Middle East

Yad Vashem condemns Holocaust speech by Abbas

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Yad Vashem, the  World Holocaust Remembrance Center, on Wednesday condemned a speech by Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestine Authority, about the Holocaust.  Following is the statement from Yad Vashem: In his address on Monday, 30 April 2018, to the Palestinian National Council, the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas,

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Jewish History, Middle East

EU should not permit Turkey to become a member

By Gilles Pargneaux, Alon Ben-Meir, and Arbana Xharra NEW YORK — The summit held in Ankara on April 4 among Putin, Erdogan, and Rouhani provides an eye-opening depiction of the rapidly changing discourse of 2018’s geostrategic international rivalry. The Syrian conflict, the center of global attention for more than seven years, is now in the

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East

Fears of war in the Israeli air

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — People in the know tell us that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech the other day about Iran’s nuclear ambitions was more of a performance than an evidence-based argument. Though the coup of the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency that brought the data to Israel is a remarkable achievement, some experts aren’t

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Middle East

Natalie Portman is a fine actress, but …

First of two articles By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Lately, it seems as though Natalie Portman has transformed herself into a human lightning rod. She created a storm of controversy and gave the Palestinians in Gaza far more respectability than they deserved by canceling plans to receive a prestigious Genesis Award

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Diaspora criticism better than no engagement with Israel

By Kenneth Bob NEW YORK — As a student at the University of California at Berkeley in the post-Six Day War period, our Radical Jewish Union supported much of the left’s US domestic and foreign policy agenda. On the Israeli-Palestinian situation we diverged from both the New Left and the organized Jewish community, stating in our

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International, Middle East, USA

U.S. State Dept.: Iran lied about its N-program

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The United States State Department issued the following comment by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in response to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech outlining ways in which he said Iran has lied about its nuclear program.  A transcript follows: SECRETARY POMPEO — For many years, the Iranian regime has

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Middle East, USA

Reactions to speech by Netanyahu on Iran

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Reactions to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech on what he described as Iran’s nuclear deception were mixed within the Jewish community.  Following are statements from organizations within the community: AIPAC — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed startling new evidence today that Iran has been lying to the international community about

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Middle East, USA

Text of Netanyahu speech on Iran’s nuclear deception

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – In a televised address, Israel’s Prime Minister said his country had obtained dramatic proof that Iran has been lying to the world about both its nuclear program and its intentions.  Following is a transcript of Netanyahu’s speech, provided by his office. PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU:  Good evening. Tonight, we’re going to show

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International, Middle East, USA

Jewish trivia quiz: Verne Troyer

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Actor Verne Troyer, best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies, died last week. In 2011, he visited Israel. Besides visiting the Western Wall, what else did Troyer do in Israel? A. Troyer, a Catholic, was in Israel to speak at the Youth Summit for Peace, sponsored by

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire

A journalist’s life in David Feldman’s memoir

Irreverent Forever: True Tales From a Newspaperman’s Outrageously Rewarding Life by David Arledge Feldman; © 2018, Gray Castle Publishing, ISBN 9781987-713190; 226 pages plus appendix and acknowledgments. By Donald H. Harrison   SAN DIEGO – Journalist David Arledge Feldman inherited his father’s sense of humor, but not his Jewish religion.  For most of his life,

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, USA