The Punishment of Gaza, by Gideon Levy. Verso, 2010, 146 pages. By David Strom SAN DIEGO–When going to Hebrew school, I often wondered why people didn’t pay too much attention to the Prophets in the Torah. Why didn’t the leaders of the day follow what these wise men were saying? As a young school student,
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Travel and Food
{Update of story below: By Barry Rubin Well, that’s more like it! The Canadian government orders the showing of a film on Iran’s nuclear program previously cancelled due to threats. The Canadian government even sent a diplomatic note to Tehran saying that Canada is a free country and that freedom of expression is a core value
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International, Middle East
By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO 00 When the newly-inaugurated Alabama Governor Robert Bentley apologized Wednesday for his extraordinarily ill-advised and spiritually separatist comments made on Monday, it was hard to really believe him. Bentley declared that he didn’t mean to insult anyone. But, egregiously, he told a church crowd on Monday that people who
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USA
By Dan Bloom TAIPEI — Almost 40 years ago, a young American missionary couple, Milo and Judith Thornberry, were eyewitnesses to history and played an important role in Taiwan’s march towards democracy. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the two Americans met democracy activist Peng Ming-min and played a key role in his secret
By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM–Kassam missiles and mortar shells continue to fall on southern Israel. Earlier this week, there was a bombardment that caused minimal damage–the week before, three Thai workers were injured. Two days ago was the 6th yahrzeit of Ella Abukasis, a 17-year-old killed by a Kassam rocket in Sderot in 2005. In
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Middle East
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The New Year of Trees (Tu Bish’vat) has been part of the Jewish calendar since Rabbinic times and has been celebrated in different countries ever since. But it has gained special significance in modern Israel where forestation has been part of the challenge of reclaiming the land and making
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Jewish ReligionTEL AVIV (WJC)–Sonia Peres, wife of Israel’s President Shimon Peres, died in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning at the age of 87. Sonia Gelman was born in Poland in 1923 and went to Palestine with her parents in 1927. There, she met her future husband at school. In 1942, she enlisted in the British Army,
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The IDF is the central icon of Israeli culture. It stands for security and dedication to nationhood, personal sacrifice, and morality. It often makes room for handicapped individuals who do not meet its physical demands, but wish to serve in order to affiliate with the popular ethos. Individuals who evade
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Following the introduction of a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement expansion, J Street released a new policy statement: J Street shares the growing global frustration at the lack of progress toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and at the Israeli government’s continued expansion of settlements beyond the Green Line.
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)–Faruq Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa, also known as “Faruk Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa,” “Sayfildin Tahir Sharif,” and “Tahir Sharif Sayfildin,” was arrested in Canada on Wednesday pursuant to a U.S. provisional arrest warrant, based on a complaint in the United States charging him with conspiring to kill Americans abroad and with providing material support to that
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives, under new Republican leadership, voted along party lines to repeal the Health Care law crafted by the last Congress, which was controlled by Democrats. But the repeal will have difficulty in the U.S. Senate, where Democrats still are in control. The repeal prompted criticism from Democrats and also
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USA
By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — In Parshas Yisro, we read of the most significant event in human history – the giving and receiving of the Torah. The Children of Israel, agreed to follow the mitzvos (commandments) of the Torah sight unseen. They understood the deep love that Hashem (G-d) had for them, and
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Jewish Religion
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Over 750 members of San Diego’s Jewish community came together last Saturday night at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront to celebrate community, peoplehood and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County. “Celebrate Seventy-Five” focused on honoring Federation’s past, celebrating the present and strengthening the future. The
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