Poll: More Americans support than oppose Netanyahu’s Congress speech (JNS.org) More Americans support than oppose Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech before a joint session of Congress on the Iranian nuclear threat and radical Islam, a new poll released by Rasmussen Reports revealed. Forty-two percent of respondents agreed that Netanyahu “should […]
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International, Middle East, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ This year marks the 25th anniversary of the San Diego Jewish Film Festival. To celebrate the occasion, the Festival will be screening four “anniversary classics” that were voted as favorites by its audiences: Aimee and Jaguar (1999), All My Loved Ones (1999), Gloomy Sunday (1999), and Nowhere in Africa (2001).
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Travel and FoodCompiled by Donald H. Harrison Even as Israel’s Ambassador Ron Dermer is trying to shore up support among Congressional Democrats for a speech March 3 by Israel’s Prime Minister before a Joint Session of Congress, the White House has been non-committal about whether Vice President Joe Biden should attend that speech and whether other members
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Amos Oz, the famous Israeli writer of worldwide acclaim, is also involved with film. While he occasionally defends Israel, Oz always remains true to his left wing ideology and ends up undercutting Israel’s reputation and status. Censored Voices, the new version of Oz’s previously unreleased documentary on the
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Middle East, Steve KramerBERLIN (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee in Berlin is disputing a new study by the Technical University’s Center for Research on Anti-Semitism (ZfA) that charges Jewish and civil society organizations with exaggerating and exploiting anti-Semitic incidents in Berlin for their own gain. “We need studies that clearly define the problem of anti-Semitism instead of
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InternationalBy Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–According to a special report by Regavim, an Israeli NGO, the EU is actively funding and supporting the creation of illegal Bedouin villages in Area C. The EU provides the Bedouin with caravans which replace their traditional tents, thus creating permanent villages. The report claims the new villages are created with
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International, Middle EastBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ After weeks of appalling atrocities committed by ISIS and Boko Haram, terrorism experts are looking back nostalgically to the good old days when terrorists only hijacked airplanes and negotiated their release for ransom money or the release of imprisoned compatriots. * Archeologists have discovered that ancient humans ate psychedelic mushrooms.
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The regional office of the Anti-Defamation League has welcomed the prosecution of a La Mesa man on charges that he phoned death threats to the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) in San Diego. The ADL issued this statement on Thursday, Feb. 5: “Threats against individuals or organizations
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Donald H. Harrison, USASANTA CRUZ, California (SDJW)–Twenty four Jewish organizations have sent a joint letter to California Attorney General Kamala Harris asking that she respond to questions raised about whether professors at public colleges and universities may use the facilities and resources of those institutions for the purposes of anti- Israel propaganda. A request for comment from San
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USATEL AVIV (Press Release) — Traffic slows to a crawl, then a stop. You are trapped in a bottleneck nightmare, and late for a meeting. The stress takes a toll on you psychologically — but your body is at risk as well, according to a Tel Aviv University researcher. A new study by Prof. Ruth Defrin
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — At this moment in the Hebrew cycle of Torah readings, the narrative of the Ten Commandments is front and center: in synagogues all over the world, “The Revelation” will be chanted from the Torah scroll and many people will actually stand up during the interlude when the Ten
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — Rabbi Yaakov Hopfer, formerly Rav of Cong. Zera Avraham of Denver and currently a prominent Rav in Baltimore, attended a meeting of a number of charity organizations in Baltimore. The meeting was hosted in the home of a member of the community. The committee was discussing the best
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — One of my favorite “bits” from the Pixar movie Up is that no matter how serious the situation, the dogs were distracted by the appearance of a squirrel. (If you don’t understand what I am talking about, you need to see the film!) I think I like this “bit”
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