Arms dealer Jacques Monsieur pleads guilty to smuggling jet parts for Iran

MOBILE, Alabama (Press Release)–Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of international arms dealing for decades, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama to conspiracy to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the Untied States to Iran. Monsieur along with Dara Fotouhi, aka […]

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Travel and Food

Zeji Ozeri: Rising celebrity in Jewish and Hispanic communities

COMMERCIAL BREAK—Zeji Ozeri, left, pauses with microphone in hand during filming of a commercial of I-Chamba, owned by Vic and Lea Sefler, seated at right. Telemundo videographer is Nancy Castro ________________________________________________________ By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Zeji Ozeri is a man of three cultures—Mexican, Israeli, and now American—and as a singer, song leader,

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Block named to Joint Committee on Master Plan for Higher Education

SAN DIEGO- Assemblymember Marty Block (Democrat, San Diego) announced on Monday  that he has been appointed to the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education. “My appointment allows for San Diego, and Chula Vista in particular, to have a critical voice in how the Master Plan for Higher Education can be improved and

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Boxer bill for S.D. gang and drug crime unit advances

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)—Senator Barbara Boxer (Democrat-San Diego) is alerting California constituents that the U.S. Senate recently passed the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill, “which includes several of my priority projects for California.” Boxer, a member of the Jewish community, stated that “as part of the bill, I requested funding for the San Diego DA

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ADL urges Supreme Court to maintain prohibition on aid to terrorist organizations

NEW YORK (Press Release)— The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)  on Monday urged the nation’s highest court to uphold laws prohibiting the supply of material support or resources to foreign terrorist organizations.   The League submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Holder, et al. v. Humanitarian Law Project, et al. arguing that all

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USA

Thin lines between genius and craziness on display in 'As White As O'

By Cynthia Citron NORTH HOLLYWOOD – To be an artist is to be an outsider.  A loner.  A person overwhelmed by his passions.  And more than a little insane. That’s the premise of Stacy Sims’ play As White As O, now having its world premiere at the Road Theatre in North Hollywood. In sympathy and fascination

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Sha'ar Hanegev students protest power plant plans

  By Ulla Hadar SHA’AR HANEGEV, Israel–Many ecologically-motivated students from the Sha’ar Hanegev High School demonstrated last week against plans to build an additional coal power station in Ashkelon. The demonstration took place at Sapir College where a conference was going on to examine social relationships in the neighboring city of Sderot. Attending the conference

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Middle East

ADL welcomes Hannah Rosenthal as State Department’s envoy to combat Anti-Semitism

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday welcomed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s appointment of Hannah Rosenthal to serve as the State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.               Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:             “This appointment signals the continued seriousness of America’s resolve to

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USA

Nation's deteriorating transit should concern Jewish community

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA–With plans to visit two vibrant Jewish communities, I had jarring reminders of the condition of public transit in early November, simultaneously: the week-long strike in Philadelphia and the shocker that Boston is faced with imminent safety hazards which might cost $500 million to repair. Not to mention news elsewhere of

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USA

ADL wants coordinated national campaign to combat hate violence

EW YORK (Press Release)–Reacting to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) annual report documenting hate crimes in America, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday called for “a coordinated campaign to prevent, deter, and respond effectively to criminal violence motivated by bigotry and prejudice.” The FBI statistics revealed that reported hate crimes are at their highest

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USA

Iran stages air defense drills

TEHRAN (WJC)–Iran began a massive air defense drill on Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from a possible military attack. An Iranian air force commander boasted his country could deter any military strike by Israel. State media reported that the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size and would include

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