By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’ve known for a long time that politics combines theater with serious business. How much of each can vary from place to place and within each place by circumstances. Israeli pundits are having fun with recordings of Netanyahu’s hyperbolic promises and subsequent behavior. The Prime Minister has lost ground with […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel –One of my readers asked for help in answering friends who have been “awakened” to anti-Zionism by Antony Lerman, who recently wrote, “The End of Liberal Zionism” (8/22/14) in The NY Times Sunday Review. Lerman writes on the subjects of anti-Semitism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, multiculturalism, and the place of
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — Sgt. Shahar Shalev, aged 20, a fighter in the elite Paratrooper Recon Unit, died Sunday morning, August 31, of wounds he incurred during Operation ‘Protective Edge’. Shahar is the 72nd Israeli casualty of the operation and the 66th soldier to fall. Shalev was operating with his unit in Khan Yunis when it
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Middle EastBy Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA)–An Israel Air Force Patriot missile shot down an unmanned drone Sunday afternoon August 31, that entered Israeli airspace near the Syrian border town of Kuneitra. As the Syrian civil war continues to spill over in the north, the IDF warns that it will not tolerate violations of the sovereignty of the
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Middle EastBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO– Through the centuries Jews in Europe were treated as if they were foreigners, interlopers, intruders and aliens; unwanted, unneeded and uninvited. But, overwhelmingly they originally came at the invitation of the local prince because of their skills and connections in commerce and crafts. However, as they succeeded and as the
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InternationalBy Rabbi Ben Kamin MONROVIA, California — It was a quiet, routine morning at the buffet breakfast at an agreeable family hotel in this Los Angeles suburb. People politely waited in turn for their jolt of coffee drawn from large standing thermoses; some were still half-asleep but all generally content with this modern American ritual
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USA
SACRAMENTO (Press Release)– Assemblyman Brian Jones (Republican-Santee) led the effort on Friday, Aug. 30, to secure passage of a resolution urging President Obama to expedite visa processing for Iraq’s minority groups and to lift the refugee quota cap for Iraqi-Christians during a time of religious persecution. Authored by Senator Joel Anderson, SJR 17 passed with
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—I know you are supposed to be intently listening during a performance of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, but a Summer Pops presentation on Thursday evening, Aug. 28, got me to thinking about how, for better or for worse, the minds of children can be imprinted forever. When
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Donald H. Harrison
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– On the Go: Transportation Solutions for Older Adults, a program of Jewish Family Service of San Diego, delivered its 200,000th ride Thursday, August 28, to more than 50 older adults who were going on an organized excursion to enjoy front-row seats at the Festival of Sail’s Tall Ship Parade. Founded in
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San Diego CountyWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The Obama Administration imposed sanctions on Friday, Aug. 29, on a series of companies and individuals under various Iran-related authorities targeting those engaged in proscribed activities. These actions underscore U.S. resolve to enforce sanctions as the P5+1 and Iran work toward a comprehensive solution to address the international community’s concerns over Iran’s
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Travel and Food
SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA, Guatemala (WJC)– A community of 230 haredi Jews from several countries has begun leaving this Guatemalan village where they have lived for six years after claims and counterclaims of discrimination and threats, the news agency AFP reports. Their exit from San Juan La Laguna, on the banks of Lake Atitlan
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InternationalEditor’s Note: This is the 100th “Humoring the Headlines” column to appear on San Diego Jewish World. To Professor Baron goes a hearty Mazal Tov! By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The National Football League announced that it will impose six-game suspensions on any player found guilty of domestic violence. The battered spouses of the players
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — It’s not often that one sees a verse from the weekly parasha brought to life. In Parashat Shoftim God demands: tzedek tzedek tirdof – Justice, justice, shall you pursue. (Deut. 16:20) Our Etz Hayim commentary observes: “The well-being of society depends neither on the goodwill of the ruler
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International, Jewish ReligionPalestinians demand ‘clear’ timetable for Israeli withdrawal from West Bank (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) commissioner for international relations, Nabil Shaath, told Palestinian media on Thursday that the PA would turn to the U.N. Security Council and General Assembly on Sept. 15 to request that Israel be forced to provide “a clear
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