By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was either very brave or very foolish to adopt the “Mission Accomplished” slogan that hung behind President George W. Bush as he stood on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the early days of the Iraq war. Although the President never used those words, they were indelibly […]
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Simon Sebag-Montefiore brings impeccable credentials to the monumental task of writing Jerusalem: The Biography. A history Ph.D. from Cambridge, he has been a banker and a foreign correspondent reporting on, among other events, the fall of the Soviet Union. He is also the great-great-nephew of Sir Moses Montefiore, the international
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen
BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) — In honor of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, American Associates, an Israeli flag created by Rebecca Affachiner, often called “the Betsy Ross of Israel,” has been donated to the Ben-Gurion Archives at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev on the Sede Boqer Campus. Rebecca Affachiner
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Jewish History, Middle East
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — For more than 26 years I’ve been thinking about what’s near and far while looking east from our balcony. At first, we could see a bit of the Dead Sea, but the builders of Isaweea have gone skyward and cut off our view. Isaweea is the congestion off to
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Travel and Food‘Mission Accomplished’ Tweets By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — “A perfectly executed strike last night. Thank you to France and the United Kingdom for their wisdom and the power of their fine Military. Could not have had a better result. Fake news is spending more time covering this story than on the Michael Cohen and
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International, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — As we’re about to celebrate 70 years of Jewish statehood, it seems appropriate to remind ourselves that, God beware, had there been no Israel there would today be only a fraction of the 15 million Jews – approaching the same number as before the Holocaust – who now inhabit
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Middle East
By Esther Gelber ATLIT, Israel — To travel with a group of people who all have one shared passion, the love of the Land of Israel, is a special treat, especially on Yom HaShoah, a day that, in Israel, is marked by a country-wide shared two minute moment of silence and reflection. It is difficult
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Middle East, San Diego CountyBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK –the ongoing Palestinian demonstration along the Israel-Gaza border has turned out to be, not surprisingly, violent. More than 30 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured. If these demonstrations continue through May 15 (Israel’s 70th anniversary) as planned by Hamas, scores more Palestinians will likely be killed, while increasing the
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel –In recent years it has become customary in Israel, in addition to the official ceremonies marking Holocaust Day, for small groups of people, whether survivors, descendants of survivors, or simply those who feel a connection to the subject, to gather together in private homes and talk about their own
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Jewish History, Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release) — A new Tel Aviv University study addresses the challenges of nanoparticle-based cancer-targeting strategies. It also suggests ways of refocusing the collaborative work of cancer researchers and clinicians to move the field forward from “the bench” to the patients. The study follows landmark research published 10 years ago in Nature Nanotechnology
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky SAN DIEGO — Max Singer has a distinguished record as founder and participant in the work of the Hudson Foundation, and has commented wisely on a number of occasions since coming to Israel many years ago. At one time we had neighboring apartments, and shared discussions of what interested us both. I’ve
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Ohr Shalom Synagogue will celebrate Israel’s 70th Year of Independence with a Yom Hazikaron/Yom Ha’atzmaut Concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18. The public is invited to join the Ohr Shalom Synagogue and Beth Am Choirs as they lead the audience on a journey through 70 years of Israeli
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Syrian government’s chemical attack on civilians in the rebel-held suburb of Douma this weekend is the complete responsibility of the war criminal Bashar Assad, his Russian bedfellows, and his Iranian bankers. However, the fact that President Trump had announced that the U.S. is nearly finished its mission to defeat ISIS (which is questionable)
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The second Friday demonstration in the string of some half-dozen planned to peak on the Palestinian celebration of Nakba passed with only about 2/3 the number of demonstrators as last week, and half the deaths (9) said to be the result of IDF gunfire. The big prize for the Palestinians
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East