NEW YORK (Press Release)– A group of campus leaders from 16 universities across the United States traveled to Israel on an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) mission, giving college students an up-close look at the complex issues within Israel and the Middle East. The 18 participants in the annual ADL Campus Leaders Mission to Israel spent eight
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPARIS (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is appalled by the terrorist attack on Wednesday, Jan. 7, on the office of a French magazine. At least 12 are dead, and several of the wounded are in critical condition, after hooded gunmen shouting “Allahu Akbar” and “Avenge the prophet,” stormed the office of the
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — My mother and father, impossibly attractive as newlyweds, impossible as parents, are both gone. But I routinely meet them in too many nightmares of his premature death, her refusal to love, and their cosmic failure to live up to the imagery their three children would conjure up about them.
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TEL AVIV, Jan. 6 (Press Release)– An Israeli civil rights center in Tel Aviv, Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, has filed three war crimes complaints against Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague. The three complaints, against PLO leaders Jibril Rajoub, Majid Faraj and Rami Hamdallah, follow the Israeli group’s
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International, Middle East-Compiled by JNS.org- Palestinian Authority to join International Criminal Court on April 1 (JNS.org) The Palestinian Authority (PA) will become the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced late Tuesday. “The Statute will enter into force for the State of Palestine on 1 April 2015
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israel and Palestine are having another dance that may seem unreal, but is the essence of our relationship. Each is pressing on the other. Palestinians say they will bring charges against Israel for war crimes, overlooking the capacity of Israel to bring charges against Palestinians for war crimes. Israel is
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SAN DIEGO–Stacie Bresler Reinstein spotted this license plate. A lucky father (aba) is well loved!
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA(Editor’s Note: In this column, San Diego Jewish World will follow the doings of Jewish candidates and officeholders, boldfacing the names of known members of the Jewish community. We encourage readers to alert us to items that we might otherwise miss via donald.harrison@sdjewishworld.com) By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– At least four Jewish candidates may
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– Even a fool wouldn’t dare predict the outcome of the Israeli elections on March 17, but a somewhat less confusing picture may be emerging. It entitles us to speculate, even though what follows below may, in the eyes of some, only add to the confusion. The real contest is between
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Middle EastBy Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — The mastermind behind the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers, Hussam Qawasmeh, was convicted and sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 6. The Israeli military court, sentenced him to three life sentences, and ordered him pay NIS 750,000, to the teens families, in compensation. Qawasmeh planned the kidnapping of Israeli teens:
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Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Close to three million Americans aged 55 and older suffer from alcohol abuse — and this figure is expected to reach nearly 6 million by 2020. While alcohol abuse remains prevalent among them, the rate of illicit drug abuse in adults over 50 more than doubled between 2002 and 2013. Many
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationANKARA, Turkey (WJC) — Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal is expected to leave his base in Doha and relocate to Turkey, Turkish press reports indicated on Tuesday. The Persian Gulf emirate Qatar has come under pressure from the international community in recent months to cease serving as a host of organizations considered by the West
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Middle East-Compiled by JNS.org- Palestinian unilateralism means Oslo Accords no longer valid, think tank says (JNS.org) The Palestinian Authority’s unilateral quest for statehood and other forms of recognition in the international arena is among 10 points illustrating why the 1993 Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinians are no longer valid, wrote Alan Baker, Israel’s former
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LA JOLLA, California (SDONA) — Salk Institute researchers announced Monday the development of an entirely new type of pill that tricks the body into thinking it has consumed calories, causing it to burn fat. The compound effectively stopped weight gain, lowered cholesterol, controlled blood sugar and minimized inflammation in mice, making it an excellent candidate for
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