BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (WJC) — A special Plenary Assembly of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), attended by more than 400 delegates and observers from 67 Jewish communities, on Wednesday voted unanimously to allow WJC President Ronald S. Lauder to stand for a third consecutive term as WJC president, as stipulated by the WJC’s constitution. In a […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (JNS.org) President Barack Obama has nominated Merrick Garland, a Jewish judge who currently serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court to fill a vacancy left by the recent death of Judge Antonin Scalia. At a ceremony at the
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USARivlin tells Putin that Israel is concerned about Syrian border (JNS.org) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday where the Israeli leader urged Putin to not let Iran and Hezbollah gain a stronger foothold along the Syrian border with Israel. In a joint press conference ahead of their
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-48th in a Series- Exit 17A, Johnson Avenue, El Cajon, California — Tilly’s and Home Depot By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California – Near the intersection of Johnson Avenue and Fletcher Parkway stands the Parkway Plaza Shopping Center, in which the trendy tween-teen-20’s clothier Tilly’s is one of the tenants. Across the street at
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Occasional expressions of concern for our safety come from overseas. Their primary worries are about Palestinians or Arabs. As I began writing this, a weatherman friend who lives in the West Bank warned me about the approach of high winds. “Stay away from swaying trees” was his message. Life is
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (WJC) — World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder on Tuesday welcomed Argentine President Mauricio Macri at a gathering of more than 400 Jewish leaders from around the world. Speaking at the opening dinner of the WJC Plenary Assembly in Buenos Aires, Lauder said: “It is not by accident that we are
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InternationalDeputy FM reveals secret ties between Israel and Indonesia (JNS.org) Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely revealed during a Knesset debate over the recent denial of Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi entry to Ramallah that Israel has unofficial secret ties with Indonesia. According to Hotovely, Israel has had “continuous contact” with Indonesia, the Jerusalem Post
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By Yoni Peres NEVEH ESHKOL, Israel – Am Sameach, meaning “Happy People,” is a non-profit organization that was begun 10 years ago in Tel Aviv. Here in this regional council, near Israel’s border with Gaza, Am Sameach representatives help to lift Holocaust survivors and other residents from the depression and fear caused by the
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON, Massachusetts — “My style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward,” wrote Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in his 1987 book, Trump: The Art of the Deal. “I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I’m after.” How Mr. Trump’s
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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, USAU.S. lawmakers declare Islamic State crimes genocide (JNS.org) The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday evening voted 393-0 in favor of a bipartisan resolution declaring that the Islamic State has committed genocide against religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. “ISIS is guilty of genocide,” Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce
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Middle EastBy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — In Quentin Tarantino’s World War II revenge film the Inglourious Basterds, a team of Jewish American soldiers wreaks panic and havoc on the Third Reich in German-occupied France by killing as many Nazi soldiers as possible. They do so with relish, one nicknamed “The Bear Jew,” with a baseball
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International, Jewish HistorySAN DIEGO (SDJW)– Jonathan Valverde, the pastor’s son with an operatic voice who founded Latinos for Israel, has returned from a trip to Israel where he performed with Israeli signer David D’Or. Valverde was invited there by the Israeli singer after an appearance in San Diego at which Valverde also sang. Here is a video
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The words we use are important, especially when explaining a situation or making an argument. Evidently, Israelis haven’t read Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking-Glass.” It was Humpty Dumpty who said, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor
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Jewish History, Middle East, Steve KramerBy Tammi Rossman-Benjamin SANTA CRUZ, California –After numerous independent surveys have suggested alarming rates of anti-Semitic activity on college and university campuses across the country, AMCHA Initiative today released the first empirical study of its kind demonstrating that anti-Zionist activities, including BDS, anti-Israel student groups and faculty who endorse an academic boycott of Israel, are at the
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