By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–There was no particular courage required to excoriate the government of Israel when its housing minister announced the construction of so many new home units in the Jerusalem area exactly when Vice President Joe Biden was arriving in the country to discuss peace talks. Many in the Israeli establishment and […]
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SAN DIEGO—Israeli song, Israeli dance, Israeli politics, Israeli geography, Israeli foods, Israeli merchandise, Israeli trips… they all were components on Sunday, April 25, of the Israel Independence Festival held on the grounds of San Diego Jewish Academy. Shoshi Bogoch, Israeli shelicha who helped organize the festival, estimated that perhaps 2,000 San Diegans toured the multi-level
HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Indian Ambassador to Israel Navtej Sarna presented President of the University of Haifa, Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, with a unique and significant gift: the entire writings of Mahatma Gandhi. The University of Haifa’s library will be the only library in all of Israel to hold the entire collection of these manuscripts written by
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–For those of us more interested in world affairs than sport, “The Great Game” was the competition between British and Czarist Empires for Afghanistan and other parts of Central Asia, with implications for India and access to the sea, that prevailed through much of the 19th and into the 20th centuries. Israel
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By Ulla Hadar JERUSALEM–In a time when not a day passes without a story of corruption or a new investigation in the local authorities and in the parlamentary offices, it is my pleasure to report the award handed this week to Alon Schuster, the mayor of Shaar Hanegev -The Orderly Management Award of 2009.
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By Alex Liff SAN DIEGO–Following is an open letter sent to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Friday, April 23: Dear Senator Feinstein, I am a long time resident of California, a citizen of the United States, a voting and an involved member of your constituency. I am writing to you today to express concern and
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Although it was a gift in November 1970 from Mexico’s President Gustavo Diaz-Ordaz, it is not difficult to imagine the sculpture of a Mexican on horseback at the upper edge of Presidio Park as a scout for the Californios trying to determine whether the American troops at nearby Fort
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Zionists of the world, relax. Your allies are the Palestinians. They will protect you even from the White House of Barack Obama. Again the Palestinians have said no to efforts of White House emissaries to extract what they can from Prime Minister Netanyahu. He proposed to negotiate toward a Palestinian state with
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—As in a game of ‘Treasure Hunt,’ clues about San Diego’s history under three flags can be found in a variety of places outside the graceful Serra Museum – including on one of the three flagpoles! “In recognition of the financial contributions made by the inhabitants of the San
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C — The U.S. Department of the Army put out a request for information on “Afghanistan National Army Air Corps English and Pilot Training.” The Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training & Instrumentation (PEO STRI) is conducting market research by seeking sources with innovative business solutions to (1) train and certify
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Chief docent Janet Bartel removed a barrier and stepped into the archaeological dig area at Mission San Diego, beckoning others to follow. Two sets of shallow pits, with a dirt walkway in between, were on the southwestern side of the mission quadrangle. Approximately at the middle of the inner
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SAN DIEGO–Once again Melanie Rubin, license plate spotter extraordinaire, has found a license plate to ponder. Someone loves Maya, but is she a wife? A girlfriend? A daughter? Maya is a popular name in Israel. Among bearers of the name is one of the granddaughters of President Shimon Peres. He also loves Maya! This license
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Numbers are not everything in the assessment of public policies, but they can at least justify questions about the efforts officials are making in X as opposed to Y. The X in this case is the dispute between Israel and the Arabs. The Y is greater violence close to the Mexican border
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Rebuilt in 1931 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the church at Mission San Diego features a broken crucifix that intentionally has not been repaired. There are no arms on the figure of Jesus on the cross, but in 1970 when Monsignor Brent Eagen saw it in
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