By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Here’s a really interesting op-ed piece on al-Jazeera by a moderate Muslim with some useful ideas. But it also shows the weaknesses of that standpoint. Mohamed El-Moctar El-Shinqiti (his transliteration, not mine) was born in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, so he isn’t strictly speaking a mainstream Arab. But […]
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International, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–What can we make of the following? Speaking in Indonesia, alongside the leader of that country, Barack Obama said that the planning of new housing in East Jerusalem was not helpful to the peace process. He went on to say that both sides must take the difficult decisions necessary to produce a
By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Here are two developments that are important indicators about the Israel-Palestinian situation. First, the current Palestinian Authority (PA) strategy is to stall and avoid negotiations because making a deal with Israel requires giving concessions to get to a compromise peace. The leadership wants to make no concessions, both because
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Middle EastSACRAMENTO (Press Release)–California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner on Tuesday, Nov. 9, announced that he is filing a lawsuit challenging a California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) determination, issued last month at the behest of the insurance industry, that the Commissioner’s efforts to stop insurers from investing in Iran constituted an “underground regulation.” The Commissioner’s lawsuit contests
TEL AVIV (Press Release) ― Between 20 and 30 percent of women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures suffer from significant symptoms of depression. Many practitioners believe that the hormone therapy involved in IVF procedures is primarily responsible for this. But new research from Tel Aviv University shows that, while this is true, other factors
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Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW ORLEANS (Press Release)— The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) on Tuesday awarded Jay Feinberg, from Boca Raton, Florida, the 2010 Jewish Community Hero Award. The award marked the culmination of the second annual Jewish Community Heroes contest, in which more than 300,000 votes were cast online to recognize the selflessness and courage of those
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USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)– The College Avenue Older Adult Center, operated by Jewish Family Service, in the social hall of Beth Jacob Congregation, 4855 College Avenue, has announced the following programming for December. Thursday, December 2, 12:45 pm–Dr Barold presents . . . Nutrition Vs Genes, Who’s In Control? We know that our genes dictate
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The Accidental Anarchist by Bryna Kranzler, Crosswalk Press, 2010. By David Strom SAN DIEGO–The only grandfather (Zaydah) I knew died when I was seven. My memories of him are very slim and dim. What I mainly know about my Zaydah is what my older siblings have said about him over the years. To them, he
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the signature of a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement between the Customs agencies of the U.S. and Bahrain. This CMAA marks the 65th agreement of its kind between CBP and foreign customs agencies. The CMAA provides the legal framework for the bilateral exchange of
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Travel and FoodMUMBAI, Nov. 6 (Press Release) — U.S. President Barack Obama, on his visit to India, remembered the 166 people slain in the Nov. 26, 2008, terror attacks on various hotels and a Chabad house in Mumbai. He gave the following attack at the Taj Mahal Hotel, which was one of the terrorists’ targets. Following is the text of his remarks THE PRESIDENT:
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By Steve Hofstetter NEW YORK–I imagine it’s much more difficult to be a Jew on Christmas than it is to be a Christian on Hanukah. You don’t find many Hanukah specials about families getting stranded in an airport learning the true meaning of the menorah. But if there were lots of Hanukah specials, I’d be
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Again Israel was front and center on the web site of the New York Times, along with a picture and a headline: “Israel Plans 1,000 Housing Units in East Jerusalem.” Read the article. The content is more modest by far than the headline or the prominent placement. It reports that the area
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized reported plans being pushed by the Obama Administration for the creation of a Palestinian state on all of Judea and Samaria with parts of eastern Jerusalem and the strategically vital Jordan Valley to be “leased” by Israel from it. Media reports are discussing a
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Middle EastLA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–J*Company Youth Theatre will present the high-energy musical 13 with music and lyrics by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan English and Robert Horn. The production will run December 3-12 at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre in the Lawrence Family JCC, Jacobs Family Campus. Twelve- year
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