TAIPEI, Taiwan (Press Release) — Former lawyer and activist Albie Sachs was awarded Taiwan’s first annual Tang Prize in Rule of Law for his contributions to human rights and justice globally. The Jewish human rights activist from South Africa, 79, will receive a cash prize of US$1 million. The Tang awards are a kind of […]
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International
JERUSALEM (TNA)– An explosion along the Israel-Syria border on Sunday, June 22, killed a 15-year-old boy who was visiting his father, a civilian contractor engaged in building a security fence. The father was severely wounded and a third person was lightly wounded. They were airlifted by IAF helicopter to the Rambam Hospital in Haifa. In
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Israeli governments have long recognized the need to tread carefully in pursuit of national security. Greater powers have a limited tolerance for Israel daring to approach what they do in defense of their own interests. Part of the balance is the considerable power of the Israeli military that can threaten any state
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – President Shimon Peres met Sunday morning, June 22, with Esther Pollard, wife of incarcerated Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, and the heads of the Knesset Caucus to Free Jonathan Pollard, MK’s Nachman Shai Ayelet Shaked, at the President’s residence in Jerusalem. The meeting took place a day before Peres is scheduled
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Middle East, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel –The road to hell is paved with good intentions, so the saying goes, and that certainly seems to be the case in the Middle East. Once again (or is it still?) it seems to be well on its way to hell due to the actions of people who think
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO –The history of the Jewish people is a long one – well, not just long – very long. Because our history is intertwined with so many other groups and countries it is also bound to be complex – with triumphs, tsuras (trouble) and lots of dates. However, it would be
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Jewish History
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – Several terror incidents were registered on Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, throughout Israel. Israeli security forces continued to operate over the weekend in the Judea and Samaria region as part of Operation ‘Brother’s Keeper’ to locate the three abducted teens. The forces continued to target Hamas operatives and the organization’s terrorist
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Middle EastBy Laurie Baron After establishing a reputation as an actor and director in avant-garde theatre, the Chilean-born Alejandro Jodorowsky burst onto the cinematic scene in 1970 with his surrealistic western El Topo. Since it prefigures the preoccupations of his subsequent films including The Dance of Reality, let me summarize its plot. A gunfighter abandons his
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International, Lawrence BaronEditor’s Note: The full articles alluded to in this report may be accessed via the U-T website. Restaurateur David Cohen is teaming up with Tim Mays of the Casbah to turn the North Park Theatre into a venue for rock concerts and comedy performances. In fact, Ronnie Spector will give a concert on July 4,
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — It’s hard to rationalize the incongruity of the recent cover of TIME Magazine, which petulantly asks the question, “Was he worth it?” The feature was a symptom of our malignant gossip culture. Smug pundits and cynical politicians muse with alarming insensitivity about issues without offering any moral context.
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — All low-income 4-year-olds in California will be guaranteed access to high quality preschool under the budget signed by Governor Brown with legislative leaders Friday morning in San Diego. The expansion and improvement of pre-Kindergarten opportunities, championed by State Senate leader Darrell Steinberg, the state’s Senate Democratic Caucus, and the state’s
SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) – State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) has just introduced a bill to ban offshore oil drilling from an area of state waters in the Santa Barbara Channel known as Tranquillon Ridge, her office said Friday, June 20. The area is designated as a Marine Protected Area because of its sensitive
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The World We Share, USA
SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — Assemblymember Steve Fox (D-Palmdale) announced that Assembly Bill (AB) 736, a measure which could eventually pave the way for a new California State University Campus in the Antelope Valley, received unanimous approval from the Senate Education Committee. The bill now will move to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration. “Our
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman John Yarmuth (D-Kentucky) has announced that he voted in favor of a provision to prevent the administration from sending U.S. combat troops to Iraq when the issue came before the House of Representatives on Thursday evening, June 18. The amendment to the FY2015 Department of Defense appropriations bill, introduced
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Middle East, USA