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Commentary: Palestinians, Israelis ever so slowly being pushed by U.S. into direct talks

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM– Israel and Palestine may be inching, crawling, or sidestepping toward direct, face to face negotiations.  We have heard this before. It is a long and contorted road even to the beginning of talks. Neither side appears to be enthusiastic. They are being pushed by the pathetically naive, led by the champion […]

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Notwithstanding reports, Harvard continues to invest with Israel

CHICO, California (Press Release) — Scholars for Peace in the Middle East was made aware of the Globes report of August 15, 2010 which indicated that the Harvard Management Company had sold it’s Israel holdings, which immediately made its way to a number of anti-Israel organizations and websites. SPME, in concert with members of its Boycott,

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Commentary: Sara Netanyahu steps up for immigrant children

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Sara Netanyahu is not one of the most well regarded first ladies of the world. She is known for yelling and throwing things at the household help. She has been the target of civil actions for not paying what is required, and–along with her husband–the subject of police inquiries for fiddling with

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Open letter to Fareed Zakaria concerning the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’

Dear Mr Zakaria: As an assiduous viewer of your Sunday TV show  (CNN/GPS), which I have always enjoyed for your judicious commentaries, the choice of your experts, and your well-prepared and deeply-probing questions, I have earned the right to express my disappointment. The case in point is your position on the  controversial decision to build a mosque

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, December 24, 1954, Part 2

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staffSouthwestern Jewish Press, December 24, 1954, Page 3 City of Hope Your Help in Campaign Two weeks ago a young non Jewish woman from this area entered the City of Hope Medical Center T.B  Hospital.  She was despondent about her condition and worried about the two small children she

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Commentary: U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania becoming a Middle East referendum

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA –A dual loyalty test approaches that Jews in Pennsylvania do not need.   Old conservative hands William Kristol and Gary Bauer are being abrasive…er, gracious…enough to spend time reminding us that we could be choosing between policies that will better America and those that imperil the security of Israel. How

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Beth Jacob to screen 'The Case for Israel' Aug 22

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Beth Jacob Congregation will present the feature-length documentary by Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz, “The Case for Israel: Democracy’s Outpost at 5 p.m. Sunday, August 22, in its social hall at 4855 College Avenue.  A $5 donation is requested. According to the synagogue, the documentary “presents a vigorous case for Israel

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