Iran should be opposed for more than nuclear program

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his State of the Union address, President Obama forcefully announced he would not accept “a nuclear-armed Iran.” This reflects his view that the only objectionable element of Iran’s behavior would be acquisition and possible use of such weapons. This is conveniently narrow. While the ability to produce nuclear […]

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Auschwitz survivors including San Diegan return

AUSCHWITZ, Poland (Press Release)– Fifteen Auschwitz survivors, aged 80-94, returned Monday morning to the infamous camp – some for the first time –ahead of tomorrow’s 70th anniversary celebration of its liberation. Joining the survivors on their visit was Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, who, along with the USC Shoah Foundation, organized the

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International, Jewish Religion

Jewish news briefs: January 26, 2015

Ari Ne’eman, disability self-advocate on a national stage, awarded $100K inclusion prize (JNS.org) Disability self-advocate Ari Ne’eman, a member of the President’s National Council on Disability, on Monday was named the recipient of the second annual Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion, a $100,000 prize from the Boston and Israel-based Ruderman Family Foundation (RFF) that

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International, Middle East, USA

AJC wishes Tsipras success as Greece’s new P.M.

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The American Jewish Committee (AJC) congratulated Alexis Tsipras, head of the Syriza political party, which convincingly won Greece’s national elections on Sunday, Jan. 25. Tsipras will serve as prime minister in the next government, succeeding Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. “Greece continues to face enormous economic and social challenges that will engage the incoming

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International, Middle East, USA

Sunday news shows examine Bibi- Barack flap

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—The flap over House Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to speak before a Joint Session of Congress, and the latter’s acceptance, without either man checking with President Barack Obama first, was a point of discussions on the Sunday morning television news shows. On CBS’s Face

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA

Netanyahu tells Cabinet why he’ll address Congress

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, at the start of his weekly Cabinet meeting, explained why he has accepted the invitation from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner, to address a joint session of Congress.  Here is the text of his remarks: “In the coming weeks, the major powers are liable

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Middle East, USA

Amanda Rothschild and the state of the restaurant

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—A video of U.S. President Barack Obama eating lunch at Charmington’s Restaurant in Baltimore with several women including the restaurant’s managing partner, Amanda Rothschild, was distributed by the White House during the week leading up to the President’s State of the Union Address on January 20 in which he called

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Donald H. Harrison, USA