By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Years ago, Grandma told me, for the nth time, that God helps them who help themselves. It’s a message she should have directed to the Palestinians, as well as to her lazy grandson. Once more, the Palestinians are blaming others for their problems, while their most obvious roads to progress remain unused.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastIran nuclear program has seen hundredfold increase in centrifuges since 2006, Netanyahu says (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, commenting during his Sunday cabinet meeting on last week’s nuclear talks in Geneva, noted that the Iran nuclear program has seen more than a hundredfold increase in centrifuges since 2006. “We must not forget that the
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InternationalRaising Boys by Design: What the Bible and Brain Science Reveal About What Your Son Needs to Thrive. Authors: Gregory Jantz, PhD. and Michael Gurian 240 pages; Publisher: WaterBrook Press (2013); ISBN-10: 0307731685. Price: $14.99. By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken
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By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California–For those of us who are attuned to every development in Middle Eastern news–worrying about violence in Syria and Egypt, negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, and the prospect of Iran getting the N-bomb–attending a town hall meeting such as the one Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) conducted at
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Aryeh Savir After months of indecision and several scandals, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid decided today (20 Oct.) to appoint Dr. Karnit Flug as Governor of the Bank of Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Lapid said, “We have been impressed by Dr. Flug’s performance as Acting Governor in
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Middle EastBy Aryeh Savir US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro visited last Thursday (Oct. 17th) the terror tunnel uncovered by the IDF. He was taken on a tour of the tunnel network by Brig. Gen. Mickey Edelstein, Commander of the Gaza Division. “Even though I have seen the photos of the tunnel in the papers, the
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Tilia Klebenov Jacobs, Wrong Place, Wrong Time; Linden Tree Press, (c) 2013, ISBN 978-0615805597, 400 pages, cover price unlisted. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO- – While reading and enjoying this novel about an almost-ethical kidnapper, I kept wondering why the author had decided that the female victim in this story should be a well-educated
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Israel is a nuisance, and its Prime Minister the nuisance in chief, known for pompous talks at the United Nations, lecturing to the President of the United States about what is appropriate for both their countries, and reminding the world of Iranian perfidy while virtually all others are praising the openness of
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By Eric George Tauber SOLANA BEACH, California — The Belly Up was packed with an enthusiastic crowd, devotees of the Center for Jewish Culture, which brought her here. The packed house was surprising for a Sunday night. I mean, who still gets off for Columbus Day? An institution in this coastal city, The
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Travel and FoodIran sanctions lightening mulled by U.S. after Geneva talks (JNS.org) Following nuclear talks in Geneva, the Obama Administration is considering to lighten Iran sanctions by offering the Islamic Republic access to billions of dollars in frozen assets overseas in exchange for compliance with American requests to scale back its nuclear program, the New York Times
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InternationalBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — A man once brought some beautiful material to a tailor and asked him to make him a pair of pants. When he came back a week later, the pants were not ready. He came back two weeks after that, and they still weren’t ready. Finally, after six weeks
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Jewish ReligionBy Eylon Shamir SAN DIEGO — As an Israeli who resides in San Diego I’m a fervent believer that the future of Israel as a secure and democratic homeland for the Jewish people can only be achieved by resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict and establishing the state of Palestine within the 1967 lines alongside the state
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Travel and FoodSecurity threats make Israel ‘global power’ in cyber defense, deputy FM Elkin says (JNS.org) Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin said at a major global conference on cyber-security in South Korea that due to security threats faced by Israel, the Jewish state has “a record number of young people who enter the fields of technology
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InternationalBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — If the Palestinian movement believes it lives outside the laws of politics, nature and economics, it may be right. The PA and Hamas occupy a split territory with two feuding governments — both dictatorships with all the arbitrariness and lack of accountability implied by that; multiple armed services
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