Change in Middle East, like the U.S., comes incrementally

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Years ago, at the beginning of my career as a political scientist, I learned about incrementalism. That describes the gradual changes that generally occur in government. I made my contribution to the subject by examining government spending. I found that governments that spent more or less, and were more or less […]

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Book provides insider’s view of rescue of Ethiopian Jews

On Wings of Eagles: The Secret Operation of the Ethiopian Exodus by Micha Feldmann, Gefen Publishing House, ISB N 978-965-229-569-9, 303 pages, price not listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Author Micah Feldmann as the representative of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) helped many thousands of Jews migrate from Ethiopia to Israel

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Donald H. Harrison

Dumanis stresses experience on air, slashes Fletcher in press release; Filner meanwhile courts fellow Democrats

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO (SDJW) –On the air District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, one of two members of the Jewish community running for mayor, plays up her credentials of running a big office. But there’s another, less public campaign, in which Dumanis has been expressing doubt and skepticism about rival candidate Nathan Fletcher’s support

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Donald H. Harrison, Travel and Food

Israeli attack on Iran nuclear facilities would be lower profile than one by U.S.

By Evelyn Gordon     WASHINGTON, D.C. –“Credible experts,” wrote New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof in March, “overwhelmingly” view an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities as “a catastrophically bad idea,” deeming the benefits uncertain and the consequences dire: An effective strike would require multiple “sorties over many days,” and an attack on that scale could

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Middle East

College production of ‘Lost in Yonkers’ has professional feel

  By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California — Had this been Broadway, they’d be extending all the actors’ contracts and passing around the bubbly to celebrate the hit on their hands. In that Lost in Yonkers had quite a successful opening at Grossmont College’s Stagehouse Theatre on Thursday night, May 3, they have reason

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Donald H. Harrison

‘Grease,’ the musical, slides along well OnStage

By Carol Davis CHULA VISTA, California— Remember that fictitious place Rydell High? That’s where the Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey 1959 high school musical Grease happens. The musical debuted in Chicago in 1971, quickly moved to Broadway where it ran for 18 years and 3388 performances. Grease was made into a movie in 1978 starring

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Netanyahu seems assured to retain prime minister’s office

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israeli voters appear ready to renew the lease of Benyamin Netanyahu on the Prime Minister’s Office. A poll reported in Ha’aretz shows a near majority (48 percent) favoring him as Prime Minister. The aggregate support of his three nearest competitors do not match him: 15 percent prefer Shelli Yehemovich of Labor,

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

“R-e-s-p-e-c-t, A Musical Celebration of Women” rocks Lyceum

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—OK, You want some respect, ladies? Head down to the San Diego Repertory Theatre and pop in to Dorothy Marcic’s Respect, A Musical Celebration of Women and you will get an earful! Four local and highly respected musical talents, Nancy Snow Carr, Leigh Scarritt, Lisa H. Payton and Kelsey Venter sing

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Carol Davis, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast