By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Ethnocentrics elsewhere may protest, but the Middle East has long been the center of civilization. It may be fairer to claim that it is a center of civilization, with a nod to that other place that claims priority farther east. Cultures claiming to be primarily derived from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Press Release)– The following statement was released on Monday, Feb. 2, by Andrew Borans, national executive director of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the anti-Semitic hate crime that occurred this past Saturday morning at the University of California, Davis. (UC-Davis) AEPi’s 9,000 undergraduate and 85,000 alumni brothers
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USACompiled by Donald H. Harrison Appearing at the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, Feb. 2, President Obama outlined his federal budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2016. Here are excerpts from the speech he gave to Homeland Security workers: Every American has an interest in making sure that the Department of Homeland Security has what
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Donald H. Harrison, USA
SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release)– The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) on Monday, Feb. 2, expressed the Muslim community’s solidarity with the Jewish community following hate vandalism of a UC Davis Jewish fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, which was painted with Nazi swastikas Saturday. In a statement, CAIR-Sacramento Valley Executive Director Basim
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)– From 1879 to 1968, George Washington’s birthday, February 22, was a Federal holiday — called, logically, “Washington’s Birthday.” Then, as part of a move to create more three-day weekends, Congress pegged it to the third Monday of the month and it became generally known, in much of the nation, as “President’s Day,”
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Jewish History, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Men’s Club of Beth Israel of San Diego presents Rabbi Jordie Gerson as its featured speaker at the February 18 Dinner Forum, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Rabbi Gerson’s presentation will cover the topic “Young Adults, Israel and Ambivalence.” She recently returned from a trip to Israel with a group
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Middle East, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)– Yachad, the National Jewish Council for Disabilities, dedicated to inclusion for all Jewish children and adults, is celebrating 30 years of service to local, regional and international communities. Yachad, which, translated from Hebrew, means “together,” offers those with special needs a way to participate in events and programs which help weave them
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIran Revolutionary Guards general calls for greater foothold in West Bank and Gaza (JNS.org) An Iranian Revolutionary Guards general has called for Iran to increase its military power in the West Bank and Gaza. “We must contain Israel… so that it never dares to speak about a missile attack on Iran, we must reinforce our
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Nearly one hundred million people reportedly watched Super Bowl XLIX on television at viewing parties similar to the one I attended at the home of my neighbors Bob and Alisa Lauritzen. I don’t have to tell any of those mega millions that the 28-24 last minute victory of the New
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Donald H. Harrison, Sports & Competitions, USABy Caren Besner BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — In the early days of WWII, fear of an enemy air attack on both East and West coasts was overwhelming. The U.S. government’s response was to mobilize tens of thousands of civilian volunteers into an early warning system capable of discerning the number, type, and direction of any
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Is media serious business? Maybe. Is it at the core of our civilization? Let’s not exaggerate. It’s also a source of fun, tending toward the slapstick, as shown by what follows from the peak of Israeli and American media. First the Israeli slapstick. At the focus, once again, is Sara
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has welcomed a decision by the Church of England to launch a formal investigation into online comments by the Rev. Stephen Sizer, who posted a link on Facebook to an article titled, “9-11 Israel did it.” Rev. Sizer, vicar of Christ Church, Virginia Water, was previously the subject
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International, Jewish Religion, USACompiled by Donald H. Harrison U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) said House Speaker John Boehner jeopardized bipartisan support for Israel by inviting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a Joint Session of Congress. He urged both Netanyahu and Boehner to “consider measures to mitigate the damage this political maneuvering has inflicted.” Here is
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is a mistake to belittle Vladimir Putin. Dislike and distrust him, fine. Believe he is a monomaniacal empire-builder determined to restore Russia’s former colonies and holdings, OK. To snicker at his bare-chested antics, particularly with animals, is probably unavoidable. But for all that, Putin is a man with a
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International, Shoshana Bryen, USA