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Israel Approves Export Licenses for Drone Jamming Systems for Ukraine

Published by Ukrainska Pravda Israel recently approved export licences for the possible sale of anti-drone jamming systems that could help Ukraine counter Iranian drones used by Russia during the war, three Israeli and Ukrainian officials said. Source: Axios Quote: “It’s the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine more than a year ago that Israel has […]

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Israeli and Arab Scientists Work Together to Solve Regional Water Challenges

By Celia Theller With its origins near the city of Hebron, the Besor Stream winds its way 18 kilometers through the Negev Desert to the city of Beersheva and onward to the Gaza Strip, where it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of 16 streams in Israel that are shared between Israel and

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San Diegans Gather for a Night of Unity and Hope in Defiance of Antisemitism

By Sam Litvin SAN DIEGO — “We have been playing defense. You can’t win a war with defense, you have to have offense” proclaimed Elan Carr, the former U.S. special envoy for monitoring and combating antisemitism, during last Sunday’s “Fighting Antisemitism With Love” event at San Diego State University. The event was put on by

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Sam Litvin, San Diego County, USA

Hate Crimes in US Surged 11.6% in 2021; More Than Half Targeted Jews

Published by Reuters By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hate crimes in the United States surged 11.6% in 2021, with the largest number motivated by bias against Black people, followed by crimes targeting victims for ethnicity, sexuality and religion, the FBI said in a report released on Monday. The FBI said reported hate crime incidents

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March 30 at Congregation Beth Israel: ‘The State of Antisemitism in America’

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Each day seems to bring more troubling news about the state of antisemitism in America, and San Diego has not been immune to this hate. Over the last few years, American Jews have been murdered in synagogues and shot in the streets, Jewish institutions have been vandalized, congregants have been

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Igor Levit’s Piano Recital in La Jolla: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience

By Eileen Wingard   LA JOLLA, California — Einmalig, the German word for “once in a lifetime,” came to mind as Igor Levit began his piano recital in the Baker-Baum Hall at the Conrad in La Jolla with the opening passage of Brahms’ Six Choral Preludes. His opening phrase embraced my ears with its singular beauty.

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Eileen Wingard, International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

The Jews of Baja California Sur

Chabad has established vibrant and growing Jewish communities on either side of the southern tip of the Baja California Sur peninsula. The larger one, on the Pacific Ocean side in Cabo San Lucas, has strong connections to San Diego County.  The other in La Paz, along the Sea of Cortez, is smaller yet also quite active. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish Religion, Jose Galicot, San Diego County

Jewish Studies Professor Says Ethics Demand More Humane Treatment of Animals

“I think the single most important thing Jews can do if they want to reduce animal suffering, to practice the value of tzaar baalei Chayim, compassion for animals, is to reduce or altogether stop eating animal products,” says Gross, who is vegan.  “Even if one still continues to eat meat when out and about, it makes sense for food to be more deliberate in Jewish communal settings, which I think should be places where we aspire to have our food represent the best of our values.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Charlottesville Neo-Nazi Group Hit With $5 million in Lawsuit Costs Over Deadly Rally

Published by Raw Story White supremacists who orchestrated the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, have been ordered to pay a massive $4.9 million in legal costs for a lawsuit that already won millions of dollars in damages for hate-fueled injuries and trauma suffered at the gathering, reported the Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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