Adults who were sexually abused as children may be retraumatized by adult pregnancy

 HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Sexual abuse in childhood increases the chances of high-risk pregnancy, according to a new study conducted by Prof. Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Head of the Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies at the University of Haifa, Lee Yampolsky and Dr. Tzachi Ben Zion, Deputy Director of Soroka Hospital. “Even when a woman willingly and happily commences

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Travel and Food

U.S.-Israel relations decline as Jerusalem apartment units climb

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Things are not happy on the US-Israel front. Ha’aretz has taken the unusual step of putting a cartoon in the upper middle of its first page. It shows Bibi pushing a wheelbarrow full of construction material to his meeting with a scowling Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. There were two meetings in

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

UK's expulsion of Israeli diplomat a domestic election ploy

By Lloyd Levy LONDON–This week, Britain  expelled an Israeli diplomat, because they suspect that Mossad used forged British passports to kill a Hamas terrorist in Dubai.  It needs to be pointed out that there is no definite evidence that Israel carried out the attack, and thus the issue was a very public way of attacking

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Lloyd Levy, Middle East, USA

University of Haifa professor's book on emotional intelligence wins PROSE award

  HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–What We Know About Emotional Intelligence, a book by Prof. Moshe Zeidner, Director of the Laboratory for Research in Personality, Emotions, and Individual Differences at the University of Haifa, with G. Matthews and R. Roberts, has received the PROSE Award for the most outstanding book in the category of Biomedicine and

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Middle East

Emerald criticizes article impugning San Diego's credit rating, votes for bond measure

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–San Diego City Councilmember Marti Emerald highlighted false allegations about San Diego’s creditworthiness. After reading an article in a national publication which stated municipal bonds issued by the City of San Diego may not be a good investment, Councilmember Emerald brought the publication and the article to the attention of the full

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San Diego Calendar

Congressional candidate’s ode to Marine Corps reveals his core values

Once  A Marine by Nick Popaditch (with Mike Steere), Savas Beatie LLC, 2008, ISBN 13 978-1-932713-47-0; 293 pages, $25. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—This book has what might be considered an elliptical title: “Once A Marine…. (Always A Marine.)”   And even were this book solely  a glimpse into the proud Marine Corps and its

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Donald H. Harrison, USA

Midge Costanza, former special assistant to President Carter and later a San Diego political figure, dies

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Margaret “Midge” Costanza, 77, died in San Diego on Tuesday after a battle with cancer. Midge was a tireless advocate and impassioned champion for equality, justice and human rights. She was the first woman to hold the office of Assistant to the President of the United States, when President Jimmy Carter

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