JNS News Briefs: September 6, 2012

Jerusalem language returns to Democratic platform after three attempted votes (JNS.org) Recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, at first controversially omitted from the 2012 Democratic Party Platform, will return to the document after three attempted voice votes at the party’s convention in Charlotte, NC, on Wednesday. On all three voice votes, a seemingly indistinguishable

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International, Jewish Religion

A marriage between plants and sculpture

-Second in a series- By Donald H. Harrison ENCINITAS, California — Gardeners sometimes will debate whether certain “companion plants” will help each other.  For example, will planting onions really ward off insect pests that feast on bean plants?  However, at the San Diego Botanic Garden here,  there is general agreement that a genuinely symbiotic relationship

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Donald H. Harrison

Comparing Romney and Obama on Israel

By Daniel Pipes “President Obama has thrown allies like Israel under the bus.” That’s what Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president, said in the high-profile speech accepting his party’s nomination last week, repeating a slang phrase for sacrificing a friend for selfish reasons. Romney had deployed this phrase before, for example in May 2011 and

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USA

JNS News Briefs: September 5, 2012

Ahmadinejad admits sanctions hurting Iranian economy (JNS.org) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinehad on Tuesday admitted that the West’s sanctions have created problems for the Islamic Republic’s oil exports and banking. “There are barriers in transferring money, there are barriers in selling oil,” he said on television, according to Israel Hayom. The West has launched an “all-out

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International

Toni’s Treehouse: Leichtag legacy acclimates children to nature

    Story and photos by Donald H. Harrison ENCINITAS, California — The Treehouse at the San Diego Botanic Garden here might have been called “The Leichtag Family Foundation’s Treehouse” but Rabbi Lenore Bohm says that wouldn’t have been in keeping with Toni Leichtag’s lack of  pretentiousness. Instead, Bohm suggested, and fellow members of the

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Donald H. Harrison

Obama sees Russia through rose-colored glasses

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Before the pundits start telling you the Romney campaign stepped into a time-warp on the subject of Russia, it’s worth considering what adviser Rich Williamson said and what it means.  “They’re trampling civil rights,” and “they’re our foe,” and “they’ve chosen a path of confrontations, not cooperation.”  Pierre-Richard Prosper,

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

Migron evacuation: A look back and a look ahead

  By Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org The evacuation of all 50 Jewish families in Israel’s Migron outpost was completed on Sunday evening without major incident. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the successful and peaceful evacuation—but vowed that his government would continue to strengthen Jewish communities in the West Bank. Speaking at an event to celebrate

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Middle East

JNS News Briefs: September 4, 20112

Moody’s credit rating agency compliments Israel’s financial conduct (JNS.org) International credit ratings corporation Moody’s presented a positive evaluation of Israel’s economy in its latest report, issued Monday, according to Israel Hayom. The agency says Israel is economically strong, institutionally and fiscally, and has the capability to weather tough global economic crises, as it did in

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