By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is a near balance in the run-up to the Israeli election. Likud and Labor have been trading places one or two Knesset seats in the lead, and often tied in the various media polls, all of them with samples on the border of being unreliable. Labor is still going […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — There are plays that entertain, others that instruct, and others that inspire. Many are combinations of all of the above. These are the ones that point to times in history when horrible mistakes have been made. They enlighten us, and possibly plant the seeds of preventing these events
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Travel and FoodBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─Pop Quiz: Who authored the following? “We … declare that these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.” A.Thomas Jefferson B. A radical anti-colonialist C. Barack Obama D. A and B. Answer: D. * Clarifying his assertion that he is his own man and
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By Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–According to initial reports, a Jewish man was stabbed in a terror attack near the old city of Jerusalem, the victim sustained light injuries. The attack occurred at 5:30 p.m. near the Jaffa gate, just outside of the old city of Jerusalem. The mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, and his security detail
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (Press Release) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks Sunday, Feb. 22, at the start of the Cabinet meeting: “Today the Cabinet will be briefed on the security challenges developing around us, first and foremost Iran’s attempt to increase its foothold on Israel’s borders even as it works to arm itself
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — The visit to Israel of friends from abroad provided us with the opportunity to walk through the Old City of Jerusalem and show them just a few of the tourist attractions in which that relatively small area abounds. One of our visitors had been to Israel several times in the last
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — We recently enjoyed the new exhibit at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, across from the Israel Museum. Entitled “By the Rivers of Babylon,” the exhibit displays: “original artifacts dating to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile [586 BCE], including clay tablets [over 100 cuneiform tablets that
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Jewish History, Middle East, Steve KramerBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO–In her memoir An American Bride in Kabul,” Phyllis Chesler, (Palgrave Macmillan Publishers 2013) relates how while in college in 1961, at the age of twenty, she fell in love with an educated, handsome, sophisticated, charming, wealthy man. He was a Muslim from a prominent Afghan family – she was the
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Readers of these reflections may have surmised that I’m not a Netanyahu fan. I’ve even indicated that I don’t intend to vote for his party in the March 17 elections. However, I do feel that he’s currently getting a raw deal from the state comptroller (Israel’s auditor-general). Perhaps that’s
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Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison In association with President Obama’s Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, there was a round of diplomatic consultations in Washington D.C. with various envoys from Middle Eastern countries, including Israel. Additionally the administration made two announcements of note. One of those announcements was a memorandum signed by President Obama on Friday, Feb.
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — With more than a week to go before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, two Republican representatives visited Israel last week to demonstrate their support of the Jewish state. Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-North Carolina) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Florida) spent time in Israel visiting with the
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Middle East, USABy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Rabbis come in all varieties, and their diversity in ideas and wisdom widens the communities they minister to. For Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, a close brush with a medical emergency changed his life and made him a better man. I know Rabbi Wolple
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