Opinion

OpEd: Whoopi Goldberg’s Mistake Wasn’t So Terrible

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Whoopi Goldberg was wrong but as far as I’m concerned, the folks at ABC and The View were too harsh when they suspended her for two weeks. Let me explain. In a discussion of the Holocaust on The View television show, Goldberg commented that the Holocaust wasn’t racist […]

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Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Another Desperate — and Fake — Israeli Apartheid Report Readied for the Airwaves

(c) By Edwin Black Amnesty International is attempting to bomb the world’s airwaves, news sites, and printing presses with yet another fake Israeli apartheid report. Last week, in an extraordinary move of attempted media synchrony, Amnesty actually pre-positioned an embargoed press release emblazoned with a bright red instruction to editors “Under Strict Embargo until 1

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Edwin Black, International, Middle East, Opinion

Israeli Attorney General’s Term-Ending Plea (Bargain) Spree

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandleblit is coming to the end of his term. And he’s finishing it with a number of plea bargains. One has been with Ariyeh Deri. He’s pleading guilty to tax fraud, paying a fine of 180,000 shekels ($56,615) resigning from the Knesset, but avoiding a

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Opinion

‘It Began With Words’

By Ari Morgenstern (JNS) The horrors of Nazi concentration camps did not materialize from thin air. Neither did the shootings in Poway, Calif., or Pittsburgh, Pa.; nor did the hostage-taking in Colleyville, Texas. As the late Holocaust survivor and educator Irving Roth often said: “It began with words.” We must heed that warning now—here in

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Opinion, USA

Who Should Have the Final Say on Acceptance Into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — There is an old joke that most rabbis probably know: From where in the Torah do we know that God is a great baseball fan? The answer is simple: Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim v’et ha’aretz: In the big inning, God created heaven and the

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Opinion, Sports & Competitions

Global Antisemitism Reaches Nearly All 10 stages of Genocide

By Kenneth L. Marcus (JNS) On Jan. 27, we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, honoring the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi genocide, as well as the millions of other victims who were persecuted during that era. This remembrance will be meaningless, however, if we do not seriously consider the gathering threat faced by

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International, Middle East, Opinion, USA

OpEd: Blame Goldstein and Hadjadj, not the Jews or Chabad

So there is another shanda, disgrace, emanating from former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein’s complicated scheme to steal money from taxpayers and generous employers.  Caught up in it is another Chabad Rabbi, Yehuda Hadjadj of Chabad of UC San Diego, who pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 26, to conspiring with Goldstein to illegally divert money fraudulently obtained from Qualcomm. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Opinion, San Diego County, Shanda File

The Corona Effect

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — When it all started, just about two years ago, everyone thought that the nasty bug known as Corona, or COVID-19, would soon come to an end. When it didn’t, precautionary measures were put into effect, with lockdowns, quarantine and the wearing of masks. People had to keep a

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Lifestyles, Opinion

How the Israeli Economy Can Remain Strong Amid Omicron Uncertainty

By Stuart Hershkowitz (JNS) Prior to the intensification of the Omicron variant, the Israeli economy had received multiple forecasts for strong growth in 2022. The Jewish state’s own finance ministry projected 4.7 percent growth for the economy this year (following 7.1 percent growth in 2021), while the OECD predicted 4.9 percent growth in Israel’s GDP for 2022 and 4

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Middle East, Opinion

The Brilliance of the Non-Profit Model

By Dr. Sol Lizerbram SAN DIEGO — In the non-profit world — if you do it right — there occurs a wonderful partnership between the professionals and volunteers, fostering a winning combination that strengthens the organization, enabling them to achieve what can seem impossible: curing world health crises, saving people from starvation, responding to emergencies,

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Middle East, Opinion, Sol Lizerbram, USA

Israel and Omicron: Lots of Participants, Much Commotion

By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Israel’s government is closely divided among its parties. And each of the ministries has its experts. Plus the figures in the media. Each seemingly anxious to express about coronavirus, its variants, tests, and treatments. Are we in the midst of a disaster, along with a lot of noise? KISS

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Opinion