Liberals have unrealistic expectations of Egypt, Mideast

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Warning: The following isn’t nice. The liberal moaning and wailing has begun.  The circumstances of the referendum on Egypt’s new constitution, the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, and what appears to be the impending crackdown on Hamas have produced calls for “inclusion” and “democratic norms,” and the denunciation of the

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Middle East

JCPA applauds Voting Rights Act update

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) on Thursday, January 16, applauded Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and John Conyers (D-MI) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for introducing a bipartisan, bicameral update to the Voting Rights Act. The JCPA urged Congress to consider this critical legislation quickly and ensure that every

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USA

Warning: warning labels may have opposite effect

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Many products, like cigarettes and medications, are stamped with warning labels alerting consumers to their risks. Common sense suggests these warnings will encourage safer choices. But now Dr. Yael Steinhart of Tel Aviv University’s Recanati Business School, along with Prof. Ziv Carmon of INSEAD in Singapore and Prof. Yaacov Trope

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, August 9, 1957, Part 3

City of Hope Offers ‘Beach Brunch’ August 25th Southwestern Jewish Press, August 9, 1957, Page 5 The City of Hope invites its members and friends to a Beach Brunch to be held on Sunday, August 25, at Belmont Park (Mission Beach Amusement Center).  The Brunch will be served from 11 to two under a covered

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County

ADL’s ‘Mein Kampf’ introduction provides context

NEW YORK (Press Release) –In response to a surge in digital downloads of e-book editions of Adolf Hitler’s biographical manifesto, Mein Kampf, and in anticipation of the expiration of the book’s Bavarian copyright in 2015, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has made available on its website a digital version of an introduction to the English translation

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Travel and Food

Wasserman Schultz quietly opposing Iran sanctions?

By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), has been forced to defend herself after a report of her split with other leading pro-Israel Democrats who support legislation for increased sanctions on Iran. The Washington Free Beacon, citing undisclosed sources, recently reported

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USA

Israel is CERN’s 21st member

JERUSALEM (TNA)- Following a resolution unanimously adopted at the 169th  session of the CERN Council, Israel was admitted  on Wednesday, Jan. 15 as a full member of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, at a special ceremony in Geneva, at the end of which the Israeli flag was added to the line of flags representing

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