ATLANTA, Georgia (Press Release)– Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, of Roswell, Ga., and Syed Haris Ahmed, 25, of Atlanta, were sentenced Monday in federal court following their convictions earlier this year in separate but related criminal trials, the Justice Department announced. “With their words and their actions, these defendants supported the wrongheaded but very dangerous idea […]
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–Following is the text of a joint news conference held by U.S. President Barack Obama and Lebanon’s Michel President Sleiman on Monday. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much, everybody. I want to welcome President Sleiman and his delegation for the excellent visit that we’ve had. I thought that this meeting was critical
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Middle East, USANEW YORK — The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has launched a unique website with Israel’s Ministry of Tourism dedicated to Chanukah. The site, http://chanukah.goisrael.com, allows virtual “travelers” to log on and light candles for each night of the holiday. With each candle “lit,” visitors to the Chanukah website will be able
JOINS IN—Eitan Frysh, a senior at San Diego Jewish Academy, joins with singers of the Israel Defense Forces at Friends of the IDF campus appearance. _____________________________________________ By Yiftach Levy SAN DIEGO, California–What can you say when a concert experience runs the gamut from deeply moving to bizarrely surrealistic to profoundly annoying to just plain fun?
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Salita at Ha Kotel _____________________________________________________ JERUSALEM (Press Release)—World renowned Orthodox Jewish American boxer Dmitriy Salita – “the Star of David” – visited Israel for the first time with his wife as a guest of the Aliyah organization Nefesh B’Nefesh. The 27 year old North American Light Welterweight Champion from Brooklyn, NY, has been enjoying his
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Middle East, USABy Peter Eisner LA JOLLA, California–Sol Price, the founder of Price Club and the acknowledged father of warehouse superstores who was a life-long advocate of liberal politics and quietly gave millions to charity, died at his home in La Jolla, California, on Monday at the age of 93. His family said he had been in
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Jewish History, San Diego Calendar, USALONDON (WJC)–A report by the British newspaper ‘The Times’ claims that Iran is testing a key final component of an atomic bomb. Notes referred to by the newspaper describe a plan by Tehran to test a neutron initiator, the component of a nuclear bomb that triggers an explosion. Foreign intelligence agencies have reportedly dated the
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–An American friend shows his concern for Palestinians with several questions that deserve answers: 1. Why is there not much support, or any, for a Palestinian State composed only of territory on the West Bank? Wouldn’t it be better to take that incremental step and deal with Gaza (Hamas) later? 2. The
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – Members of the military would no longer fear being accused of “profiling” for reporting dangerous jihadist or other extremist actions and comments if a new bill by U.S. Representative John Carter (Republican-Texas) becomes law. Carter represents Fort Hood, Texas, and has introduced the Military Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act to protect
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USAEditor, San Diego Jewish World I was playing on the web and found the link to my articles in the San Diego Jewish World. Of course, I knew you were running them, which I very much appreciate, but I just discovered they are sponsored by Waxie Sanitary Supply in memory of Morrie Wax. I was
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Jewish History, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USADavid Brooks, “The Hannukah Story” in The New York Times (a different take) Keith Darce, “Scripps Hospital in Encinitas Gets $10 million donation (from Leichtag Foundation,” San Diego Union-Tribune Daniel Gordis, “A Real Miracle or the Doing of Extraordinary People,” in the Jerusalem Post Phil Jacobs, “Sharansky comes to Baltimore,” in Jewish Times of Baltimore
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Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–Following is a partial transcript of an interview that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave on Friday to Riz Khan of Al Jazeera television: QUESTION: The European Union, with a prompt from Sweden, has put forward a plan for East Jerusalem to be a capital for a Palestinian state. Obviously, it’s met
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Middle East, USABRUSSELS (WJC)– Leaders of the 27 European Union countries attending a summit meeting have announced their readiness to back new sanctions against Iran at the UN Security Council. “Iran’s persistent failure to meet its international obligations and Iran’s apparent lack of interest in pursuing negotiations require a clear response, including through appropriate measures,” the draft
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USAJudy Lash Balint in Jerusalem tells of “anti-freeze” demonstration, favoring continued construction “Jewish Federations of North America Update on Rescue of Yemen Jews” Donald H. Harrison, “Santee Lakes are models of recreation and reclamation,” Examiner.com (Don is now doing general sightseeing stories in addition to his work as editor of San Diego Jewish World. Friends
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