Marjory Kaplan to retire as Jewish Community Foundation CEO

SAN DIEGO–Jeff Silberman, chair of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, announced Thursday, Dec. 5, that Marjory Kaplan, the Foundation’s president and CEO, will retire in 2015, and that a search for her replacement will be launched.  Here is the text of his announcement: “After nearly 20 successful years at the Jewish Community Foundation, […]

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San Diego County

Nelson Mandela and Zionism

By Ben Cohen/JNS.org In the coming days, there will be much reflection on the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, following the former South African president’s passing on Dec. 5. And in the coming weeks, we can anticipate a febrile exchange over his true views on Israel and the Middle East. We shouldn’t underestimate the

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Jewish Religion

JNS news briefs: December 5, 2013

Boycott of Israel endorsed by American Studies Association leaders (JNS.org) The national council of the American Studies Association (ASA) on Wednesday announced its adoption of a resolution to boycott Israel. The ASA’s 5,000 members now have until Dec. 15 to vote on the measure. “Our resolution understands boycott as limited to a refusal on the

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International

Kerry, Netanyahu reassure each other on Iran, Palestinians

  JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed Iran as well as Israel’s negotiations with the Palestinians, and then met the media on Thursday, Dec. 5.  Following is a text of their remarks as provided by the U.S. State Department. PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: It’s good to have

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Middle East

U.S. set back its own interests in Iran deal

By Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The nuclear-related agreement signed between the P5+1 and the Iranian government is, on its face, one-sided. In essence, according to Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), they get: billions in sanctions relief, 3,000 new centrifuges, a plutonium reactor and enough enriched uranium for one nuclear bomb. We get, essentially,

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Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USA

JNS news briefs: December 4, 2013

Hezbollah blames Israel for commander’s death despite jihadist group claiming responsibility (JNS.org) Hezbollah on Wednesday blamed Israel for an attack in Beirut that killed one of its commanders, Hassan al-Laqqis, despite the fact that a jihadist group claimed responsibility for the assassination. A group called “The Free Sunnis of Baalbek Battalion” posted on Twitter that

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International

Many of Israel’s knottiest problems are lazily put off

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Several headlines of recent days bring to the fore the persistent question of whether Israel is a strong state or a lazy state. The noisiest commotion has to do with the Bedouin. There have been demonstrations involving thousands, with non-lethal violence in several locations, protesting a government plan to deal

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Mayoral candidates campaign at Jewish community forum

  Story and photos by Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California–Runoff candidates for San Diego Mayor,  Kevin Faulconer and David Alvarez, on Tuesday expressed warm feelings for Israel and for the American Jewish community, while sidestepping such potential hot button issues as the Mt. Soledad cross atop city-owned land and the long-pending effort by Hillel

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

JNS news briefs: December 3, 2013

Alan Gross asks for Obama’s involvement in securing release from Cuban prison (JNS.org) Alan Gross, who is serving a 15-year prison term in Cuba for helping the Cuban Jewish community access the Internet while he was a subcontractor for the United States Agency for International Development, asked for President Barack Obama’s “personal involvement” in helping to

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International