By Caren Besner BOYNTON BEACH, Florida–Before the onset of the 5th century AD, Imperial Rome dominated the known world. True, the empire had previously been split in half for administrative purposes, with one Emperor in Rome and another in Constantinople; but to all outward purposes the empire exuded strength and power. Roman legions still stood […]
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International, USAU.S.-Led Forces Killed Syrian Civilians, Rights Groups Say: Airstrikes on village controlled by Islamic State kills more than 60 civilians, say two human-rights groups (Wall Street Journal 5/1/15) Obama Apologizes After Drone Kills American and Italian Held by Al Qaeda (New York Times 4/23/15) By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — This is not a
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAReports attribute airstrikes in Sudan to Israel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Foreign warplanes struck a number of targets in the Khartoum area in central Sudan overnight Tuesday, the London-based news outlet al-Araby al-Jadeed reported. Several Arab media outlets attributed the airstrikes to Israel, which did not comment on the reports. The Israeli military has reportedly
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International, Middle East, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — What is the Jewish connection to this year’s Kentucky Derby? Choose your answer. A. The winning horse, American Pharaoh, is owned by Ahmed Zayat, a Coptic Christian from Egypt. Zayat, the CEO of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation in the 1980’s, was responsible for negotiating with Israel’s Energy
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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USAAvigdor Lieberman resigns as Israeli foreign minister, won’t join Netanyahu coalition (JNS.org) Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced that his Yisrael Beiteinu party will not be joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition, and that he is resigning as foreign minister. “We have come to a unanimous decision that it would not be right for
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International, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — The violent, churning, musical, rebellious, and ultimately frightening 1960s came to a shocking and bloody coda forty-five years ago on May 4, 1970. Uniformed public officials laden with lethal power gunning down American citizens remains as real a horror—whatever the circumstances—now in a new and even more inexplicable century.
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – During consideration of National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the House Armed Services Committee, Congresswoman Susan Davis voted to let the Department of Defense (DOD) move forward in expanding financial protections for our men and women in uniform. Language in the NDAA would have blocked the DOD from extending those
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San Diego County, USA
With this column we introduce Joe Spier, who loves to research and write about Jewish history. Based in Calgary, he is a frequent winter vacationer in San Diego. We thank Ernie Addleson for putting us in touch with him. By Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — The story of the modern exodus of “Beta Israel” the
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Jewish History, Middle East, USABy Abraham H. Foxman NEW YORK — As someone who has been critical about the sometimes overheated reaction to what is taking place regarding Jews on campus, I also believe it is vital to monitor the situation closely and to be able to reevaluate as things may change. I still believe that the vast
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — It’s difficult to prove that the demonstration in Jerusalem last night was inspired by what has been happening in Baltimore in recent days, but it had too many similarities for us not to make the connection. A large number of Israelis of Ethiopian origin demonstrated in the centre of
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Middle East, USAIsraeli unemployment rate remains at historic low (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel’s unemployment rate for March was 5.3 percent, remaining at a historic low for the second consecutive month, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said Thursday. A CBS survey held among 21,900 Israeli adults said that during the first fiscal quarter of this
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Every once in a while I feel a need to revisit what I wrote years ago, describing the US as a developing country. Read that as a place with elements of the Third World. Inspirations came from my youth in Fall River where the average adult hadn’t finished 9th grade, and
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – For reporters and photographers covering groundbreakings and ribbon-cuttings, such events can tend to blur together in that there often is little to differentiate one from the other. For the participants however, these events can be important milestones marking the beginning of new chapters in their corporate lives
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, U.S. ambassador to the UN Samantha Power testified to Congress that Israel couldn’t rely on the United States to veto anti-Israel resolutions in the U.N. Security Council, but she tried to soften the blow by saying, “We have a record of standing when it matters with Israel.”
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