By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Is it just me, or did you also wonder how these “peace activists” found the free time to join the mission defying Israel’s blockade? Did you also wonder how they could afford to travel the world for this purpose? Here’s the critical question: How could educated, compassionate people fail to […]
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By Ulla Hadar TEL AVIV -On the 8th of June during the nationwide conference of social workers from all over Israel, the national organization conferred the “Henrietta Szold 2010 Award of Excellence” on the Sha’ar Hanegev municipality social service workers, headed by Marva Meizeles. The committee’s citation said “This team has in the last years
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Of Israel’s major newspapers, Ha’aretz is the least friendly to the present government. It is also the most likely to criticize the lack of empathy for Palestinian interests that it finds among officials and the population. The journalist who wrote a long article in the weekend edition could have been referring to colleagues when
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—The umbrella agency of San Diego’s Jewish community celebrated its 75th anniversary with a new name, new logo, new board chairperson and a newly-defined six-part mission. All this became clear Thursday evening, June 10, when the agency formerly known as the United Jewish Federation announced its board had changed its
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The current mantra is, “Israel cannot investigate itself.” That is, an Israeli investigation will not satisfy those who sign on to one or another of what antagonists call the “Flotilla fiasco,” “State terror,” “Attack on a Turkish ship in international waters,” or “Israeli murder.” The contrary mantra is, “The international community cannot
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Staff Report) — We received from Gary Acheatel of Advocates for Israel a link to this video, in which students at UCLA were asked questions all relating to Israel. There’s a lot to be learned out there.
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God spoke to Moses on that very day, saying, “Ascend to this mount of Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, which is before Jericho and see the Land of Canaan that I give to the Children of Israel as an inheritance, and die on the mountain where you will ascend, and
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastHAIFA (Press Release)–“It’s about time that Israel rid itself of its inquiry committee regime. I hope the prime minister opposes such a commission, which would only cause dispute between Israel’s government system and public discourse that awaits the ‘who will be probed’, ‘who will be fired’, and ‘who will pay the price’. There is no
By David Amos SAN DIEGO–Many times, the non-musical experiences of a conducting assignment are worthy to share. In the spring of 1993, I traveled to the city of Katowice in Poland, to conduct the Polish National Radio Orchestra in two compact disc releases. I had been to Katowice before. In 1990, I was in Poland
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Middle East, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA–What a touch of crass. The Free Gaza Movement lacked the sense to even pretend that they recognize Jewish humanity when it smacks them in the face. Before the violent Memorial Day clash with Israeli commandos, their Freedom Flotilla was supposedly packed with food, clothing and construction materials for the
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Jeffrey Feltman, acting assistant Secretary of State for the bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, on Tuesday delivered an assessment of the threat posed by Hizballah to other Lebanese parties, Israel, and to the wider Middle East. He spoke to the Senate Foreign Affair’s subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday called on the U.S. Department of State to designate two of the principal organizers and funders of the “Free Gaza” flotilla as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Long before Insani Yardim Vakfi (Humanitarian Relief Fund, or IHH in Turkish) and The Union of Good (UG) raised their profiles as the
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO– We received from Sigal Peres, a teacher in Israel, a referral to a YouTube video parody, suggesting how groups opposed to Israel can make certain they are carrying out an effective boycott. Here is a link to that video.
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By Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Turkey and Honduras, in different ways, highlight the lack of effective leadership the United States currently is able to exercise in the world. Turkey: Turkish government support for the IHH ship in the Gaza flotilla is now well understood and the anti-Semitic ravings of both official Turks
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