Published by DPA US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s latest round of Middle East diplomacy ended on Thursday with a meeting with Israel’s war Cabinet, but he leaves the region deprived of a deal for a truce in Gaza that would have allowed for the return of hostages. The top US diplomat, who was on
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International, Israel, Middle East, Nordot, USA
Published by Tampa Free Press Anti-Israel groups are trying to shut down my defense of Israel by demanding that I not be allowed to speak, because of the false and disproved accusation against me that has been legally withdrawn. When I was invited to speak about Israel to students at the University of Miami, a
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Antisemitism, Israel, Nordot, USA
Published by DPA International A beating in central Berlin last weekend that left a Jewish student at the city’s Free University (FU) hospitalized appears to have been a targeted attack, according to investigators. The assault appears to have been politically motivated over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is being investigated as a potential anti-Semitic attack, according
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Some survivors were embarrassed having numbers on their arm and some had the numbers removed. Having just returned from Israel, I noticed many young people with various tattoos. [Rabbi Bernhard H. Rosenberg]
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Bernhard H. Rosenberg-Rabbi, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Staff and Bylined Contributors
In 1923, Buber wrote his famous essay on existence, Ich und Du, which was translated into English as I and Thou. Ich-Du relationships involve the concepts of ‘encounter,” “meeting,” “dialogue,” “mutuality,” and “exchange,” where as in Ich-Es (I and It) relationships, there is no dialogue or exchange, there is only monologue. Other things or people exist only to serve the interests of the individual in question. [SDJW staff]
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I was very concerned however, so after the meeting, I searched for and found a full video of the remarks that were referred to during the public testimony, and found the Imam’s remarks to be truly awful, and I immediately regretted the vote I made. I do not support Imam Taha Hassane being on the County’s Human Relations Commission. [Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer]
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Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Published by AFP Baghdad (AFP) – An American air strike in Iraq on Wednesday killed a senior commander from a pro-Iran armed group who was involved in attacks on Washington’s troops in the region, the US military said. Washington launched a wave of strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria last week following the
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Middle East, Nordot, USA
Sky born river, that sky born river
It keeps on raining, the ground’s not draining.
It just keeps storming from global warming, I’ve heard. [Laurie Baron]
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Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], February 8 (ANI): In a blow to diplomatic attempts to cessation of Israel-Gaza conflict, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Hamas’ plans for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, calling them “delusional,” reported CNN. In a briefing on Wednesday, Netanyahu said, “We haven’t committed to anything. We haven’t
A “House Republicans’ report said impeaching Mayorkas was about ‘deporting’ him. Now, the GOP chairman leading it makes another vile comment, calling Mayorkas, who is Jewish, a ‘reptile,’” wrote Sams, adding a screenshot of what he called the AJC’s “glossary of antisemitic terms.” [JNS.]
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Antisemitism, USA
San Diego Unified School District Board President Shana Hazan and Heather Ferbert, a candidate for San Diego City Attorney, held a joint news conference on Wednesday, pointing out that three great dangers jeopardize the health and safety of public school students. These are 1) Teen Dating Violence; 2) Child Abuse; 3) Weapons brought to schools. [SDJW staff]
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Antisemitism, California, Israel, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USAA neutral and objective ESG rating system must operate on the assumption that companies operating in Israel should “be held to the same standards of corporate responsibility and action as any other companies operating anywhere else in the world.” The report offers pointed guidance on how this neutrality can be achieved, and why such neutrality is essential to maintaining the integrity of the ESG process. [press release]
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There appears to be as much political animosity in America over Israel and Gaza as there is live warfare 6,000 miles from Chicago and Minneapolis. Three midwestern mayors got mixed up with the war in recent days, giving them a respite from resolving concerns over education, gun violence, housing needs and other local trifles. The mayors of Chicago and Minneapolis voted on cease-fire resolutions and the mayor of Dearborn, Mich., ranted about Israeli apartheid and imaginary hostages held by Israel. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Published by IntelliNews By Robert Anderson in Prague Czechia and Hungary are blocking a move by the European Union to sanction Israeli settlers in the Occupied Territories who attack local Palestinians, according to local media reports. The U.S. last week said it would impose sanctions on four individuals who have killed or displaced Palestinians from
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