A Double Standard for Israel From Princeton’s Jew-Haters

By Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D  At Princeton University, the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) has had a busy year of activism with the sole purpose of maligning, libeling, and questioning the legitimacy of Israel. In March, for example, the group sponsored a referendum that called on Princeton to “immediately halt usage of all Caterpillar machinery […]

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Israel, Opinion, Richard L. Cravatts, USA

Visiting Israelis Witness ‘Integrated’ Educational Experience at San Diego Jewish Academy

By Jacob Kamaras SAN DIEGO — Israeli representatives from the Sha’ar HaNegev region got a firsthand look at the American Jewish day school landscape last Wednesday as part of their six-day visit to San Diego. During a tour of the San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA), Sha’ar HaNegev delegation member Tzachi Levy said he was struck

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Israel, Jacob Kamaras, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Is Netanyahu Stuck?

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s earlier indication that he could finish with his government in a couple of days isn’t holding. So far, he seems to have promised the Finance Ministry to Aryeh Deri, but Bibi’s promises are worth a wet tissue in a thunderstorm. There’s also a problem with

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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion

ADL Chief Denounces Reinstatement of Trump on Twitter

(JNS) Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Sunday denounced Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s decision to reactivate the account of former U.S. President Donald Trump. “For @elonmusk to allow Donald Trump back on Twitter, ostensibly after a brief poll, shows he is not remotely serious about safeguarding the platform from hate, harassment and misinformation,” tweeted Greeblatt.

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‘Goldene Medina’ Exhibit Provides Anecdotal History of South African Jewry

SAJAC President Pamela Nathan said the exhibit was created by the South African Jewish Museum which is located in the Museum Mile of Central Cape Town.  She said she hopes that American-born visitors to the exhibit “will get a slice of South African Jewish life.”  For members of San Diego’s sizeable South African Jewish community, “it is nostalgic because we grew up in it, but I am hoping that the children will be here because it is their heritage, their history.  When I make calls, I say ‘bring the kids, bring the kids.’” [Donald H. Harrison]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

Rep. Sara Jacobs Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Rename Rolando Post Office After Former San Diego Rep. Susan Davis

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-53) introduced bipartisan legislation (H.R. 9308), with the support of all 52 of her House colleagues from California including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to rename the Rolando post office as the Susan A. Davis Post Office. Congresswoman Jacobs selected her predecessor, former Congresswoman Susan Davis, in honor of

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San Diego County, USA

Shooting From the Hip: The Necessity For a Cortisone Injection

By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. About 25 years ago, Dr. Cliff Colwell replaced my right hip. The operation was successful; it has never bothered me since. However, at the time of the procedure, he advised me that my left hip had osteoarthritis and would also need a replacement soon. Twenty-five years later, I was standing

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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz, Science, Medicine, & Education