By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Anyone who has flown to Israel has experienced the tough, pointed questioning that Israeli security officers will ask tourists about why they are going to Israel, who they are going to see, what their business is, and so forth. The questioning is intense, blunt, and intended to screen out anyone […]
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)—Harvey Milk’s American Diner will be participating in this year’s annual Dining Out For Life Thursday, April 24 and will have some of San Diego’s leaders helping out during the day. Their guests include: San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and former City Council Member Carl DeMaio, who will be serving lunch. For
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San Diego CalendarBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-A teenage boy from San Jose stowed away in the wheel-well of a Hawaiian Airline jet flying to Maui and survived. When asked why he did this, he replied that there was more legroom there than in the economy seats. Since he nearly died from hypothermia and lack of oxygen, Hawaiian
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joe Gandelman SAN DIEGO — Tip to future politicians: saying you “kind of agreed” with a white supremacist who is accused of shooting and killing three people at Jewish centers, who ironically all turned out to be not Jewish, does not a tranquil life — or a political career — make. Marionville, Missouri’s former Mayor Dan Clevenger just
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Joe Gandelman, USABURLINGTON,Vermont (Press Release) – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate environment and energy committees, said today’s (April 22’s) observation of Earth Day is a reminder that dramatic action is needed to curb the carbon and methane emissions responsible for the planetary crisis of global warming. Sanders cited a warning this month
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The World We ShareWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — In response to incidents in Ukraine targeting minority communities, Senator Ben Cardin (MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, made the following statement: “I am deeply disturbed by the recent attacks and threats against minority groups in eastern Ukraine, including Jews, Roma and Crimean Tatars.
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InternationalBy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — At least ten rockets were fired by Gazan terrorists at Israeli civilian targets over the holiday. One rocket caused damage to civilian infrastructure in Sderot. One rocket fell in Sderot near a synagogue which was occupied at the time by hundreds of Israelis praying. The rocket struck the road
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USABy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan –On Earth Day 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama, who I voted for — twice — issued a White House proclamation that I’d like to comment on this way as both a literary theorist and a climate activist. You said in your remarks, sir: “Over four decades ago, Americans from all
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The World We Share, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)– U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday, April 21, that the U.S.considers an “extreme step” the suggestion by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he might dissolve the Palestinian Authority in response to the lack of progress in the talks with Israel brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. “That type of
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Middle East, USA
SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) – A new Field Poll reveals that ninety-one percent of registered Latino voters in California believe it is either somewhat or very important to make publicly-supported preschool available to all four-year old children. Seventy-five percent of registered Latino voters feel that the projected cost of implementing universal preschool in California is worth the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) joined with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and a bipartisan coalition of Senators last week to send a letter urging the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault to consider three proposals as part of their upcoming recommendations to help address the disturbing prevalence
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USA
KIEV, Ukraine (Press Release) — Amid dramatic and still unfolding developments in Ukraine, a five-member AJC leadership delegation is visiting Kiev for three days to meet with top government officials, Western diplomats, and leaders of the Jewish community. The visit included a 70-minute meeting today with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who spoke about the many
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InternationalWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have called on the Department of Agriculture to develop food safety standards that will significantly reduce the levels of Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken and turkey products. “We write to urge you to develop strong performance standards for poultry products that will
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Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN JOSE, California (eturbonews) – During the morning rush hour on April 14, a car bomb containing an estimated 500-800 pounds of explosives blew up at the Nyanya District bus station on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria. Brian Michael Jenkins and Bruce R. Butterworth, terrorism experts from the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI), explained its
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International, USA