s letter of concern condemning an arson attack that targeted a Jewish woman near

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA