International

Could Putin succeed against ISIS?

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Please be advised the following  may be offensive to many readers. Those who should be wary of going further include American patriots, especially those Cold Warriors still anti-Russian, proponents of high moral virtues, individuals squeamish with the use of force, or who view collateral damage as the worst of evils. After great accomplishments […]

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Hoffer named as AABGU associate director

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)–American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) has announced the appointment of Andrew Hoffer as associate director of its Southwest Region. Hoffer has nearly 20 years of experience in cultivating and securing major gifts, as well as organizing capital campaigns and special events for a broad range of education, healthcare and social service

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Netanyahu. Obama must appeal to local interests

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There is something American about the most recent quarrel between Barack Obama and Benyamin Netanyahu. There are other things as well. A clash of strong egos, of the kinds required and nurtured by serious politics. And greatly different geopolitics. While Obama is required by his setting to play among the world leaders and

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

The cyber warfare in the body’s inner space

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Two years ago, Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob of Tel Aviv University’s School of Physics and Astronomy and Rice University’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics made the startling discovery that cancer, like an enemy hacker in cyberspace, targets the body’s communication network to inflict widespread damage on the entire system. Cancer, he found,

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Suit brought against nursing homes operator

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO —A law firm in Long Beach has filed a class action suit against a company that operates 57 nursing homes in California, including five facilities in San Diego County.  The lawsuit incorporated declarations from the state attorney general’s office in another case to contend that by understaffing nursing homes,

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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Formula One race thrills Jerusalem residents

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)–Some three thousand years ago, King David himself probably never imagined cars racing at 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour) through the ancient capital of the Jewish people. But on Monday and Tuesday, October 6-7, thousands of Israelis lined the streets to watch Porsche, Audi and Ferrari race cars fly through the capital

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Israeli, Palestinian youth coaches tour US.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Through the State Department’s sports diplomacy programs, 30 Israeli and Palestinian youth basketball coaches are connecting with each other and their American peers on and off the court October 5-19. This exchange program is part of the U.S. Government’s efforts to assist those who believe people of different nationalities, ethnicities,

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA

American Baptist Churches condemn anti- Semitism

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania (Press Release) — A Baptist group in the United States issued a resolution reaffirming the “historic American Baptist stand against anti-Semitism.” The resolution, issued by American Baptist Churches USA’s (ABC USA) International Ministries (IM), declares anti-Semitism to be “wholly contrary to Jesus’ teaching” and that it “demeans Jesus and all people of

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Jewish Religion, USA

JNS news briefs: October 7, 2014

Two Israeli soldiers injured by Hezbollah blast along Lebanon border (JNS.org) Two Israeli soldiers were wounded by an explosion near the Lebanon border on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit said. The Hezbollah terrorist organization later claimed responsibility for the blast. According to the IDF, the blast was caused by a explosive device planted

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions