By Jeremy Ben-Ami WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East this week – his fifth trip in four months – to jumpstart diplomacy to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The secretary apparently intends to tell both Israelis and the Palestinians that it’s time to decide if they are
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Middle East
By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Dear Money Maven: Q: I’m very concerned about the stock market. It’s been at an all-time high, but is showing signs of volatility. Should I cash out of stocks now? Q: Bonds are paying almost nothing and interest rates can only go higher. I don’t want to lose money
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Sheryl Rowling, Travel and Food
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Taliban carefully scripted the kerfluffle to embarrass the United States. Its not like we didn’t know they were in Qatar. For eighteen months, Doha has been the scene of sometimes secret, sometimes leaked U.S. talks with the Taliban — and without the Afghan government. But this week, Taliban
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen
Pope Francis: Christians cannot be anti-Semitic (JNS.org) Pope Francis, meeting for the first time as pontiff with leaders from Jewish organizations and communities on Monday, told the delegation that due to “our common roots,” a Christian “cannot be anti-Semitic.” A delegation of Jewish leaders from the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations gathered in the
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International
By Sean Savage/JNS.org The Irish and Jewish people share a common history of both suffering cruel persecution and achieving national redemption against immeasurable odds. But today, Ireland is one of Europe’s fiercest critics of Israel. The Irish government and prominent Irish NGOs frequently condemn Israel for its treatment of Palestinians, and they are pushing
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Middle East
SAN DIEGO — This license plate contains an Arabic word meaning “my beloved” and it is an expression also used by Israeli Jews. It was spotted by Sandi Masori.
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Jewish Religion
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Efraim Halevy, who has previously served as the Head of Israel’s Mossad Intelligence Agency, announced his personal commitment to a program which will help certify the Jewish identities of thousands of immigrants, primarily from the former Soviet Union. These certifications are mandatory under Israeli law for any couple of questionable ancestry
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) –AJC criticized Naftali Bennett, Israel’s Minister of the Economy, for his recent call, in a Jerusalem speech, for an end to the vision of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “The attempt to establish a Palestinian state in our land has ended,” said Bennett, leader of the Jewish Home party.
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Middle East
By Eva Trieger ENCINITAS, California– Jewish Fusion is an apt description of the selections recently shared by a contingent of the Soulfarm musical group in Temple Solel’s social hall. Noah Solomon and C Lanzbom performed pieces on lead and bass guitar, as well as mandolin. Harmonizing easily and encouraging audience participation on Monday evening, June
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Eva Trieger
Emile Allen, M.D., Eaten By The Tiger; Surrendering To An Empowered Life, Inspire On Purpose Publishing, 2013, ISBN -10; 0988753308 and ISBN-13; 978-0-9887533-0-3, 144 Pages, $21.99.. By Melanie Ross SAN DIEGO — When author Emile Allen was told by a meditation guru “you need to be Eaten By The Tiger” he did not understand. Reluctantly
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Travel and Food
By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — One of my friends recently told me she felt she was always searching for something, but didn’t know exactly what she was looking for. She doesn’t have a mission in life, she said, like a passion to paint or write. She has a job she likes, but
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Natasha Josefowitz, Travel and Food
Young Jerry Ford: Athlete and Citizen by Hendrik Booraem V; William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.; Grand Rapids, Mich: 2013; ISBN 978-0-8028-6942-5; 131 pages, cover price unlisted. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– U.S. President Gerald R. Ford’s biological father, Leslie King, was a wife beater. Luckily for her and her young son, Dorothy Gardner King
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Donald H. Harrison
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — It is a matter of routine for the majority of Israel’s population that when children, whether boys or girls, reach the age of eighteen they go into one of the forces that make up the IDF in order to give two or three years of service to
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Israeli Judaism needs someone like Martin Luther. The doors of the Chief Rabbinate as well as those of countless ultra-Orthodox yeshivot qualify for the nailing of documents calling for reform or rebellion. Luther may not be the appropriate model for what Israel needs, given his calumnies against the Jews once it was
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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion