Itamar murders question validity of arming and training Palestinian police

By 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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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

The power of praise

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 Religion

Trio: A 19th century musical romance

By Cynthia Citron HOLLYWOOD, California –  If Jane Austen had written plays as well as novels and had lived later in the 19th century, she might have written Trio.  This beautiful play has many of the ingredients of an Austen novel: a brilliant heroine, a narcissistic, self-destructive husband, and a delicate romance.  The only thing missing is Colin Firth.  Trio is the triangular love story inspired

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Cynthia Citron

Sleep disorder, not bladder, may be reason older men awaken at night

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have shown that a significant number of patients with benign prostate enlargement (BPE) may have Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), which may be the reason for their night awakenings and urination. This study compared men between the ages of 55 and 75 who were randomly

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Uh-Oh! Egyptian revolutionaries ungrateful to Obama Administration

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel  — Who’d possibly have thought it? Answer: Anybody who understands the Middle East. You see, the Obama Administration rushed to get rid of the Mubarak government in the belief that this action would make Egyptians see that they are simply wonderful people. This would assure that Egypt and America remained good

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Middle East, USA

‘The Lieutenant Of Inishmore’ makes torture a source of humor

 By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — ion theatre company, now in it’s fifth season, has established itself as pretty avant-garde. So it’s no surprise that Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant Of Inishmore would be on their wish list of plays to produce. He’s also the playwright who wrote The Beauty Queen Of Leenae (it was a

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Carol Davis, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast