Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia in silent alliance vs. U.S. Iran policy

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Those of you still cheering the Obama-Kerry foreign policy have a new and even more dramatic reason to applaud. They have succeeded in creating an alliance that might solve all the problems of the Middle East: between Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. It may not be what was intended, but amateurs occasionally […]

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

JNS news briefs: October 23, 2013

Hezbollah-bound missiles reportedly bombed by Israel Air Force (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israel Air Force once again prevented a shipment of advanced missiles to Hezbollah along the Syrian-Lebanese border, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida reported on Wednesday. The newspaper quoted a senior Israeli security source as saying that on Monday, Israeli warplanes targeted a

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International

More reasons not to effeminate little boys

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Sometimes it seems to me as if we are living in a Kafkaeque world where common sense has all but disappeared. After reading and writing a book review  (https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2013/10/21/authors-protest-the-feminization-of-boys/) on Raising Boys by Design, I wanted to share some after-thoughts–especially in light of an interesting news story

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Travel and Food

Humoring the Headlines: October 22, 2013

By Laurie Baron If glitches continue to plague HealthCare.gov, the Affordable Health Care Act is slated to be renamed the Inaccessible Health Care Act. . Dan Snyder, the politically insensitive owner of the Washington Redskins, is considering less offensive names for his team.  Possible alternatives are: The Washington Firewater Drinkers, The Washington Savages, and The

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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire