Middle East

Shooting in Vermont of 3 Palestinian Students is Reprehensible

Unprovoked shootings are never justified, no matter what the world situation may be.  I would like to extend my sympathy to Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ali Ahmad, as well as to their families.  It is outrageous that a gunman would commit such a horrendous act anywhere, and especially here in the pluralistic United States. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Opinion, USA

Anti-Israel Cartoon Roils Sweetwater Union High School District

An anti-Israel, anti-American cartoon that appeared in the Bonita Vista High School newspaper has sparked a controversy that has escalated to the point that San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan has said her office will look into whether a hate crime has been committed. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Aharoni: Hamas’ Oct 7th Attack Rewrote the Rules for Fighting Terrorism

“There is no escape from the inevitable conclusion that if Israel cannot tolerate Hamas along the southern border, Israel cannot tolerate Hezbollah on the northern border either,” he told more than 300 persons at a StandWithUs-sponsored speech on Monday evening, Nov. 20, in the social hall of Congregation Beth El. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County

San Diego County Vigil Held Online for Hostages Taken by Hamas

Hundreds of San Diegans who viewed a “Bring Them Home” webinar to rescue the estimated 240 hostages abducted from Israel to the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, were urged on Tuesday evening, Nov. 7, to take five steps to help bring about the hostages’ release from the Hamas terror organization. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County

History Department Chairman Robert Bond Traces Turkiye’s Relationships with Jews over the Centuries and with Israel

A former Fulbright scholar who did his research in Istanbul, Prof. Robert Bond of Mira Costa College has a nuanced view about the relationship between Turkiye and Israel. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Ben Dishman, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

Jewish Communal Members Seek to Rally Support for Israel, against Hamas

Jewish community members are asking various institutions and organizations to indicate their support for Israel and opposition to Hamas in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel by Hamas terrorists who murdered over 1,000 civilians and also took approximately 150 hostages. [SDJW Staff report]

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

San Diegans Describe Experiences Flying In and Out of War-Torn Israel

A group of 18 Jewish men, who have nicknamed themselves “The Bagel Boys” arranged their chairs under a shade tree at a local park on Friday and shared stories about flying in and out of Israel just as the war with Hamas was getting underway. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA