Clinton says U.S.-Cuba relations hindered by imprisonment of Alan Gross

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called upon Cuba to release USAID contractor Alan Gross from captivity. Here is her statement: “I was pleased to have the opportunity to meet today with family members of development worker and USAID subcontractor Alan Gross, and to express my concern over his continued

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Switching cars to natural gas would achieve energy independence

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA)  wouldn’t claim to be an expert on the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, but we have long supported diversifying our energy resources – oil, natural gas, nuclear, coal, wind and solar – and our sources of supply – domestic and

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Demonstrations in U.K. alert the world to true intentions of Islamist extremists

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–An alarming image is appearing across the Internet showing young Islamic protestors, in Muslim and Arab garb, marching British streets, shouting hate slogans and bearing signs that clearly declaim the grimmest intentions for Westerners, including: “Britain, Your 9/11 is Coming.” This is what we are dealing with:  An entire generation of

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Middle East, USA

U.S. Treasury announces new sanctions against Iran

U.S. Treasury Department Targets Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Programs   WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Thursday a set of designations targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile programs – the first set of measures from the United States implementing UNSCR 1929 and building upon the actions mandated by the Security Council. 

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Ashkenazi Haredim promise demonstration against taking Sephardic girls into thier schools

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The ultra-Orthodox (or Haredim=God fearing) promised the “Mother of all demonstrations.”  This does not signal the spread of feminism. The expression may have come  from Saddam Hussein’s proclamation of the “Mother of all Battles” when the United States invaded Iraq in 1991. The guess is problematic, insofar as the Haredim assert that

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, June 11, 1954, part 4

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff   Double Talk Southwestern Jewish Press, June 11, 1954, page 6 By Janet and Susan Solof School is almost over—just feel it all around. Graduation, Confirmation – then all are vacation bound. Walking away with top honors at San Diego High School are Shirley Samuels as A.S.B. Vice

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‘Harvey’ still a great American classic

  By Carol Davis   CORONADO, California–Lamb’s Players Theatre  is mounting a charming, sometimes zany but solid production of Mary Chase’s Harvey. You remember Harvey; he’s the invisible six foot three and a half inch tall white rabbit or pooka no on can see except the loveably eccentric Elwood P. Dowd (David Cochran Heath). Dowd’s

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Carol Davis, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jewish organizations laud House letter to Obama on Israel

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations welcomed the letter to President Obama currently circulating in the House of Representatives supporting the U.S.-Israel relationship and urged members of the House to join the effort led by Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX), Gary Peters (D-MI), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

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Middle East, USA

Chavez fosters anti-Semitism in Venezuela

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Acerbic and hate-filled statements by President Hugo Chavez and other Venezuelan government leaders are once again contributing to a climate of rising anti-Semitism in Venezuela, where extreme criticism of Israel “continues to be used as a political tool.” According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), recent statements from Chavez and others in the

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