By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Perhaps I am becoming my own grandfather, a gentle architect born in the 19th century who prided himself on being a proper and decorous man. Recently, I wrote a column decrying the bitter partisanship that divides Washington, D.C., and which sadly is exemplified by the rancorous way that […]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, USA
Visiting HaKotel on Tisha B’Av Many Jews visit the Kotel (Western Wall) on Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning and remembrance for the destruction of both the First and Second Temples and other tragedies in Jewish History. How many Jews? Newspapers report that thousands, even tens of thousands stand before the Kotel on Tisha B’Av.
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’re currently in a tizzy of political maneuvering. It comes against the mounting evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the Prime Minister and the likelihood of an eventual indictment, as well as an uptick in tensions both south and north. Bibi’s been in office as long as any previous PM, and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
Ships of newest Gaza convoy to be seized, sold Shurat HaDin scored an unprecedented victory against the new Gaza Flotilla: obtaining a lien on the ships once they are seized by the Israeli Navy. The lien was brought on behalf of victims of Hamas terrorism who are holding unsatisfied judgments against the Palestinian terror group.
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USABy Chaya Andrusier SAN DIEGO — There was something about the boys in Thailand that capitavated the world. The young boys (sons, brothers, grandsons…) with their future at stake had the whole world holding their breath– would the dangerous journey be successful or not? The world held hands. I found myself checking and praying. I
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International, Travel and Food
Episcopal Church rejects divestment, but other resolutions are hostile to Israel The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has commended the Episcopal Church for once again rejecting divestment directed against Israel, but expresses concern regarding open hostility toward Israel in other resolutions. The Episcopal Church is concluding its 79th triennial General Convention, held in Austin, Texas, at
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USABy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yemen’s political-military mess cannot be solved now, or anytime in the foreseeable future, despite the UN announcement of another negotiated deal to halt the fighting – for now. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels will continue their assault on the Saudi/UAE-backed Yemeni government in what appears to be a horrendous
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USABy Daniel Sokatch NEW YORK — Forest Park. Roland Park. Ashburton. These are neighborhoods in northern Baltimore where, as longtime Jewish residents of the city know well, Jews were not allowed the buy property a century ago. Sometimes, Jews were forbidden from buying property by a legal mechanism known as “restrictive covenants,” in which every new
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Middle East, USA
Lawfare Project opposes Irish bill discriminating against Israeli goods originating in the territories The Lawfare Project, a U.S.-based think tank and litigation fund that fights anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli discrimination around the world, has taken legal action against what experts and advocates are describing as the most aggressive boycott measure targeting Israel in European history. The
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The strongest country in the Middle East is in a squeeze. On the southern border, Hamas is using a bunch of excitable kids to send up homemade kites and cheap balloons, with small explosives and burning bottles of gasoline attached. The prevailing wind brings them over Israeli fields, parks, and towns.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — From the beginning, Donald Trump’s administration has been marred by corruption and outright contempt for the rule of law – with the president’s firing of FBI Director James Comey “because of the whole Russia thing” and persistent efforts to undermine Robert Mueller’s Russia probe; with his refusal to divest
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)— Marking its 25th anniversary year, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has on display a special exhibition, “Americans and the Holocaust,” which examines the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war, and the persecution and murder of Jews in Europe during the 1930s and ‘40s. Based on
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International, Jewish History, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Post headline blared, “Trump is bent on wrecking NATO. Prepare for catastrophe.” The Post fears that President Trump’s diplomacy will benefit Vladimir Putin to the detriment of American and European interests. European Council president Donald Tusk sniped, “Dear America, appreciate your allies. After all, you don’t have that many.” The NATO
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International, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — I have been disappointed for quite a while about the indecorous way that our United States government goes about deciding who should serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. I don’t lay exclusive blame either on the Republican party or the Democratic party; I blame the spirit of partisanship
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