By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Last December, the synagogue in my Swedish hometown of Gothenburg was firebombed. One of the apprehended perpetrators is a Palestinian. He participated in the torching, he said, as a response to the United States moving its embassy to Jerusalem. Why Jewish worshippers in Gothenburg should be held responsible for President
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International, Middle EastSomedays I Can’t Humor the Headlines By Laurie Baron The Rapist: With Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe and Christine Blasey Ford Once upon a high-school party, stalking girls who might be tarty, They selected one who came upstairs and jumped her on the second floor. He held her down, though quite drunken, on a mattress
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Lawrence Baron, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK –With Syria’s civil war nearing an end with the takeover of the city of Idlib by Assad’s forces and his allies, I do not expect that Syria will soon enter a period of calm and amicably divide the spoils of the war. Russia, Iran, Turkey, and the US have conflicting
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California – While the pro-Israel lobby does its work through public testimony, private meetings with members of Congress, and by making reportable contributions to the campaigns of candidates who support Israel, the opposing Arab lobby goes about its business in other, more subtle, ways, says Mitchell Bard, author of
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The delivery of Russian S-300 air defenses to Syria threatens to broaden the war, as these advanced systems could allow wider scope for a conflict with Israel. By announcing this delivery, to be made in the coming two weeks, the Russian military appears to be on
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International, Middle East, Stephen D. Bryen, USA
House adopts bill imposing stiffer sanctions on Hizballah and its allies The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for adopting on Tuesday night the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018 (S. 1595), which seeks to cut off the flow of resources to the Iran-backed terrorist group.
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Itzhak Brook MD, MSc WASHINGTON, D.C. — I am a physician who specializes in pediatrics and infectious diseases, and a head and neck cancer survivor. I was born and raised in Israel, graduated from the Hebrew University School of Medicine in Jerusalem, and completed my pediatric training at Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot, Israel. I was
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
German court dismisses appeal against Kuwaiti Airways discriminatory policy A German court in Frankfurt on Tuesday rejected an appeal by an Israeli passenger barred from boarding a Kuwait Airways flight because of the airline’s strict policy of banning all Israelis. The case had been brought by the Israeli, represented by The Lawfare Project, after he
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International, Lawrence Baron, Middle East, San Diego Calendar, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — “He paints the soul, not just an image.” So begins the new documentary by PBS, featuring the life and work of Andrew Wyeth, and introducing viewers to one America’s great twentieth century painters – an artist whose work appealed to critics and audiences alike, an artist who spoke in
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)– To better understand propositions on the November 2018 ballot, Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host a representative from the League of Women Voters of San Diego at its 6:30 p.m. dinner forum, Wednesday, October 17, at the Beth Israel campus, 9001 Towne Centre Drive. The League of Women Voters is a
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San Diego Calendar, USAPope Francis joins in commemoration of Holocaust victims in Lithuania The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has welcomed the Pope’s compassionate words commemorating Lithuania Jewish Holocaust victims and strong remarks against contemporary anti-Semitism. The Pope spoke on the 75th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilnius ghetto during a two-day visit to Lithuania, his first to
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Dana Milbank, an American author and political op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, has horrified me by his latest article for his newspaper: “America’s Jews are watching Israel in horror” (washingtonpost.com 9/21/18) There’s been much talk about American Jews pulling away from Israel, which has undeniably occurred as
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
By Jerry Klinger GLENDALE, Oregon — Historic markers are simple things. Some are a few words. Some are longer. Some are so long few read beyond the first line, if at all. Every marker is a story. They are the stories of people, like you and me, who dreamed dreams, lived hopes, made choices,
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA
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