Most Israelis miss Yitzhak Rabin but can’t justify Oslo Accords, poll says (JNS.org) While most Israelis miss former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated 20 years ago for political reasons, an even larger proportion do not believe the 1993 Oslo Accords—for which Rabin was the foremost champion—were justified. A new Israel Hayom poll on
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Middle East71 years later, Bergen- Belsen survivors reunite in New York City By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan –Two Holocaust survivors, one who made his home in Ireland after the war and the other who made his home in New York, met for the first time face to face in a heartfelt ”reunion” in Manhattan
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By Diana Lerner SAN DIEGO — As a busy working mother with two active teenage boys, I know firsthand how challenging it can be to find time for fitness. By now, it’s common knowledge that regular exercise is essential for heart health. Science has shown that heart disease is preventable in nearly 82% of cases,
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ENCINITAS, California (Press Release) –Cartoonist Bruce Eric Kaplan, also known as BEK, will discuss his memoir I Was A Child at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, at Temple Solel, 3575 Manchester Avenue, as part of the San Diego Jewish Book Fair sponsored by the Center for Jewish Culture. Kaplan’s single-panel cartoons, which often appear in
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego CalendarWhat is going on between Arabs and Israelis? By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — With the on-going murderous attacks by some Arabs on Jews, you may be surprised to discover that there are still many recent examples of co-existence and cooperation between Jews and Arabs both inside and outside of Israel. Israel continually demonstrates that
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Michael Ordman, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Among the themes apparent in the responses to my columns are the following. With a little effort, it’s possible to find a solution for the misery of the Palestinians and their failure to agree on the details of two states. Israel should try harder. Several of my correspondents have offered their
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Daniel Sokatch NEW YORK — Like so many of you, I remember exactly where I was that November day when I heard the news. I got two phone calls, one after the other, from a friend. The first: “Rabin’s been shot.” The second, minutes later: “He’s dead.” I had returned to the US to
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Middle EastIberia Airlines pilot announces: ‘we will be landing soon in Palestine’ (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Iberia Airlines Flight 3316 from Madrid was approaching Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday afternoon when passengers were shocked to hear the captain says in Spanish, “Dear passengers, we will be landing soon in Palestine.” In his subsequent announcement in English,
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– 28th in a Series – Exit 10, College Avenue, San Diego ~ San Diego State University By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Before I even get started on this chapter, I want to acknowledge a debt to Lawrence “Laurie” Baron, a professor emeritus of history at San Diego State University, who also is my
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodPope Francis condemns anti-Semitism ROME (Press Release) – Pope Francis welcomed more than 100 leaders of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Wednesday and issued a strong condemnation of anti-Semitism. At a private audience with WJC President Ronald S. Lauder in the morning, the pontiff made it clear that outright attacks against Israel’s existence are
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — In what is yet more evidence that universities have become, at least where campus free speech is concerned, “islands of repression in a sea of freedom,” as Chester E. Finn Jr., a former Assistant Secretary of Education has described them, the Wesleyan University community has been undergoing collective
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Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAArab MK violates Temple Mount visitation ban, PM says move inflames tension (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Arab Member of Knesset Basel Ghattas (Joint Arab List) decided to visit the Temple Mount on Wednesday, violating a ban on visitation for Israeli lawmakers and declaring that “neither [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu nor the powers of the occupation
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