Rubin Reports: Syria; U.S.-Egypt; and Muslim Brotherhood intentions toward Israel

  By Barry Rubin Syrian Authorities Break Up Protest, Maintain Full Control HERZLIYA, Israel — Why are moderate Arab regimes–even if dictatorships–shaken by protest while hardline ones aren’t? Because at the least sign of trouble the radical governments crack down. Knowing that punishment will be harsh and that the West won’t be interested few dare […]

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Travel and Food

StandWithUs seeks Rutgers investigation of anti-Israel program that barred Jews

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)–“We deplore the blatant anti-Jewish discrimination that occurred at the anti-Zionist event ‘Never Again for Anyone’ on the Rutgers University campus on Saturday night, January 30,” said StandWithUs CEO Roz Rothstein. “Apparently the organizers are afraid of anyone who might expose their lies and prejudice. We hope Rutgers University will investigate and

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NJDC criticizes Rand Paul’s latest call for ending aid to Israel

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)- National Jewish Democratic Council President and CEO David A. Harris on Friday denounced Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) second public call for ending American assistance to Israel. Harris said: “The National Jewish Democratic Council stands categorically opposed to Senator Rand Paul’s most recent call to end American assistance to Israel. This is the second

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Middle East

Surprise! Egyptian troubles now being blamed on Israel

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several months ago, a blogger penned, “There was a growing perception among Arab leaders that the U.S. was incapable of standing up to Israel; that CENTCOM’s mostly Arab constituency was losing faith in American promises; that Israeli intransigence on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was jeopardizing U.S. standing in the region.”

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Shoshana Bryen

Egyptian street versus Egyptian president puts Israel and U.S. in tough spots

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Last Shabbat several congregants told me that they had expected me to speak about the unrest in Egypt during services. I did not because I believed it would be belaboring the obvious. However, since my rabbinic wisdom is being widely solicited, I will instead belabor the obvious here:

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Middle East, USA

U.S. policy toward Egypt bewilders analysts on all sides

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Headline on page one of Ha’aretz, “Mubarak: ‘Obama does not understand Egyptian culture.’” Summary of today’s posting from Memri, a well informed intelligence source that translates material from Muslim media: “The　Egyptian Foreign Ministry has rejected the U.S.’s stance on the protests in Egypt, telling it bluntly to mind its own

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Ira Sharkansky

‘Jewish Theology in Our Time’ appears to be a smorgasbord

Jewish Theology in Our Time: A New Generation Explores the Foundations and Future of Jewish Belief,  edited by Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD. Jewish Lights Publishing, Woodstock, VT;  ISBN 978-1-58023-413-9 ©2010, $24.95, p. 224 plus notes and suggestions for further reading. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California —Jewish Theology in Our Time is a collection

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Fred Reiss, EdD

ZOA joins fight over Brooklyn College instructor’s suitability to teach about Middle East

NEW YORK (Press Release)–In a letter Thursday to Brooklyn College President Karen L. Gould, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) criticized the college for rehiring Kristofer Petersen-Overton to teach a graduate course on the Middle East this spring.  After  Petersen-Overton was initially hired, the college was provided with evidence regarding his publications and professional background,

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Mel Gibson wanted to kill himself after wife left him, so taunted police officer, friend asserts

HOLLYWOOD (Press Release)–A friend of the US actor and film director Mel Gibson said the latter but had tried to goad a police officer into drawing his weapon and shoot by hurling anti-Semitic slurs at him after he stopped Gibson for drink driving. The incident in 2007 led to the steady decline of Gibson’s once

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Travel and Food

Anti-Semitism in London, Manchester at alarming levels

LONDON (WJC)–The second highest number of anti-Semitic incidents was recorded in the UK last year, the Community Security Trust (CST) of the British Jewish community said. More than 639 complaints about violence and abuse against Jews or Jewish institutions were received last year. They included street attacks, hate mail, threats, and the vandalism and desecration

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Proposed bill by Congressman Chris Smith invalidates experiences of rape victims

By Jeanette Friedman ENGLEWOOD, N.J.–Thirty-seven years ago, this very week, there was a snowstorm swirling outside my kitchen window, but my sixth floor apartment was so hot and dry I cracked the window facing the fire escape before I went to bed. It was about 3 a.m., and I had just fallen asleep when I

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