By Bruce Kesler LA JOLLA, California –At college campuses across the US, student organizations that attack Israel have become more and more active, and obnoxious, over the past decade. The members are drawn from some of the Moslem students and their far leftist companions. Most students are there to get an education, or at least […]
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By Jeanette Friedman BROOKLYN, N.Y. — More than 400 folks turned up at Prospect Park Sunday morning, got their little digital chips attached to their sneakers and in separate races for men and women, took off on 5K (3.5 mile) race organized by JRunners. The goal was to raise money for an Orthodox drop-in center
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Richard Goldstone wants us to believe that if only Israel had cooperated with the cabal investigating Operation Cast Lead, the result would have been different. What then has he to say about the new IDF report that Hezbollah has been digging under hundreds of villages in southern Lebanon, hiding
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By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The term ‘apartheid’ is being bandied about with increasing frequency with regard to Israel. The crime of apartheid is defined by the 2002 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as ‘inhumane acts of a character similar to other crimes against humanity committed in the context of
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Some bad things are heading in our direction. The organizers of some 20 ships are planning to sail toward Gaza in May. They will bring back the Mavi Marmara in its second attempt to get through the Israeli Navy. A campaign is building to have the United Nations General Assembly
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By Danny Bloom CHIAYI, Taiwan– I recently sat down on the internet— and in internet time — asked Los Angeles writer Racelle Rosett a few questions by email about her published short stories on Jewish life. Among her published gems are “Moving Waters,” Levi” and “Shomer.” (Our edited “conversation” follows below. Rosett is an award-winning
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Travel and FoodBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO, April 4 – An Israeli and a Nigerian walked into an Italian restaurant last night, and …. No, this is not a joke. The restaurant was Pernicano’s in Scripps Ranch, and after they both ordered veal parmigiana, the two septuagenarians compared memories of the times when their native countries
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Lawrence puts his hand in the flame of a match after lighting a cigarette. POTTER: Ow! It damn well hurts. LAWRENCE: Certainly, it hurts! POTTER: Well, what’s the trick then? LAWRENCE: The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts. –“Lawrence of Arabia,” the film. By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel –Engaging in Middle East
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International, Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –“If I knew then what I know now…” So goes Goldstone’s lament in The Washington Post. Openly blaming Israel for his lack of understanding that the IDF is a moral military force and the Government of Israel a civilized government (1), Goldstone insists that, “The purpose of the Goldstone Report
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Binyamin Netanyahu has been prominent since his service as Ambassador to the United Nations in the 1980s. I’ve compared him to Barack Obama on account of his fluency. He might also be compared to Richard Nixon (Tricky Dick) due to his reputation as a slippery politician, and his capacity to
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California, April 3 – Last night, Nancy and I had the opportunity to look into what could become our future and that of other Baby Boomers. We visited a fashionable condominium complex run for senior citizen residents by a well-known hotel chain. The high-rise building has many of the
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel –As of today, one can say that the revolution in Syria must be taken seriously. Not only were the demonstrations large but also they had spread to additional parts of the country and involved different religious and ethnic communities. Of course, there is a big difference between Egypt and Syria.
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By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The recent resumption of rocket attacks from Gaza deep into the Negev was bound to get a forceful Israeli response, including targeted killings. The first of these has just cost the lives of three Hamas terrorists. Hamas acknowledges that they were members but denies that they were planning an
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Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO, April 2– “Count to three, and I’ll make the magic happen.” Grandson Sky, aged 4, dutifully counted. “One-two-three.” The television screen jumped to life, and an episode began of “The Land Before Time,” perhaps Sky’s most favorite show. It’s about dinosaur youngsters and their adventures. This one, telling the
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