Middle East

At 75 years young, Jewish Federation tacks onto new course

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 East

Can there be a fair Gaza Flotilla inquiry?

By 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, USA

Olmert says Gaza flotilla inquiry unnecessary; tells details of peace offer he made as P.M. to Palestinians

 HAIFA (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

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Middle East, USA

Hizballah destabilizing force throughout Middle East, State Department testifies

WASHINGTON, 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, USA

ADL seeks terrorist designation for two groups that organized Gaza flotilla

NEW 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, USA

U.S. bungles relationships with Turkey and Honduras

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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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

California’s election dominated by loud, nasty voices

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Here it is, the day before the California primary election, and I seriously would like to see a new third party formed, one which would adopt the motto “Let’s lower our voices.” It has been almost impossible to avoid watching on television the primary battles among Republicans for the California

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA