By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Brett Kavanaugh conferred with White House advisers on how to deny the charge of attempted rape. They presented him with a number of alibis employed by powerful men in similar situations and counseled him to choose one and adapt it to his circumstances. * Bill Clinton: “I did not try to […]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In an irony of modern history, the marauding, barbaric, and pillaging destroyers of culture who came to be known collectively as ISIS inadvertently may have shed light on the story behind a shrine to the biblical Jonah as well as upon an ancient king of Assyria. Such
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Scaffolding, a Hebrew-language film with English subtitles, is a story of Asher (Asher Lax), a troubled 12th grade student, whose temper gets him in trouble with teachers, administrators, and other students alike. Asher has no respect for boundaries, nevertheless he has about him an innate sense of justice.
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
58 organizations seek sanction of professor who refuses recommendation for Israel-bound student After a University of Michigan (U-M) professor agreed to write a recommendation for a student and then reneged when he realized it was for study in Israel, 58 organizations demanded that U-M President Schissel sanction all U-M professors who engage in that or
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — As we wait for President Trump to unveil his peace plan to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, he has in fact made the prospect of achieving “the deal of the century” far more remote than it was already. His recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has enraged the Palestinians,
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — So, this is the moment I’ve been waiting for. My new book is out. Hooray! So far it’s only available as an ebook, but the paperback version is in the pipeline and will be available soon, I hope. It’s taken about two years to write, which is almost
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, USA
(c) Edwin Black IRVINE, California — Campus police at University of California, Irvine will in the near future refer anti-Israeli event disruptors of a May 3, 2018 pro-Israel event to Orange County prosecutors, according to a UCI spokesperson. Referral will occur, says the spokesperson, as soon as the campus police investigation concludes. If so, UCI
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Edwin Black, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Ellen Hershkin NEW YORK — It’s thrilling to be part of a historical moment when women are stepping into the political arena in record-breaking numbers. They’re tossing their hats into the ring — left, right and center — in national, statewide and local races. It’s an auspicious lead-in for next year’s 100th anniversary of the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Eitan Weiss, deputy chief of mission for the Israel Consulate General in Los Angeles, said during a lunch-time interview here on Thursday that Israel’s Palestinian opponents neither want peace nor have any regard for the truth. Those pushing BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) against Israel “have no problems
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
Intelligent Lives, a documentary by Dan Habib, scheduled for release September 21. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Intelligent Lives, a documentary by Dan Habib about the high potential of people with mental disabilities, is scheduled for New York City release Sept. 21 and around the country thereafter. Narrated by Chris Cooper, whose son
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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADonald Trump Recites Kol Nidre for Ivanka and Jared By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO–All campaign vows I made except those blocked by the deep state and Dems will be fulfilled by Executive Decrees. Collusion, obstruction of justice, and perjury committed before this Yom Kippur will be forgiven and unindicted by next Yom Kippur after the
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Ken Stone Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — A Brazilian Jew, a San Diego substitute teacher and a black British ex-model walk into a bar. What do you get? If drinks are served at the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park, it’s the inaugural San Diego World Comedy Jam. Set for Oct. 12-14,
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International, Ken Stone, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM — Ben Gurion Airport closed at 1 p.m today and won’t reopen until three hours after the end of Yom Kippur tomorrow night. Public transportation all over Israel grinds to a halt by 2:30 p.m. In the streets later in the day, men hurry along with towels to the nearest mikveh
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
By Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee ‘s recently released film, covers the early years of the Black Power Movement in the 1970s , and most importantly exposes the Klu KLux Klan’s insidious agenda of racism, and Anti-Semitism in America. BlacKkKlansman is based on the life of Ron Stallworth who served as
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Cantor Sheldon Foster Merel, z"l, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA