By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel –You might find interesting some details from the Israel Security Agency report on 2010. –Iran smuggled about 1,000 mortar shells and hundreds of rockets through Sudan and Sinai into the Gaza Strip in 2010. –The most significant new weapon for Hamas is the Kornet anti-tank rocket, the best in the […]
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Amazing, funny, dangerous, annoying? Take your pick about three items in the news. Each may have legs, and keep running until something real happens. Or each may be a passing blip to be ignored in the continuing stream of events that turn out to be more important. One is Sarah Palin’s
WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) –U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-California) on Wednesday introduced the War Memorial Protection Act to allow the inclusion of religious symbols as part of military monuments. The legislation follows the latest ruling from the Ninth Circuit declaring the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial unconstitutional. “The latest ruling on the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial is a
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San Diego Calendar, San Diego CountyWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)— Hezbollah pulled out of the ruling coalition in Lebanon on Wednesday, forcing the collapse of Lebanon’s parliamentary government. U.S. officials reacted quickly: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, answering a question at a joint news conference with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al Thani: QUESTION: Thank you both. This question is for
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Travel and FoodTUCSON, Arizona (Press Release)– Following is the text of a speech made by President Barack Obama at the memorial service on Wednesday for the victims of the shooting rampage the previous Saturday: THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Please, please be seated. (Applause.) To the families of those we’ve lost; to all
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USA(Column 9, January 12, 2011) By Donald H. Harrison __________________ Jewish Organizations ___________________ The Center for Jewish Culture is sponsoring a poets’ night at the Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library at the Lawrence Family JCC. at 7:30 p.m., Jan 18. Heading for the microphone are local poets Ron Horvitz, and husband and wife Howard
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By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO– On this very day of national mourning for the atrocity of Tucson, it is regrettable that we find ourselves having to again be distracted by the indulgent and self-serving—and now appalling—proclamations of Sarah Palin. Again blabbing from her cyber-haven of Facebook and not from anyplace in the real world, Palin
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USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The “World Security Network” newsletter carried the following bit of an interview reportedly with Hamas leader Ousama Hamdan about Gilad Shalit. Hamdan: There was what everyone calls the pre-final offer, and the Israelis accepted a suggestion from the Germans, and we also thought it is a good one, just
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SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)– In keeping with its commitment to educate the public and to counter anti-Israel messages, StandWithUs has launched an ad campaign in Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations January 17 and running for a month. The ad’s theme is “Say Yes to Peace,” and will direct viewers to a new Web
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Why The Jews Were So Successful in the Wild West… by David Epstein, Isaac Nathan Publishing Co, Woodland Hills, 2009, ISBN-10-0-914615-35-1, 90 pages, $19.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – David Epstein’s short book, which can be gulped in a single sitting, tells the story of some remarkable Jewish characters in the history of
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Donald H. HarrisonPHOENIX, Arizona (Press Release)–The Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism (ECE-RJ), an affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), will honor 11 years of Reform Judaism’s support of Jewish early childhood education at their annual meeting here this week. The conference, from Jan 12-15, will explore the theme “Ani V’Atah: You and I Can
By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s remark about how the Arizona shooting is just like September 11 is such a superb example of everything wrong with Western policy toward the Middle East. Let’s summarize the issue by coining a phrase which sounds a bit Zen but has a very practical meaning:
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Obama met Wednesday with Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon. The President commended the Prime Minister for his steadfast leadership and efforts to reach peace, stability, and consensus in Lebanon under difficult circumstances. The efforts by the Hizballah-led coalition to collapse the Lebanese government only demonstrate their own fear and determination
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Travel and FoodJERUSALEM (Press Release)– The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s Israel Commission and Nefesh B’Nefesh – which works in close cooperation with the Jewish Agency – are pleased to announce the continuation of their joint Ma’alot program for a third year. Following the runaway success of the program over the past two years in deepening the connection
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