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Archive for February 6th, 2010
U.S. faces the Sun Nomagdon attack, and President Obama is not
Residents of Central East Coast U.S. woke up this morning (Saturday) what the president Barack Obama called humor offensive "Snomagdon." Heavy snowstorm that covered the cities in the Central East Coast prevented the civilians to leave their homes. Read More »
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Haaretz »
Arab media: 2 Israeli Navy ships passed through Suez Canal
Two Israeli missile boats pass through Egypt’s Suez Canal en route to Red Sea, according to Arab media reports; Cairo adopts strict security measures to ensure ships’ safety. Read More »
ynetnews »
I wish journalists would interview Jim Crow whites about how/why they changed
Last night NBC Nightly News did a moving report on one of the black students who helped desegregate Little Rock Central H.S. more than 50 years ago. Her daughter is now a parks officer who conducts tours of the site. Very inspiring. Read More »
Manifestation de Juifs en Crète
Une centaine de Juifs ont manifesté aujourd’hui à La Canée, en Crète (sud de la Grèce), où la synagogue a été incendiée à deux reprises en janvier entraînant des dégâts importants, a-t-on appris auprès de la police locale. “C’est la première fois qu’il y a une telle mobilisation de la communauté juive grecque (… Read More »
Our Very Own Funny Love Song
A few months back we received an e-mail from a musical comedienne we know named Mindy Raf who was raising funds through Kickstart.com to produce a record under her comedic, chick rockin, alter-ego, Leibya Rogers . In case you are unfamiliar with Mindy, she is a regular on VH1’s Best Night Ever and a comedy writer for WABC. Read More »
Western powers reject Iran nuke proposal
BERLIN – Top Western diplomats and defense secretaries see Iran as exploiting the negotiating process to ward off new sanctions, while allowing its scientists to further develop highly enriched uranium, which can be used for nuclear weapons. Read More »
EHUD barak: occupation equals Apartheid
Speaking at the tenth annual Herzliya Conference at the Interdisciplinary Center, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned of the dangers of apartheid, should Israel refrain from withdrawing from Judea and Samaria to create a Palestinian State. Read More »
A lethal obsession
Jeffrey Herf reviews Robert Wistrich’s A Lethal Obsession, a massive, 1200-page tome about anti-Semitism, mostly the last seven decades’ worth. Here are some highlights of the review and then I’ll have some comments below. Read More »
Snow Day! Let There Be Snacks.
A chicken is roasting in the oven, but that’s not why I went food shopping yesterday afternoon.The weather forecasters predicted a huge snowfall, something folks on Twitter were tagging as #snowpocalypse. Having lived in Rochester, New York and then central Massachusetts, I’m rarely moved by weather-generated hysteria. I’ve seen real snow. Read More »
What’s happening now in the Middle East?
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–What’s happening in the Middle East? Nothing. It doesn’t look that way, with the White House trying one proposal after the other, and virtually every national leader of consequence suggesting how to produce the two state solution. Read More »
Deputy FM Ayalon shakes hands with Saudi prince in rare gesture
In a rare occurrence, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon shook the hand of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki al-Faisal during the annual security conference in Munich on Saturday. Read More »
Haaretz »
Wadi Abou Jamil: Stories About the Jews of Beirut
Riveting is an understatement. The beautifully recounted stories about Beirut’s Jews are enlightening, but beg for details about community members who decided to leave their Lebanese homes and lives, mostly unannounced, without having been persecuted, tortured, or killed as in the Holocaust. Read More »
Israel not opposing US arms sales to Gulf states
WASHINGTON – The Israeli government and pro-Israel advocates aren’t opposing recent US arms deals with Gulf countries, sources have told The Jerusalem Post . Read More »
Where Did the House Go?
Let me practice a few understatements this morning: (1) it’s snowing a little, (2) there’s some wind, (3) it’s a tad chilly, and (4) oh wait, there’s a blizzard! That’s right, #4 was just to see if you were paying attention. Argos and I tried going outside this morning, only to find ourselves standing in 3-foot snowdrifts. The P.U.P. Read More »
Kings vs. Suns – Surprise! Omri Casspi has Strong Game in Losing Effort
Friday Feb. 5 The Suns scored 39 points in the first quarter. Nuff said. The Kings lost again and as a team, continue to play awful basketball. The Kings were only in about 30 seconds of the NBA.com highlight clip and Omri was nowhere to be seen. Read More »
The New Israel Fund and the next war
Some of you may have noticed after the Sabbath that one of my New Israel Fund posts drew a comment from New Israel Fund itself (which apparently felt the need to damage control by responding – I doubt I’m the only one who drew a comment from them). In her weekend JPost column, Caroline Glick took aim at the traitors from New Israel Fund. Read More »
Jewish Agency cancels St. Petersburg meeting for Jerusalem
NEW YORK (JTA) – The Jewish Agency for Israel has canceled plans to hold its upcoming board meetings in St. Petersburg over concerns that the Russian government would not allow the gathering to take place. Read More »
J Street seeks to ‘expand what it means to be pro-Israel’
PHILADELPHIA – Jon Grabelle Herrmann grew up in a mainstream American Jewish family. He attended summer camp and traveled to Israel on a teen tour, but largely sat on the sidelines of Israel advocacy. Read More »
Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, April 2, 1954, Part II
Compiled by Gail Umeham Engagement Told Southwestern Jewish Press April 2, 1954 Page 2 Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Irene Markrich of San Diego to Dr. Walter Fischel of Berkeley. Miss Markrich attended the University of California at Berkeley and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Markrich of San Francisco. Dr. Read More »
Actor in the film "Ajami" suspicious attacking police
Ajami version of reality: the film "Ajami," which he wrote and directed Scndr Qobti explained, was no little praise around the world these days is nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. As director of international respect, it turns out that his family is not immune to the police. Read More »
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Jewish studnets cancel event, faculty hosts Benny Morris
LONDON – The Israel Society at Cambridge University has succumbed to pressure and canceled a talk by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev historian Benny Morris after protesters accused him of “Islamophobia” and “racism. Read More »
Bill proposal: Annex Route 443
MK Matalon suggests way of getting round High Court ruling to open highway to Palestinians MK Matalon suggests way of getting round High Court ruling to open highway to Palestinians Aviad Glickman The Ministerial Committee on Legislation will Read More »
ynetnews »
Herzog: the persecution of the new fund – McCarthyism
Welfare Minister Isaac Herzog referred today (Saturday) cultural event at the Tel Aviv affair and said that the new fund assault on the foundation secretary Mkartisti style. "Hunting people on the basis of their positions is McCarthyism and danger to Israeli democracy." Minister Yitzhak Herzog. Read More »
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Commercial fishing off Israel coast jeopardizing dolphins
HAIFA (Press Release)–Extensive commercial fishing endangers dolphin populations in the Mediterranean. This has been shown in a new study carried out at the University of Haifa’s Department of Maritime Civilizations. Read More »
JPost fires New Israel Fund President
Haaretz reports that the Jerusalem Post has fired Naomi Chazan, the President of the controversial New Israel Fund. Chazan was employed as a columnist at the Post, the country’s largest circulation English-language daily. Read More »
El Al and Ahava join for a sales promotion
NEW YORK (Press Release)– EL AL, the national airline of Israel, is now offering passengers who purchase a ticket to Israel online an exclusive promotion with Ahava. El Al passengers receive a voucher for a 30% discount on all full-priced Ahava products and a 10% reduction on any sale priced items. Read More »
How To Love Israel
As a boy I belonged to a Jewish Cub Scout troop at the synagogue across from Blessed Sacrament Church; and as a Jesuit I was glad to read that the first … Read More »
NJ.com »
Iran and Israel : Questions for Michael Oren
Tuesday morning I will be interviewing for PJTV Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael B. Oren. The subject is Iran – and if there is any issue that can wipe … Read More »
Queen of Carnival in Brazil: a talented dancer, drums and a girl 7
Julia's 7-year-old Pound Published: – the seven year-old girl became Shirley Temple of the Brazilian samba and caused a big storm the South American country. The title usually reserved for minimal clothing models, the number of plastic surgery who have a larger full years of the child, Julia Pound. Read More »
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Haaretz »