dhharrison, Author at San Diego Jewish World

USS Cole bombing suspect to be tried by U.S. military commission

November 21, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Prosecutors in the Office of Military Commissions announced on Friday they intend to ask the convening authority to refer new charges under the recently-enacted Military Commissions Act of 2009 against Abd al-Rahim Hussein Muhammed Abdu al-Nashiri, in connection with the bombing of the USS Cole in the port of Aden, Yemen, in […]

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USA

Shadegg wants probe of FBI's handling of Nidal Hasan investigation

November 21, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congressman John Shadegg (Republican, Arizona) issued the following comments on Friday after sending a letter signed by 25 other Members of Congress demanding that FBI Director Robert Mueller provide answers to questions about the halted investigation of Nidal Malik Hasan: “While there are many facts still unfolding about what led Army Maj. Nidal

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USA

ElBaredei to Iran: Don't miss fleeting chance

November 21, 2009

BERLIN (WJC)–The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, said on Friday that he believed Iran had not totally rejected the IAEA’s nuclear fuel plan, but that time was running out. “The ball is now in Iran’s court. I hope they will not miss this fleeting chance,” ElBaradei told reporters in Berlin.

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USA

EU official urges closer ties with Israel

November 21, 2009

BRUSSELS (WJC)—European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen of Germany has said that the EU should upgrade its political and economic relations with Israel – frozen after the Gaza war – again and grant Israel the same relationship status with Europe as Norway. “We should give Israel a long-term and clear credible European perspective,” Verheugen told a

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Middle East

Yemen foils plot to assassinate Rabbi Musa

November 21, 2009

SANA’A, Yemen (WJC)–Agents in Yemen have reportedly arrested two men who planned to assassinate Rabbi Yahya Yusuf Musa, the head of the small Jewish community in the predominantly Muslim country, after he had criticized Shiite rebels in northern Yemen for fighting against the government in a television interview . Musa told Reuters that he believed

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Travel and Food

Hashem's timing can be exquisite

November 20, 2009

DVAR TORAH: Toldos By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–Yaakov left his father’s tent at the precise same moment that Esav entered the tent, just like two people going through a revolving door, so they did not see each other. Had the timing been off by even one second, the angry Esav would have killed Yaakov

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Travel and Food

Berditchev rebbe learns value of persistence

November 20, 2009

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–Although the Torah records many details of the lives of Abraham and Jacob, not much is known about Isaac. Isaac seems to be a transitional figure whose exploits largely duplicate those of his father, Abraham. In Genesis 26:17, we learn that Isaac “dug anew the wells which had been dug

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Jewish Religion

West and Clark to probe Fort Hood massacre

November 20, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –The Department of Defense on Friday released a statement by Togo West and retired Adm. Vern Clark, co-chairs of the DoD independent review related to Fort Hood: “In light of the shooting at Fort Hood, Secretary Gates has asked us to lead a department-wide review to ensure the safety and health of

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USA

U.S. welcomes U.N. human rights resolution on Iran

November 20, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)–The following statement was issued Friday by U.S. State Department spokesman Robert Wood: “The United States welcomes the resolution passed today by the United Nationscalling upon the Government of Iran to respect its human rights obligations fully. In addition to longstanding concerns about the human rights situation in Iran, the resolution expresses

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Travel and Food

Eye-opening Elderhostel course examined history of Crypto Jews in New Mexico

November 20, 2009

By Janis Colton CHEVY CHASE, Maryland– Over the past few years, I had glimpses of the world of Sephardic Jewish history that streamed from the period of the Inquisition, but no real knowledge about these Jewish ancestors. Finally, this past summer (July 2009), my husband Bob, another couple and I signed up for an Elderhostel

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USA

Young actor to shave head for role and cancer victims

November 20, 2009

BEFORE—Joey Landwehr and Daniel Myers with hair intact; both plan to shave their heads to aid cancer victims. ______________________________________________________________ By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Daniel Myers, a junior at High Tech High School, always took pride in his hair, which at one point he wore in what some called a Jewfro. As an actor with

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Donald H. Harrison, USA

Israeli commentary on Obama increasingly views him in Palestinian camp

November 20, 2009

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There has been a worrisome shift in Israeli commentary on President Obama’s efforts to force peace between Israel and Palestine. A prominent emphasis had focused on the President’s naivete, what one called a “childish” assumption that his engagement could bring the parties to positions they had not taken on their own.

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Christian legal group tells 'rules' for Christmas in schools

November 20, 2009

SAN DIEGO–The Rutherford Institute, a Charlottesville, Virginia-based-group which defends Christian religious practices in First Amendment cases, has issued “The Twelve Rules of Christmas” opining for Christians what kind of Christmas activities U.S. courts have found to be legal. Because church and state issues frequently affect the Jewish community, San Diego Jewish World here reprints the “rules” as a

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USA

Anti-gun group seeks ban on Belgian weapon used by Nidal Hasan

November 20, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC–In a letter sent Thursday to the White House, America’s six national gun violence prevention (GVP) organizations–the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Violence Policy Center, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Freedom States Alliance, Legal Community Against Violence, and States United to Prevent Gun Violence–as well as 21 state and regional GVP groups strongly

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USA

dhharrison

USS Cole bombing suspect to be tried by U.S. military commission

Shadegg wants probe of FBI's handling of Nidal Hasan investigation

ElBaredei to Iran: Don't miss fleeting chance

EU official urges closer ties with Israel

Yemen foils plot to assassinate Rabbi Musa

Hashem's timing can be exquisite

Berditchev rebbe learns value of persistence

West and Clark to probe Fort Hood massacre

U.S. welcomes U.N. human rights resolution on Iran

Eye-opening Elderhostel course examined history of Crypto Jews in New Mexico

Young actor to shave head for role and cancer victims

Israeli commentary on Obama increasingly views him in Palestinian camp

Christian legal group tells 'rules' for Christmas in schools

Anti-gun group seeks ban on Belgian weapon used by Nidal Hasan

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