By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– The weekly Israeli TV program, “Meet the Press” was devoted today to an extended interview with the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority in which Abu Mazen spoke persuasively about making peace with Israel. Recently, Prime Minister Netanyahu has repeatedly expressed similar sentiments. So why is the peace process deadlocked? To start
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel00For a comprehensive statement of current U.S. Middle East policy you can’t do better than the testimony of Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William J. Burns at the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on March 17, 2011. It’s horrifying. Here’s my summary of the key point: The United States will
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Barry Shaw, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –We know who the bad guy is in Libya. He has been bizarre and violent for 40 years. For much of that time the great powers have been going along. The record features Britain’s freeing of a man intimately involved in the Lockarbie bombing on a flimsy claim of ill health,
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By Carol Davis CARLSBAD, California— New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad has, over the years, mounted four of Sam Shepard’s plays: A Lie Of The Mind, Curse Of The Starving Class, True West and Fool For Love. Simpatico marks the fifth. For San Diego audiences, these are good choices for this company since they do
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Miriam Maya and Doug White LAS VEGAS, Nevada–San Diego’s delegation of 49 young adults at the first annual TribeFest, hosted by The Jewish Federations of North America, was like no other. Our first indication of such was how we chose to identify ourselves. Imagine a large banquet hall in a cavernous hotel convention center with
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. -The UN Security Council agreed Thursday to a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent Gaddafi from exacting the last measure of revenge against the rebels. In a joint report, FoxNews.com and the Associated Press reported that the opposition is counting on the resolution. “‘We think Qaddafi’s forces will not advance against us.
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)—The Israel Action Network (IAN), an initiative launched by The Jewish Federations of North America, in partnership with the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) to combat the assault on the legitimacy of the State of Israel, announced Friday the hiring of Geri D. Palast as Managing Director. Palast brings extensive experience organizing
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – J Street welcomed a congressional letter on Friday to President Obama, led by Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Anna Eshoo (CA-14) and signed by 116 members of Congress, in support of the Administration’s efforts to maintain current levels of foreign aid to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The letter is signed by nearly
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHNGTON, D.C. — It appears that members of the American-trained Palestinian Security Force on the West Bank abetted the Itamar terrorists, prompting outrage over the fact that American military personnel are training Palestinian Security Forces in the first place. The outrage looks through the back end of the microscope – minimizing and
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By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–When most Jews hear the words, “Remember – do not forget!” they think of the Holocaust. Survivors and members of the Jewish community recite these words as an oath to the six million Jews who perished during the Shoah. We pledge not only to remember them and preserve their Jewish
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion(Column 27 . March 17, 2011) Compiled by Donald H. Harrison Upcoming Events * Why wait for a Purim party to have fun, when you can have a Shabbat dinner the night before? Rabbi Chalom Boudjnah of The Chabad at San Diego State University is hosting at 6115 Montezuma Rd. from 8 p.m. to
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By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO –The following true story, submitted by Yaakov Lederman, is documented in Kids Speak 4: My name is Chaim. I am eleven. I live in Israel. At the beginning of the school year my father met my teacher on the street. At first he tried to cross to the other
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Jewish ReligionBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Despite dramatic events in this region that directly affect Israel, the situation in Japan continues to dominate the media here. Journalists and experts repeatedly point to the implications for this country: oil will be even more expensive; the stock exchange will report further losses; the economy will suffer; the danger of
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