By Ron Klein WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jewish voters are voting their values, and disapprove of Trump’s handling of nearly every issue. According to a non-partisan poll of 1,000 Jewish voters commissioned by the Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI) in May, Jews overwhelmingly disapprove of Trump’s policies on nearly every issue because they are inconsistent with Jewish […]
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Middle East, USABy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California –Two remarkable young people, Sofie Whitney and Brendan Duff, both alumni of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were at the Lawrence Family JCC last Sunday evening, talking about the shooting at their high school on February 14, 2018. They were interviewed by Jordan Harrison, senior director
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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The return of Israel to election mode is no reason to change the Trump administration’s plans for the U.S.-led economic conference set for Bahrain in late June. The Palestinian decision to boycott the meeting certainly is no reason to change — or cancel — it. It needs only a few tweaks to
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League and the Mexican Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, June 5, launched a new social media campaign, “#DenunciaElOdio” (“Denounce Hate”) to raise awareness among the Mexican immigrant community in the U.S. of the value and importance of identifying, reporting and exposing hate crimes. At a time of increased hate
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International, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The phenomenon of genocide has baffled historians for many generations. The question that has been and continues to be asked is what goes through the minds of leaders, however despotic and ruthless, to conclude that committing genocide against their real or perceived enemies will provide them with salvation that
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a conversation with American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris, discussed the U.S.-Israel relationship, Israeli-Palestinian peace process, continuing Iranian and Hezbollah threats, UN treatment of Israel, and efforts to combat anti-Semitism. A segment of the interview was shown for the first time Monday,
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International, Middle East, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – It is scary to think what could have happened on Jewish dairy farmer Max Yagur’s field in August 1969. Yet, it’s inspirational to realize what actually did happen. I’m talking about the Woodstock Music & Art Festival, which commenced Friday, August 15th with folk music, and continued to
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Every year, the Jewish Community of San Diego comes together to celebrate Israel around Yom Ha’Atzma’ut (Israel’s Independence Day) and Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). Piggy backing on the Festival is the Friendship Walk, the annual fundraiser for the Friendship Circle. I was part of both. The Friendship Circle
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Eric George Tauber, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) released on Sunday, June 2, its first-ever concurrent surveys of the attitudes of Jews in France, Israel, and the United States, the three largest Jewish communities in the world. “Some commonalities among American, French, and Israeli Jewry, comprising the great majority of world Jewry, are
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International, Middle East, USANEW YORK (SDJW) — The American Jewish Congress has compiled a Jewish voter’s guide to the 2020 elections, looking at the stances President Donald Trump and the 24 Democratic presidential contenders, to date, have taken on Israeli and domestic Jewish concerns. The guide also provides information on the stances of members of the United States
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jack Nahmias, regional political director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), will address the Beth Israel Men’s club and guests at 6:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, on the question of whether U.S. support for Israel is inevitable. His speech will follow a buffet dinner at the congregation which
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Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USAMEXICO CITY (Press Release) The ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and the Mexican Foreign Ministry on Wednesday signed an agreement to work collaboratively to assist people of Mexican heritage living in the United States who are victims of discrimination, bigotry, bullying and hate crimes. The Memorandum of Understanding between ADL and Mexico commences the second phase
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HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — Pitzer College President Prof. Melvin L. Oliver reinforced his opposition to boycotting Israeli academia and his unwavering commitment to upholding the values of academic freedom at University of Haifa’s 47th Annual Board of Governors Meeting on Tuesday, May 28. Speaking in Israel for the first time since vetoing the vote
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Alan Dershowitz is a distinguished law professor emeritus at Harvard University and a passionate defender of the Jewish people and the Jewish state. Almost five years ago he published an article in the Jerusalem Post which the Gatestone Institute has just reprinted under the title, “It is not surprising
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