Middle East

Assad used Nakba demonstration to keep grasp on power — Lowey

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), ranking Democrat on the Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Monday  issued the following statement about this weekend’s events in the Middle East: “This weekend’s events in the Middle East illustrate once again the existential threats Israel faces.  As protesters rebel against authoritarian regimes throughout the Middle East, the […]

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U.S. Senators sponsor resolution opposing unilateral Palestinian statehood

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Susan Collins, (R-Maine) on Monday introduced a resolution in the Senate that expresses opposition to Palestinian efforts to seek unilateral recognition at the United Nations and states its firm belief that any Palestinian unity government must publicly and formally forswear terrorism, accept Israel’s right to exist, and reaffirm

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‘Nakba’ border incidents have both sides preparing for more

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–On Nakba Day, thousands of Palestinians from Syria and Lebanon, as well as Gaza, marched toward Israel. On the border between the Golan Heights and Syria, the IDF was expecting the focus to be somewhere else, and by the time a handful of soldiers came to confront the marchers, some 150 of

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Israel advocate debunks ‘apartheid state’ and other BDS myths

(SDJW Editor’s Note: The following interview of J.J. Surbeck, executive director of T.E.A.M. was conducted by The California Review, a conservative student publication at the University of California at San Diego.  It is reprinted with the permission of that publication. ) J.J. Surbeck is a San Diego peace activist who serves as the Executive Director of

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San Diego celebrates Israel’s 63rd birthday

Story and Photos by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—The Jewish Federation and scores of affiliated communal organizations celebrated Israel’s Independence Day on Sunday, May 15, at a new, more public, location than in past years, seeking to draw the general public’s attention both to Israel’s cause and to the variety of interests represented within the

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County

Obama may further tip toward Palestinians in upcoming Mideast plan

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The word is that Barack Obama is about to lay on the table an updated plan for Israel and Palestine. According to one of Israel’s most widely read newspapers, the President will deliver a “speech of greater closeness” to Muslims.Will this be another learning experience for the American president at

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Oil and anti-Semitism do mix

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–Israel is celebrating its 63rd Day of Independence according to the Hebrew calendar; the secular date of the UN-sanctioned declaration of a Jewish state was May 14, 1948.  Just three years after the death camps of Europe were liberated by the Allies, Israel became—and remains—the greatest response to genocide in

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Muslim attacks on Coptic churches were forseeable

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — In the wake of bloody Muslim attacks on Egyptian Christians the New York Times informs us: “By lifting the heavy hand of the Mubarak police state, the revolution unleashed long-suppressed sectarian animosities that have burst out with increasing ferocity….” No kidding! Did you think a single Egyptian Christian didn’t know this in

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Netanyahu lobbies Europeans to maintain status quo on Palestine

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu returned from visits with British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarcozy, and claimed victory for his diplomatic mission. He said that both heads of governments had assured him that Hamas must recognize Israel before Palestine becomes a state. Reports from France and Britain are different.

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East