Cailin Acosta

Iran Lashes Out at France Over New Charlie Hebdo Cartoons

Published by Euronews (English) Iranian officials are furious after the French satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo published offensive caricatures of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran announced on Thursday that it was shutting down a French research institute in the capital in protest of the publication of the cartoons. “The ministry is ending the activities […]

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Middle East

Religious Dissent in Israel at Ben-Gvir’s Al Aqsa Compound Visit

Published by Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Leading ultra-Orthodox Jewish figures supporting Israel’s coalition government on Wednesday criticised a visit by a far-right minister to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem, adding internal religious dissent to a cascade of foreign censure. One lawmaker accused National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of “goading the entire

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Israel

More than 30 Gravestones Damaged in Protestant Cemetery in Jerusalem

Published by DPA Unknown vandals desecrated a Protestant cemetery in Jerusalem, damaging more than 30 gravestones, according to Israeli media reports. Israeli radio reported considerable damage to the Zion cemetery on Wednesday, with gravestones damaged and crosses broken. The Jerusalem Post, citing Jerusalem University College, reported that the perpetrators were two Jewish teenagers, saying the

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Israel

Beth Israel Lecture to Cover ‘Antisemitism in Visual Art Since the Middle Ages’

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — On Wednesday, January 18, from 7-8 p.m., the Congregation Beth Israel Men’s Club Speaker Forum presents, “Antisemitism in Visual Art Since the Middle Ages,” a lecture by Claudia Hercman. Hercman was born and raised in Buenos Aires, within the Argentinian Jewish community. She is a tour guide and translator. She

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Holocaust, International, Jewish History, San Diego County

If Justice, Justice is Not Pursued in Israel

By Bruce S. Ticker “Justice, justice thou shalt pursue…” – Exodus “The law is all we have…” – Newman, from “The Seven” segment in “Seinfeld” Team Bibi’s plans to transform Israel’s legal system boils down to a perversion of our most basic biblical teachings. They will forsake justice to feed their political appetites. Retired Rabbi

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA

Major Jewish Organizations Warn Netanyahu of Potential Split With Diaspora

(JNS) The leaders of seven major Jewish and Zionist organizations warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that proposed changes to Israeli law could affect the unity of world Jewry. “Any change in the delicate and sensitive status quo on issues such as the Law of Return or conversion could threaten to unravel the

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Israel, USA

Top Biden Aide Planning Israel Trip

Published by Reuters By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, is planning a trip to Israel this month after the formation of a new government topped by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a White House official said on Monday. The meetings in Israel will come as Netanyahu’s new

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USA

Iranians Mark Anniversary of General Soleimani Assassination by US

Published by DPA Thousands of Iranians marked the assassination two years ago of General Qasem Soleimani by coming out onto the streets of major cities on Tuesday. A large crowd marched through the central city of Kerman, Soleimani’s home city, state media reported. The general was killed in a US drone strike in the Iraqi

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Middle East

Yiddish Songs to Kick Off New Musical Series at Lawrence Family JCC

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — A new series of Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library will be launched on Thursday, January 5, 2 p.m. in the library of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. Register here. The three-part series will feature songs of our people, opening with Yiddish Songs.

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Israeli Government?

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Now is not the beginning of the end of Israeli democracy, as many “pundits” say, but the end of the beginning of a more nationalistic Israel (a good thing). According to Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, the government’s four main priorities are: stymying Iran, personal and national security,

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Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA