WASHINGTON, 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, USABy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — “Respect.” A word out of my childhood. We used to sign letters, “Respectfully Yours.” “Respect your elders” was a frequent admonition. What happened to that word? I don’t hear it used very much anymore. I looked it up in the dictionary and found synonyms: consideration, appreciation,
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House released a video of President Barack Obama’s Easter/ Passover message delivered on Saturday, April 19. The President said both holidays remind us of our responsibilities to God, and as God’s children, to each other.
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The Menchkins is a weekly humor column by Harvey Rachlin. It is distributed by JNS.org
By Ronn Torossian NEW YORK– Only a few miles away from Israel – in Syria – there is a civil war taking place which has killed at least 150,000 people and uprooted more than nine million others. There are reportedly 1 Million Syrian refugees living in Lebanon alone. Churches are being burnt – and people,
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Let’s call it what it is. The US has used its muscle to get Israelis and Palestinians to discussions that neither of them wanted. Both sides speak and deal with one another all the time. It’s part of living side by side, with pockets of one inside the other, and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
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Adventures in SD HistoryNEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC condemned the firebombing attack on a synagogue in the Ukrainian city of Nikolayev. The early Saturday morning attack on the empty synagogue comes days after a virulent anti-Semitic leaflet, whose origin remains in question, was distributed in Donetsk. Both anti-Semitic incidents were condemned by Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who
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International
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Two members of the Jewish community are seeking election as California Superior Court judges in the June 3 election. Carla Keehn, a federal prosecutor, is opposing Judge Lisa Schall for Office No. 20, while Brad A. Weinreb, a California deputy attorney general, is seeking to prevail in a three-candidate race
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County