By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO –The case for or against the building of the Cordoba Center (named after one of the largest and most murderous conquests in Muslim history—the 8th century establishment of the Cordoba Caliphate and the attendant genocide of Christians and Jews) roils New Yorkers and Americans alike. Left-righteous voices such as […]
Why this rabbi opposes a mosque near Ground Zero Read More »
Middle East, USABy Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel NEW YORK — Last week, a small item of news shed piercing light on the reason for the intractability of the Arab war on Israel. The well-known 1970s disco group, Boney M, invited by the Palestine International Festival to give a concert in Palestinian Authority (PA)-controlled Ramallah,
Commentary: PA's editing of Boney M's songlist epitomizes effort to erase Jewish history Read More »
Middle East, USASTOCKHOLM (WJC)– Pro-Palestinian activists of the Ship to Gaza group who took part in the flotilla at the end of May have announced they would make a new attempt to reach the Gaza Strip before the end of 2010. “We are going to send a flotilla if the siege is not lifted,” spokesman Dror Feiler told
Pro-Palestinians in Sweden plan another Gaza flotilla Read More »
Middle EastNAKOURA CROSSING, Israel-Lebanon Border (WJC)–The peacekeeping force of the United Nations in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed that Israeli forces were pruning trees located on Israeli territory before an exchange of fire with Lebanese troops. An UNIFIL statement largely vindicated Israel’s account of how the fighting, in which one Israeli and two Lebanese soldiers as
U.N. investigators say Lebanon at fault in cross-border firefight with Israel Read More »
Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The New York Times headlines its article about a recent Israeli government decision dealing with the children of illegal immigrants, “Israelis Divided on Deporting Children.” Its first paragraph claims that “Deep divisions emerged here on Monday over the fate of about 400 children of foreign workers who have no legal status
Commentary: Israelis divided on fate of children of foreign workers Read More »
Middle East, USAJERUSALEM (WJC)–Lebanese and Israeli troops exchanged fire on the border on Tuesday, leaving three soldiers wounded. The clashes were the most serious since the Second Lebanon War four years ago, authorities said. Israeli military spokesman Capt. Barak Raz said the fighting broke out as soldiers were on a routine patrol. He said the force was
Israeli, Lebanese troops skirmish at border Read More »
Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel’s President Shimon Peres has denied accusations that in a newspaper interview he had labeled Britons as anti-Semitic. Peres said that he believed that “relations between Britain and Israel are of the greatest importance.” The 87-year-old was quoted in an interview with ‘Tablet’ magazine as saying: “in England, there has always been something deeply
Peres says remarks critical of British were misunderstood Read More »
Middle EastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Southwestern Jewish Press, August 1, 1954, Page 3 Betrothal Announced Mr. and Mrs. Leon Solomon announce the engagement of their daughter, Barbara, to Harold Hoffer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoffer of New York City. Barbara is a graduate of UCLA and is working at present as
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, November 12, 1954, Part 2 Read More »
Adventures in SD History, Middle EastBy Steve Hofstetter NEW YORK–The New York metro area has 2 million Jews, more than everywhere but Tel Aviv. But it’s a big drop after that. LA has 650,000. Philly, DC, Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco each have about a quarter million. A few more American cities have 50,000-100,000. But when you get down to
Finding Jews in Rural America Read More »
Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– After winning the national Gildor Family Projects and Inventions Competition in New York last June, San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) students Ari Colton, Matan Kaminski, Noah Sutton-Smolin and Jake Posnock traveled to Israel to represent the United States at the international competition. After nearly seven months of work developing an innovative
4 SDJA students bring home water reclamation prize from Israel Read More »
Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Representative Steve Rothman (D-NJ), a member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement: On July 27, 2010, the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a strong message – to our allies and enemies alike – by appropriating more funds than ever before toward joint
Rothman lauds funding for U.S.-Israel anti-missile programs Read More »
Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It is not easy to make peace in this region. Currently those who aspire to a breakthrough depend on Mahmoud Abbas and Benyamin Netanyahu. Neither of them inspires a great deal of confidence, given their histories. Moreover, both are politicians, dependent on pressures and constraints from local and wider constituencies. As we
Commentary: As peace talks loom, Arab rejectionists fire their missiles Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
By Alon Schuster Mayor, Sha’ar Hanegev SHA’AR HANEGEV, Israel — A rocket exploded Saturday night, July 31, on the roof of our Hydro Therapy Center. The center is situated in the educational campus, where the schools and Sapir Collage are located. Fortunately, children with special needs were not in the facilitiy that they use to train their
Kassam missiles destroy three rooms of hydrotherapy center in Sha'ar Hanegev Read More »
Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Anti-Semitism is ancient, although the term itself appears only from the 19th century onward. By the latter part of the 20th century, Arabs were ridiculing the charge that they were anti-Semites, on the grounds that they are Semites. Tendentious claims aside, no less a reference than the Oxford English Dictionary defines anti-Semitism
A short history of anti-Semitism and its modern equivalent Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA