Editor’s Note: The full articles alluded to in this report may be accessed via the U-T website In a front page story about the U.S. sending advisors to Iraq, the AP quotes Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) as warning against “mission creep” that might end up in another land war in the Middle East. “We have
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Jewish Religion, San Diego County
By Bob Jacob/Cleveland Jewish News/JNS.org CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Cavaliers looked near and far during a five-week stretch for a head coach and they finally found their man – in Israel. David Blatt, who coached Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Euroleague and Israeli league basketball championships this year, struck a deal to become the
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Sports & CompetitionsBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — If there is a New Middle East on the horizon, it does not look anything like that which Barack Obama envisioned in his Nobel-winning Cairo speech of 2009. Beyond the lives of three boys and whatever develops between Israel and the Palestinians as a result, the bigger noise in the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–At least eight Orthodox Jewish institutions, joined by the Jewish Federation of San Diego, are sponsoring a community tefillah rally to “bring back our boys” at 11 a.m., Sunday, June 22, at Southern California Yeshiva (SCY) High School, 3410 Mt. Acadia Blvd., in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego. Expected to last
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Several years ago on a trip from Los Angeles to San Diego, I tuned into a late night radio talk show hosted by Michael Savage. His opinions and callers (IMO) were outrageous. One call particularly caught my attention. The caller said: “I believe in President George Bush.” Savage
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Jewish ReligionBRUSSELS (WJC) — The Belgian government will reportedly earmark between 2 and 3 million euro (US$ 3-4 million) for improving security around Jewish buildings following the deadly attack at the Brussels Jewish Museum last month, a Belgian newspaper reported. The funding is part of the federal government’s plan to shoulder security costs for the Jewish
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International
JERUSALEM (WJC) — Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri spoke of his cordial feelings toward Jews and the Jewish state during a meeting with the World Jewish Congress-Israel and the Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR) in Jerusalem. Macri, who is a candidate in the forthcoming Argentine presidential elections, stressed the important contribution of Jews in
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International, Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The rapid (although not unpredicted) entry of radical Sunni jihadists into Mosul, Tikrit and other largely Sunni areas of Iraq, and their movement toward Baghdad, has prompted cries from left, right and center about the failure of U.S. policies in the region. And failure it is, although not of the
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAAmid search for missing teens, crackdown on Hamas continues (JNS.org) The Israeli Defense Forces arrested another 25 Palestinian terrorists overnight on Thursday as part of their widespread campaign against Hamas, the Palestinian terror group believed to be behind the abduction of the three Israeli teens last week. Overall, 320 Palestinians have been arrested by Israel
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON, DC. (Press Release)– The Republican Jewish Coalition congratulates the new House Republican leaders, House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy and House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise. RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks said: “We congratulate Rep. McCarthy and Rep. Scalise on their new leadership roles in the House Republican caucus. They join Speaker of the
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USANEW YORK (Press Release) –Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, said on Thursday, June 19, that “we mourn the loss of Evelyn Gross, mother of Alan Gross who has been imprisoned for more than four years in Cuba. The sadness of her passing is compounded by the
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International, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) on Thursday, June 19, commemorated the 149th anniversary of Juneteenth and recognized the 21st Annual Celebration of the Memphis Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival, known this year as the Juneteenth Urban Music Festival. Juneteenth, observed on June 19th each year, is the oldest nationally-celebrated commemoration of the
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Representatives Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pennsylvania), and Peter King (R-New York), were among a bipartisan coalition introducing the Power, Efficiency and Resiliency (POWER) Act on Thursday, June 19. The legislation modifies tax incentives for two energy efficient technologies, combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP). CHP
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) on Thursday, June 19, released a draft bill to simplify the process of applying for and receiving federal financial aid to attend college, allow year-round use of Pell Grants, discourage over-borrowing and simplify repayments. The bill would reduce to a single postcard—called
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA