Washington (AFP) – An American jailed in 1985 for spying for Israel was released from strict parole conditions Friday, allowing his move to Israel, the US Justice Department said.Jonathan Pollard served 30 years for giving away classified US documents and had been confined by parole terms to the United States since his release in 2015, […]
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Ivanka Trump is among a growing number of President Donald Trump’s close advisers who want nothing to do with his legal efforts to subvert the results of the Nov. 3 election, according to a new report.These advisers may publicly act as though they believe Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani can pull some kind
…The agony lasted for eight hours, until the day I thought would never end finally did. I had not baited a hook nor cast a line. I just endured the worst day in my life. I was so traumatized by the experience that six years later the Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School I attended wrote in my service jacket that I was not to go to sea. Seasickness was one of the motivating factors that propelled me toward flight school. [Ira Spector]
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Lifestyles, Travel and Food, USA
Israel has accused Lebanon of changing its position in talks on their disputed maritime border and warned it could lead to a “dead end” that would be damaging for the whole region.The two countries, which remain technically at war, opened negotiations on the border dispute under US and UN auspices last month to clear the
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After breezing through her caucus’ nomination to serve as Speaker of House, Nancy Pelosi (D-California) seemed to note that this would be her last term.For months, Pelosi has evaded questions about a statement she made two years ago with Democrats to serve only four more years in power. Pelosi more or less affirmed that she
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News relating to the Holocaust of 1938 to 1945 and to anti-Semitic, anti-Israel dangers of today are the focus of today’s news briefing.
Above, is a recent video interview conducted by Sandy Scheller of the South Bay Historical Society with Holocaust Survivor Rose Schindler of San Diego at the Chula Vista Public Library, which currently is hosting an exhibit on Holocaust survivors who moved to the South Bay region of San Diego County. The video incorporates clips from previous video interviews with Schindler’s late husband, Max. The stories of both Schindlers were told in their joint memoir, Two Who Survived. [Donald H. Harrison]
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The three children of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were withdrawn from the posh Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School they have been attending for the last three years after parents and administrators at the school expressed concerns over the parents’ public refusal to abide by many COVID-19 safety guidelines.The school, which is now conducting hybrid
PHILADELPHIA — In a fever dream of a news conference Thursday, Donald Trump’s legal team pledged to finally lay out its evidence of a “massive, well-funded conspiracy” among Democratic officials in several U.S. cities and shadowy foreign actors to hijack the 2020 election in Pennsylvania and other battleground states.But once it had, it amounted to
ATLANTA — A manual recount of nearly 5 million ballots cast in Georgia showed Thursday that Joe Biden won the presidential election, validating initial results.The recount found that Biden received 12,284 more votes than President Donald Trump.Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger plans to certify the election by Friday, a deadline set by state law to
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first top American diplomat to visit a West Bank Jewish settlement and the disputed Golan Heights, cementing Donald Trump’s strongly pro-Israel legacy.On a farewell tour of the Middle East, Pompeo also said exports from the settlements could now be labelled as “Made in Israel” and
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I can just imagine …
Executive Order # (I’ve lost count) The people of America worship me for beating Covid19 with Operation Warp Speed guaranteeing the production in the near future of effective vaccines with only 250,000 dead. Jared tells that statistic is bupkes. Although I don’t know what this has to do with the former football coach of the Chicago Bears, I believe him. Besides, I’m a billionaire who doesn’t take increments in the hundreds of thousands seriously…. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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In recent years, my past paranoia moved closer to reality with searing memories of the massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life temple, the killing spree at a Jersey City kosher grocery store and the murder of a congregant at Chabad of Poway near San Diego. These inflamed feelings intensified on Monday when the FBI reported that bias-motivated murders in 2019 increased as well as bias crimes in general, with a 14 percent surge in anti-Semitic incidents as part of it, according to media sources. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Jewish History, USA
Following are academic and popular programs of Jewish interest that will be available on the Internet Nov. 22-26. All times are Pacific Standard Time. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
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Washington (AFP) – Three US senators on Wednesday launched a bid to block the sale of top-of-the-line F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates, voicing concern over the deal seen as a reward for the nation’s recognition of Israel.Even if the three can persuade a majority in Congress to oppose the $23 billion package, lawmakers
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