International

Jewish Charger Antonio Garay strives to help bring San Diego a Super Bowl championship

San Diego Charger Antonio Garay and sportswriter Joey Seymour. Any question which one is which? ___________________________________________________________________ “Sometimes you’re not always going to get the best out of every situation, but you’re supposed to strive for the best and maximize your ability.” – Antonio Garay By Joey Seymour SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Chargers are on […]

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Middle East

She looked down on other Ruhama Riders–but they didn't mind a bit

  ________________________________________________________ By Ulla Hadar KIBBUTZ RUHAMA, Israel — A slight gentle movement and the basket lifted of the ground. The fields still were covered with the morning dusk and the sky was only beginning to show pink and yellow colors.  Was this a dream or had my dream come true? I had to pinch

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Middle East

San Diego Jewish Film Festival preview: 'Brothers'

By Yvonne Greenberg LA JOLLA, California–The film Brothers won last year’s Audience Choice Award in two European countries, and best actress and actor in another overseas location.  Now the film in Hebrew and Spanish with English subtitles will be shown at the 20th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival (sponsored by the Mizel Family Foundation) at the AMC

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Middle East, USA

ADL says Turkey encouraging hateful statements about Jews

  NEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday renewed its concern that Turkish society is becoming increasingly and openly hostile to Jews and Israel – with harmful statements by government officials and hateful depictions in the mass media.  “We continue to be concerned about a new environment in Turkey which permits and

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Middle East

New species of spider found in vanishing sand dunes of the Arava

Cerbalus aravensis  (Photo by Roy Talbi) ________________________________________________________________ HAIFA (Press Release)–A new and previously unknown species of spider has been discovered in the dune of the Sands of Samar in the southern Arava region by a team of scientists from the Department of Biology in the University of Haifa-Oranim. Unfortunately, however, its habitat is endangered. “The

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Parallels between terrorist incidents against U.S., Israel

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–A New York Times article about “al Qaeda” terrorism directed against the United States could have been written about Palestinian terror against Israel. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/us/13intel.html?hp Rather than central planning and coordination by skilled Islamic evil-doers, the most recent spurt of events were largely the work of individual enthusiasts, inspired by extremist preachers or

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Ira Sharkansky, USA

Sculpture recalling illegal immigration to Israel unveiled in Haifa

__________________________________________________________________ HAIFA (Press Release)–Soraya Nazarian, wife of businessman Younes Nazarian, donated a sculpture that she herself designed and created to the University of Haifa. The marble sculpture, entitled “Legacy”, depicts a ship with sails made of books, expressing the story of the Jews who landed in Israel on the illegal immigration ships (the “Maapilim”). It

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Middle East, USA

Turkey-Israel controversy a case of playing to each nation's grandstands

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The holiday season is over. The world has gone back to work. Turkey and Israel have spent a few days insulting one another. The President of Turkey accused Israel of attacking Lebanon and overreacting against the Palestinians. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered a retaliation. His deputy summoned the Turkish Ambassador, invited the

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Middle East, USA

Jewish groups, many others, join in effort to define laws affecting religions in U.S.

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The role of religion in American life continues to be a subject of national discussion and debate.  The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which has always been at the forefront of issues surrounding religious expression in America, has joined with a diverse group of organizations in a statement about the current state of the

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USA

Miller introduces legislation to treat accused terrorists as enemy combatants

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Representative Candice Miller (Republican-Michigan), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, on Tuesday introduced the Terrorist Detention and Prosecution Act of 2010 which will clarify federal law giving the President the clear authority to treat all foreign terrorists as enemy combatants regardless of where they are captured. This legislation will

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USA