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‘A God of Our Invention’ Shines Light on Contemporary Political-Religious Agendas

Daniel Kohanski, A God of Our Invention, How Religion Shaped the Western World (Hannacroix, NY: Apocryphile Press, 2023) 285 pages, $26.00 By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Daniel Kohanski graduated from Colgate with a degree in philosophy and received an MS in computer science from Rutgers. He spent many years as a computer programmer […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel, Jewish Religion, Oliver Pollak, USA

OpEd: Ouster of Ilhan Omar Did Not Help Jewish Community

House Republicans did not do a favor for Israel nor the American Jewish community when they kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, off the House Foreign Affairs Committee.  Instead, they turned her into a political martyr, thereby magnifying her importance among progressives and potentially fueling antisemitism. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Opinion, USA

San Diegans Inspired by Local Students Embracing Their Love of Israel

LA JOLLA, California — On January 24, 2023, San Diegans attended a “Zionism on Campus” event in La Jolla, hosted by Jewish National Fund-USA San Diego Vice President Liat Cohen-Reeis, where they heard from local students and a university professor who recently attended one of Jewish National Fund-USA’s various educational programs in Israel. “There is

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

Ben-Gurion University to Honor Dr. Chelsea Clinton

NEW YORK, N.Y. (Press Release) —Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) will award renowned writer and public health advocate Dr. Chelsea Clinton an honorary doctorate at the University’s Board of Governors Meeting in May 2023, BGU President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz has announced. “Dr. Chelsea Clinton is a world-renowned activist, author and ardent supporter of gender

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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Uses New Book to Build Bridges

(Press Release) To begin the new year of 2023, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan gifted copies of the recently published Book of Jewish Knowledge to all ambassadors at the United Nations. In a body where Israel regularly faces negative headwinds, Erdan aimed to utilize the Book of Jewish Knowledge’s concise exploration of

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Israel

Chad Opens Embassy in Israel

Published by DPA Chad affirmed its cordial relations with Israel in opening an embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday in the presence of Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “This is an historic moment,” Netanyahu said in remarks reported by his office. The opening of the embassy had been

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Palestinians Fire Rockets, Israel Hits Gaza, Days After US Call for Calm

Published by Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) -Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza on Thursday in response to Palestinian rocket fire, days after the United States urged all sides to calm escalating violence. With no reports of serious casualties, the exchange followed a familiar pattern that signalled neither side was seeking a wider conflict. Separately,

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Fearing a Collision Course Between Bibi and American Jews

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — When Eric Goldstein speaks, Benjamin Netanyahu must listen. Even more so than when others speak, such as U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Israeli business executive Eynat Guez, 100,000-plus protesters in Tel Aviv and Israeli expats in New York and Los Angeles. What Goldstein tells Israel’s prime minister can be

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA

Israeli PM Says He’ll Consider Sending Military Aid to Ukraine

Published by Kyiv Independent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said in a CNN interview he would consider providing military aid, including Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system, to Ukraine. “Well, I’m certainly looking into it,” Netanyahu said when asked about the possibility of Israel sending the Iron Dome to Ukraine. Netanyahu also said that

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Documentary on Largest-Ever Gift to Israel to Screen at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

(JNS) A documentary that reconstructs the lives of Holocaust survivors Lottie and Howard Marcus, who made the largest-ever charitable donation to an institution based in Israel, will screen at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival next month. “Who Are the Marcuses?” reveals the mystery behind an unassuming couple from Great Neck, N.Y., with a passion

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California, Israel, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA