Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is urging support for Congressman Colin Allred in his quest to oust Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. [SDJW Staff Report]
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Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — Legislation by Rep. Darrell Issa to modernize the U.S. passport system and eliminate backlogs is moving forward in Congress. Issa’s Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act won unanimous approval in the House Foreign Affairs Committee this month and is expected to go for a
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Chris Jennewein, International, San Diego County, Travel and Food
The mayhem they brought to Jordan wasn’t bloodless. The PM was assassinated and a near civil war ensued, almost toppling the state until the 100,000 Palestinian fighters and their families were thrown out, to Lebanon.
Then came the wider Lebanese horror. [David Anderson]
OpEd: Why Arab Countries Don’t Want Palestinian Jihadists Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Middle East
Published by RBC-Ukraine U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has approved the sale of 155mm artillery shells and related equipment to Israel without congressional review, according to Reuters. The Pentagon noted that Blinken determined there is an extraordinary situation that requires the immediate sale of artillery shells to Israel, allowing the deal to proceed without
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Israel, Middle East, Nordot, USA
As 2023 draws to a close, Israel’s population stands at 9.8 million. [JNS.org]
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Israel
“Systemic Jew-hatred in schools, the workplace, and society has only been exacerbated in the aftermath of the October 27, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks, with Jew-haters increasingly emboldened to violate the legal rights of the minority Jewish people,” Goldstein said.
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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Press Release, USA
Here at home, Federation continues to increase its commitment and investment in the security of our San Diego Jewish community. We determined the need was great enough to have a dedicated security director and the national infrastructure with Secure Communities Network – which we now have and thank God we do. [David Bark]
Jewish Federation Chair David Bark Reviews 2023 Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, San Diego County
By Doron Krakow Yehuda Amichai | יהודה עמיחי was one of Israel and the Jewish world’s foremost poets. Born Ludwig Pfeuffer in Würzburg, Germany, in 1924, he and his family immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935, during Hitler’s rise to power, eventually settling in Jerusalem. He chose the surname Amichai | My People’s Lives to express his patriotic
The Diameter of the Bomb Read More »
Doron Krakow, Israel, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Christina Fink, who has served for 8 years as program chair of the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival, will preview on Wednesday, Jan. 17 what’s on tap in this 34th year of the festival. [News Release]
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International, Press Release, San Diego County
Israeli embassies were put on high alert after an explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi in the early evening of Dec. 26. [JNS.ORG}
Israeli Embassies on High Alert after Explosion near One in India Read More »
International, Israel
JERUSALEM (JNS) — During a meeting on Thursday with representatives of captives still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that his government was engaged in negotiations to return “everyone.” “This is our goal,” Netanyahu told representatives of 28 families, according to a statement by the Prime
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Israel, Middle East, News Sources
SDJW Staff Report DENVER — Earlier this month at Jewish National Fund-USA’s Global Conference for Israel in Denver, high school students put themselves in the shoes of people with disabilities through simulations led by ADI, an Israeli disability care and advancement organization that empowers children, adolescents, and adults with severe disabilities and pioneers cutting-edge therapeutic
Published by Reuters UK By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -France, Germany, Britain and the United States on Thursday condemned an increase by Iran in the production rate of highly enriched uranium of up to 60% purity, close to the level used for nuclear weapons fuel. In a joint statement, the allies made no mention of
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Middle East, Nordot
Published by Reuters CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix (Reuters) – American Judith Weinstein, who was believed to have been kidnapped by Hamas, was killed by the Palestinian Islamist group on Oct. 7 when it attacked Israel, President Joe Biden said on Thursday, adding he was devastated by the news. Weinstein was 70. Her husband, Gadi Haggai, 73,
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Israel, Nordot