By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) applauds the Council of Paris for adopting two resolutions on Tuesday, Feb. 16, opposing the BDS (boycott, sanctions and divestment) movement that has been targeting Israel. The council is the governing body for the French capital. The Paris Council action firmly opposes “all attempts […]
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Two IDF reservists, touring Southern California as guests of the pro-Israel advocacy group StandWithUS, described to several audiences the precautions the Israeli military takes to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza and other areas of combat operations. At the same time, Edan and Gilad (their last names withheld by
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Speaking at a Shabbat luncheon at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, Rabbi Jonathan Stein, secretary of the national Mazon board of trustees, said that hungry people receiving government food stamps obtain the equivalent of $4.50 per day, which based on three meals a day, works out to $1.50 per meal. The
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Donald H. Harrison, International, The World We Share, USABy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee stands in solidarity with the Danish people as they commemorate on Sunday, Feb. 14, the terrorist attacks that left two dead and five injured one year ago. An Islamist terrorist attacked a free speech event at a Copenhagen café, killing Danish filmmaker Finn Norgaard, and several hours later murdered
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International, USABy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — I would like to reply to the article written by Rabbi Ben Kamin “In Praise of Barack Obama” on Feb. 11, 2016, in San Diego Jewish World. My problem is where to begin? At the beginning…of course….. Rabbi Kamin’s opening sentence in which he describes a political advisor to one
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It isn’t all about great ideas, inspiring movements, massive rallies, calls for salvation or death. There is also reason to think about some curiosities, that may or may not be significant. Most prominent on my radar is a curious slice of gerontocracy competing for the presidency of the world’s most
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USANEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) fully shares the outrage of the Reform movement in response to the disparaging remarks made by Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin. The controversy erupted after Levin declared that “Reform Jews in the U.S. are a dying world.” “His words are both offensive and off-base,” said AJC Chief
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAAnti-Semitic cartoon printed, prosecutor offends Holocaust survivors in Europe (JNS.org) Anti-Semitism has come to the forefront in European media this week after an anti-Semitic cartoon was published in Spain and an Austrian prosecutor said that a magazine was justified in describing Holocaust survivors as a “plague.” In Spain, the Jewish community is threatening legal action
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By Shalle’ McDonald/JNS.org BINGHAMTON, New York — Jonathan Nizar Elkhoury wants minority populations in Israel to speak up about what life is really like in the Jewish state. He wants the world to know that Israel is a safe haven for persecuted Middle East minorities. For Elkhoury, this isn’t just loose talk. He is gay,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is supporting a major initiative, led by the Israeli humanitarian relief group IsraAID, to assist Yazidi refugees, as well as other migrants from the Middle East who have been coming in large numbers to Germany. “Our Jewish tradition beckons us to help,” said AJC Berlin
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International, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — One of those mannequin-style political advisers to a particular Republican candidate made a televised statement on the morning of the New Hampshire primary: “We have to find a new leader who can salvage these seven wasted years under President Obama.” This vacuous statement—in the midst of the creeping
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By Mimi Pollack TECATE, Mexico — If you are an animal lover, you will be happy if you stay at Rancho La Puerta, a Jewish-owned spa retreat in this city on the U.S. border. Known affectionately as “the ranch” Deborah Szekely and her late husband, Edmond, started the place in 1940. Back then, it was
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International, Mimi Pollack, The World We Share, USANew Hampshire Primary Results By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Donald Trump won the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary. In this year’s Republican primaries, nothing succeeds like excess. Trump’s victory inspired Benjamin Netanyahu to reveal plans to build a fence around Israel and get the Arab League to pay for it. * Chris Christie is expected
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — Robert J. Silverman has been named U.S. Director of Muslim-Jewish Relations for AJC (American Jewish Committee), the global Jewish advocacy organization. The new position represents a major expansion of existing AJC programmatic activities aimed at deepening Muslim-Jewish understanding and engaging in constructive, cooperative interactions. Groundbreaking initiatives in interreligious relations, across
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