By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The Reflection: As those in power in Israel today are ostensibly trying to make the state more “Jewish,” they’re, in fact, often abusing Judaism and tampering with its fundamental affirmation that all humans are equal because we’re all created in the image of God. Three examples: *A majority in the […]
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — One of the more problematic stories associated with the present wave of Palestinian violence is that of an attack on a security guard at a shopping mall in Maale Adumim. A video shows repeated blows with an ax, directed at the head of the security guard, which continue despite the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastEU businesses urge ‘occupied territories’ labels for Israeli settlement products (JNS.org) The European Union (EU), responding to demands by businesses in its member nations, plans to step up its labeling measures for Israeli products by requiring farmers based beyond the 1967 lines to clearly label produce as coming from “the occupied territories,” Israel Hayom reported
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By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM — A sellout crowd of women packed the prestigious Jerusalem Theater a few weeks ago for, Sisters!The Daughters of Tzelofchad, the latest production of the Raise Your Spirits Theatre group. If someone just gave you a ticket without telling you the background of this all-female group of performers, you would be justified
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Toby Klein GreenwaldBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — France is proposing to lead the Middle East Quartet on a new foray into Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy. This is understandable as a part of French politics. The Palestinians, however, are setting up to be at least as difficult a client for France as they have ever been for the U.S. Of
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenKnesset speaker calls out Palestinian incitement amid protests of U.K. visit (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) During a visit to London on Wednesday, Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (Likud) addressed a group of 40 members of the British Parliament. Edelstein highlighted the dangers posed by anti-Israel incitement on Palestinian television channels, radio stations, and social media
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-46th in a Series- Exit 15, El Cajon Boulevard, El Cajon ~ Lankershim, Chase & Knox By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California — In the early history of the City of El Cajon, two names are particularly well known — Levi Chase, for whom Chase Avenue and the Chase Avenue Elementary School are
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USAThe Dream of Zion: The Story of the First Zionist Congress by Lawrence J. Epstein, Rowman & Littlefield, New York; ISBN 978-1-4422-5466-5 ©2016, $36.00, p. 137, plus chronology and references. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Professor emeritus Lawrence Epstein in his newest book The Dream of Zion, argues that the nineteenth-century European Enlightenment’s
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, International, Jewish History, Middle EastIsrael’s U.N. envoy blasts ‘pure anti-Semitism’ of Palestinian foreign minister (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Tuesday called on all nations of the world to deny entry to Israeli settlers, comments that Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon described as “pure anti-Semitism.” “The international community must not
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — It’s one of the best-kept secrets of British journalism that the Life and Arts section of the Financial Times’ weekend edition contains some of the best-written and most stimulating articles and reviews. So as we were leaving the airport of our almost next-door neighbor of Cyprus for
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By Yedidya Hazani KIBBUTZ HANNATON, Israel — Can hummus and soccer bridge rivalry? Can joyful music and dancing overpower political differences? Can acceptance of shared values rise out of contradictions in religion, culture, or upbringing? And, is it possible to maintain civic life, apart from political life? All these questions arise, both formally and informally,
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Recent articles in the New York Times suggest a comparison between the leaderships of Palestine and the American Republican Party. One article details the miserable position of Mahmoud Abbas, old, weak, rejected by a substantial portion of Palestinians, and dithering between supporting and opposing the current wave of violence against
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAIDF rescues 2 Israeli soldiers mobbed in Qalandiya refugee camp (JNS.org) Five Israeli Border Police officers were injured when security forces entered the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, on Monday night to rescue two non-combat soldiers who had accidentally driven into the area and were attacked by a local Palestinian mob that stoned
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Middle EastBy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — The headline in the April 20, 1946 edition of the New York Times read “Poison Bread Fells 1,900 German Captives in U.S. Army Prison Camp near Nuremberg.” What the Times did not report nor know was who the perpetrators were. As World War II was ending, survivors trickled out
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