Donald H. Harrison

U.S. agrees recognizing Jewish character of Israel a legitimate demand

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC) — the United States sees as legitimate Israel’s demand that Palestinians and other Arab states recognize Israel’s Jewish character, a State Department spokesman has said. P. J. Crowley was asked by reporters during a briefing about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to extend a partial settlement building freeze in exchange for the Palestinian leadership’s […]

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Middle East

Rabbi, bishops debate cause and effect in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

ROME (WJC)–At a synod of Catholic bishops dealing with the Middle East , Rabbi David Rosen said  “Christians in Israel are obviously in a very different situation from their sister communities in the Holy Land, who are part and parcel of a Palestinian society struggling for its independence and who are inevitably caught up in

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Travel and Food

Turkey withdraws from OECD tourism conference in Jerusalem

ANKARA (WJC)–Turkey will not attend this year’s tourism conference of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which is to be held in Jerusalem later this month. Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay spoke to reporters on Tuesday and confirmed that Ankara would not be sending representatives to Israel for the conference despite prior

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Middle East

Ahmadinejad questions al Qaeda’s 9/11 link, urges expulsion of Zionists from ‘Palestine’

BEIRUT (WJC)–Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was scheduled to visit Hezbollah strongholds near the Lebanese border with Israel today (Oct. 14) after he was warmly received in Beirut on Wednesday. Ahmadinejad is on a state visit to Lebanon.  Speaking at a late night rally staged by Hezbollah in the capital, the Iranian leader again questioned that the 9/11

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Middle East

Obama bungling has pushed Mideast to brink of serious violence

By Ira Sharkansky Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Now that the Chilean miners are above ground, Israel’s media and those elsewhere will turn to other items. The drama recalls Josef Stalin’s line that one death is a tragedy, while a million are a statistic. It also makes me think about The Ballad of Ira Hays, one of my

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Hawking tackles ‘The Grand Design’ of the universe

The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking with Leonard Mlodinow, Bantam Books, New York; ISBN 978-0-553-80537-6, ©2010, $28.00, p. 181 plus glossary. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — I attended a physics lecture in the late 1960s at which the visiting professor asserted that biology had morphed into chemistry, chemistry into physics, and physics into

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Science, Medicine, & Education

Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 15, 1955, Part 1

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff 14 Percent Increase Reported in Fund Drive Southwestern Jewish Press, April 15, 1955, Pages 1, 3 With a determination by all campaign leaders and workers to obtain a minimum 25 percent increase, the 1955 Campaign of the United Jewish Fund was launched at the “Kick Off” Dinner on

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Jewish Food Festival on tap in Poway Oct. 17

POWAY, California (Press Release)—The 2nd Annual San Diego Jewish Food Festival (SDJFF) on is happening Sunday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., located at 15905 Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA.  Admission at the door is $3.00 for adults and free for children 12 and under. Pre-registration tickets are available on-line at www.sdJewishFoodFest.com for $3

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San Diego Calendar, San Diego County

Cantors from U.S. will sing for the Pope

MIAMI (Press Release)– In addition to prayer services, group dialogues and peace finding missions, music has increasingly become a venue for nurturing relationships between Christians and Jews among local communities. To further the message of building understanding among the two faiths, the Holy See is creating additional opportunities to worship through music. Sixteen members of

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Travel and Food

Analyzing the ‘Jewish state’ demands of Netanyahu and Knesset partners

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The issue of Israel as a Jewish state is currently at the top of the blah blah agenda, with two issues adding to the noise and creating some confusion. One is the proposal that passed the government (but is some distance from becoming law) requiring new non-Jewish citizens to swear allegiance to

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

RJC urges candidates to prove friendship for Israel by returning J Street contributions

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) has launched ads in Missouri and Pennsylvania calling on Democrats Robin Carnahan and Joe Sestak to give back the campaign contributions they received from J Street PAC. RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks said: “It’s important that when someone is seeking the trust and support of the

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USA

ADL criticizes anti-gay comments made by NY Republican candidate for governor

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday criticized Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino for a series of anti-gay remarks, including his assertion that children should not be “brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option.” Ron Meier, ADL New York Regional Director, issued the following statement: “We are

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