SAN DIEGO — This is the fourth and final installment in a series of question-and-answer matchups between congressional candidates in San Diego County. The interviews were conducted by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County. In this installment, the JCRC questions Democratic Congresswoman Susan Davis and her Republican opponent […]
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Two items provoke this column. They come from points far apart, and do not have any obvious connection, but they both link up with larger issues provoking angst among Americans, Israelis, and some others. One is the latest pronouncement by Catherine Ashton. She is well known as not the sharpest
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The other night at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, I had the opportunity to moderate a debate between two presidential surrogates. Mat Kostrinsky, who lost a close race to be a San Diego city councilman from the 7th district, spoke in behalf of President Barack Obama. Arie Lipnick, regional
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Donald H. Harrison, USAEditor’s Note: This is the third in a series of question-and-answer sessions conducted by the Jewish Community Relations Council with candidates for Congress. In this installment, the JCRC questions Republican incumbent Brian Bilbray of the 52nd CD and his Democratic challenger, Scott Peters, a port commissioner and former San Diego city councilman: * Brian Bilbray,
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By Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –On the Great Seal of the United States, on coins and currency,the motto “E pluribus, unum” has guided the nation since 1782. Its meaning, “Out of Many, One,” was intended by the Founders tocreate “a cohesive single nation.” Now, more than two centuries have elapsed , and the
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USAEditor’s Note: This is the second in a series of interviews with congressional candidates conducted by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County. In the 50th Congressional District, Republican incumbent Duncan Hunter is opposed by Democratic challenger David Secor. We’ll start with the incumbent’s interview and move on to
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USAEditor’s Note: The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County interviewed candidates for San Diego area Congressional seats. Over the coming week, San Diego Jewish World will present the texts of these Q&A sessions, race by race. We start today with the 49th Congressional District, presenting the answers of Republican
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The unwillingness of the Obama administration to label the September occupation of American diplomatic facilities in Cairo and Benghazi, and the murder of an American diplomat “acts of war” make this an opportune moment to consider two lessons emanating from more than a decade of warfare in the Arab
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By Rabbi Ben Kamin DEL MAR, California — This is not a political column though, obviously, it is driven by the current political season. It just seems to me that people with wealth are being lumped into a heap of suspicion, malevolence, and ill-repute. Beyond that, I know thoughtful people with money who are supporting
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By Roz Rothstein/JNS.org It is appalling that Protestant leaders sent a letter to Congress asking it to investigate whether Israel’s use of American military aid has violated U.S. or international law. This letter marks a disturbing escalation in the efforts of Protestant anti-Israel activists. For several years, factions within some denominations have tried, unsuccessfully, to get their
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USAThe three co-chairs of “Rabbis for Obama” write that President Barack Obama’s values are Jewish values and American values, and that we need his values in the White House for four more years. Obama’s record, they write, reflects the embodiment of Jews’ deepest obligations: tikkun olam, tzedakah, shalom—to repair the world, to pursue justice,
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USAShould Americans who support Israel take President Barack Obama at his word when he says he is fully committed to the Jewish state? No, not when Israel confronts the threat of nuclear annihilation by Iran, writes philanthropist and casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson. Time and again Obama has signaled a lack of sympathy—or even
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USALA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–“No incumbent has a particularly good debate,” observed Presidential campaign expert and UCSD Professor Sam Popkin. “However, you don’t turn an election around in one debate. Mitt Romney has the ball in his court. This is the time when people’s eyes were opened so he has to convince people he is
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USABy Jeffrey F. Barken/JNS.org In May of 1988, Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer visited Israel to sign the historic Maryland-Israel Exchange agreement. The document listed financial incentives authorizing and supporting significant future collaborations between Israeli and American companies, benefiting both economies. Today, the Maryland/Israel Development Center (MIDC), the group responsible for organizing Schaefer’s initial visit,
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