By Talia Weisberg NEW YORK — You’re walking on the street and pass a person. Let’s call him Joe. He’s dressed from head to toe in Prada and is talking on his cell phone, the newest BlackBerry. What do you think of him? You’re probably impressed by Joe’s style and obvious wealth. (After all, who […]
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Travel and FoodBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — The “Palestine Papers” hoax is (or, more accurately, should be) turning into the most teachable moment about the Israel-Palestinian conflict in modern history. At least, everyone has reversed what happened: The compromise position was offered by Israel; the Palestinians rejected peace. Are we going to see this story corrected? The “Palestine
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel’s Public Commission for Examining the Naval Incident of 31 May 2010, otherwise known as the Turkel Commission, has published the first part of its report on the May 2010 flotilla raid. It found that the actions of the IDF soldiers were “lawful and pursuant to the rules of international law,” although it alluded
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Middle EastROME (WJC)– Tullia Zevi, one of the historic post-war leaders of Italy’s Jewish community, has died in Rome at the age of 91. Zevi was life-long fighter for human rights and one of the best-known women in Italy for many decades. She was once considered a candidate for the country’s presidency. From 1983 to 1998,
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (WJC) — At a ceremony in New York’s Park East Synagogue, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that the denial of the Shoah was intolerable. Ban attended a ceremony marking the upcoming International Holocaust Memorial Day attended by representatives from countries including Germany, India, Poland, South Korea, Hungary and Italy. Rabbi
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USAJERUSALEM (WJC)–During the 2008 peace talks with the Olmert government, Palestinian negotiators were willing to leave most parts of eastern Jerusalem to Israeli control under a final peace deal, according to secret Palestinian documents leaked to the Arab TV channel ‘al-Jazeera’. Minutes detailing the concessions offered came from a meeting in Jerusalem in June 2008
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By Carol Davis CARLSBAD, California — “If only I could change the past…?” How many times have we had this conversation with ourselves? “I would do this or that differently”. “I would say this or that to him or her”. “If I had it to do over again…” In Jamie Pachino’s touching and lyrical new
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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastAn Article of Hope (2009). Directed by Daniel Cohen, Produced by Daniel Cohen and Christopher G. Cowen. English, 54 minutes. By Yiftach Levy SANTEE, California–When you see the typical blockbuster box-office offerings – action/adventure, animated, sequel-driven franchises, what have you – it may be hard to believe that a simple, straightforward talking-heads documentary can be
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By Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D LA JOLLA, California — In my previous article in the series, I advised that the Federal government limits its functions to the powers enumerated in the Constitution in accordance with the tenth amendment. Health care is the example par excellence of what the federal government should not touch with a ten-foot
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USAIDF Soldier Raised Christian Turned Muslim Now Jewish JERUSALEM–Korey Bronson was raised Christian, then converted with his mother to Islam, and finally found his way back to his mother’s Judaism. He tells of his journey in this interview.
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Jewish ReligionMKs Spraying Air Fresheners in the Knesset JERUSALEM–After Ehud Bark formed his new Independence party, Knesset members ratified those who bolted the Labor party with him as members of the government. Just before Orit Noked was sworn in last Wednesday as agriculture minister, members of the opposition Kadima party pulled out air freshener cans
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Wikileaks is infectious. Al-Jazeera has caught the bug, and released some 1,600 secret Palestinian documents, said to represent Palestinian-Israeli negotiations over more than a decade of on-again off-again talks. Some of the details suggest far reaching Palestinian concessions, but others indicate that they were not far reaching enough for
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Jewish Rome By Stephen Burstin ROME– Heard the one about the Pope who presided over the cruel imprisonment of thousands of Jews and yet had the chutzpah to ask the Rothschild banking family for a loan? It’s no joke! Neither is the one about the rabbi whose synagogue is now a top class restaurant with
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Travel and FoodCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff High Holy Day Services At Tifereth Israel Synagogue Southwestern Jewish Press, September 16, 1955, Page 27 Our High Holy Day schedule of Services will begin with the Evening Service at 8:00 p.m., on Friday, September 16. Cantor Joseph Cysner and an augment ted Synagogue Choir will chant this
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