Hackers interfere with Voice of America’s broadcasts to Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– As popular protests unfold across the Middle East, U.S. international broadcasting faces increased satellite signal interference and a web Domain Name System (DNS) attack.  “Our broadcasters are at the forefront of reporting the most tumultuous events we have seen unfold since 1989,” said Walter Isaacson, Chair of the Broadcasting Board of […]

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Travel and Food

U.S. reports successful test of U.S.-Israel Arrow anti ballistic missile

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–The joint U.S.-Israel Arrow Weapon System successfully intercepted a ballistic target missile during a flight test conducted Tuesday. This test is part of the Arrow System Improvement Program (ASIP) and was conducted jointly by the Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency at the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center,

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Middle East

‘Journalist’ attemps citizen’s arrest of Avigdor Lieberman in Brussels

BRUSSELS (WJC)–David Cronin, a Brussels-based Irish journalist and pro-Palestinian campaigner, has been expelled from the EU Council building after attempting a ‘citizen’s arrest’ of Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. As Lieberman entered the press conference room in the EU Council building in Brussels to give his views on a meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council

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Travel and Food

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, November 11, 1955, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff (Editor’s Note: Part 2 for November 11, 1955, consisting of Pages 3 and 4 of the Southwestern Jewish Press, is missing from the archives.) People of the Book (Editorial) Southwestern Jewish Press, November 11, 1955, Page 5 Jewish Book Month has been observed nationally for the past thirty

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Adventures in SD History, San Diego County

Calcium supplement, modeled on shrimp but kosher, developed

BEER-SHEVA Israel (Press Release)– Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a unique technology that stabilizes an otherwise unstable form of calcium carbonate. This mineral form provides significantly higher biological absorption and retention rates than other sources presently used as dietary calcium supplements. Calcium is considered to be one of the most important

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Arab Knesset member denounces Obama; NPR’s manipulation of news discussions

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel –This is a fascinating and revealing scoop by the Muqata blog. A member of Israel’s parliament attacked President Barack Obama in the nastiest terms: “After the exposure of lies from the US, we must say frankly to Obama: You no longer scare us and you can go to hell. “Obama

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Middle East, USA

Another Jewish license plate

SAN DIEGO — Melanie Rubin, our Jewish license plate sleuth, has found this alternate spelling of “chutzpah,” a Yiddish word meaning “colossal nerve.”    Eventually, it will be added to our on-line collection of Jewish-interest license plates, but we are having technical difficulties linking this website to that colle tion. * Rubin may be reached at

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