By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ A Knesset member from the Zionist Union has called for the dismissal of Ron Dermer, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States who arranged for Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, as a first-step to improve American-Israeli relations. A Knesset member from the Likud Party reacted by calling for the impeachment of
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — This morning in Columbus, Ohio, my lifelong friend Harley’s mother, Noami, will be buried near her husband, Bernie. Harley and I, who met 46 years ago during a regional synagogue conclave, are now both without parents. We are each 62 years old and we are growing old with
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Travel and FoodEx-security prisoner suspected of spying on Israel for Syria (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Several residents of the Israeli Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, were recently arrested in a joint Shin Bet security agency and police operation on suspicion of spying for Syria, defense officials said Friday. A gag order placed on
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International, Middle East, USA
NEW YORK (WJC) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani sent a letter to the leaders of the P5+1 group, including US President Barack Obama, as negotiations continued in Switzerland over a possible agreement aimed at preventing Iran from building an atomic bomb The content of the letters was not known, but Rouhani also phoned the leaders
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International, Middle East, USABy J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida –“We simply did not give the Israelis a clear enough picture of what dreams we have for a better future. That is why we lost the election,” said Stav Shaffir, a pretty redhead who, at 29, is the youngest member of the Knesset and is number 3 on
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — When Jewish children turn thirteen they become adults in the eyes of the Jewish community and are responsible for observing the mitzvot (commandments) on their own. We call this status “Bar or Bat Mitzvah,” which means, “son or daughter of the commandments,” but more correctly, “responsible for following
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Jewish ReligionWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-California) is spearheading a drive in the House of Representatives to boost federal funding for medical research. In a bipartisan letter to House appropriators, 168 Representatives joined Davis in urging $32 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “San Diego is a national leader
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Travel and FoodBy J.J. Surbeck SAN DIEGO — This past weekend I was privileged to attend and participate in a conference organized by StandWithUs in Los Angeles. Entitled “Combating the Boycott Movement Against Israel (BDS) – Understanding the BDS Movement’s Strategies and Tactics,” it turned out to be a fantastic experience. What was unique about it (it’s
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Middle East, USALONDON (WJC)–Palestinian armed groups committed war crimes by indiscriminately firing rockets at civilians in Israel during the conflict between Israel and Hamas last summer, the Amnesty International is alleging in a report published on Thursday, March 26. This is the first report by the London-based human rights organization that specifically focuses on Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza.
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SAN DIEGO — The following Passover Haggadah insert was received by San Diego Jewish World from the Hatikvah slate running for delegate spots at the upcoming World Zionist Congress. We provide the text for your information, and not as an endorsement. * Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav has become famous because of these words: Kol Ha’olam
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By Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, USA (Ret.) MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (JINSA)–The US military must be prepared to confront hybrid threats, best defined as non-state entities equipped with advanced weapons normally associated with conventional militaries. These non-state entities routinely co-locate command centers and other military targets in urban environments and deliberately endanger civilians to generate sympathy and support
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AUSTIN, Texas (Press Release)– The American Jewish Committee (AJC) applauds Thursday’s (March 26) passage by the Texas House of Representatives of a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, a measure that AJC has long advocated. In taking this action Texas is poised to become the fourth state to go on record against the rising tide of global anti-Semitism,
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International, USA
By Rev. Gabriel Naddaf NAZARETH, Israel –It’s hard to be a Christian Arab in Israel, but not because of prejudice My name is Gabriel Naddaf, and I have the privilege of being a Greek Orthodox priest from Nazareth in the Galilee. My people have mistakenly been called “Christian Arabs”, but the reality is that we
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