Daily Archives: May 25, 2018
Documentary on San Diego Jewry very well done
SAN DIEGO – Isaac Artenstein’s newest documentary, To The Ends of the Earth: A Portrait of Jewish San Diego, which is on sale at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park, tapped present and past...
One Jewish people, two dissonant tribes
What do you do about a relative who loves you but won’t listen to your concerns?
That’s the likely American Jewish reaction to news about a new poll of Israeli opinion that signals both good...
A sneak peek at ‘The Ideological War Against the West’
Buy a box of popcorn, find a seat, and then sit back and let your mind relax into Entertainment Land, where you forget about this troubled world for an hour or two.
If that’s your...
After Iran speech, will Tehran seek to test Pompeo?
In his first major foreign-policy address since taking office in April, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo articulated the Trump administration’s new policy regarding Iran, which demands that the country halt its ballistic-missile program,...
Jewish groups applaud Congress for introducing Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
Jewish organizations welcomed legislation introduced by group of bipartisan lawmakers on Wednesday that seeks to codify a working definition of anti-Semitism into the American education system.
Titled the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, the bill was introduced...
First-ever delegation from Azerbaijan visits Israel during US embassy opening
On May 14, as the United States was inaugurating its new embassy in Jerusalem, senior officials from Azerbaijan visited Israel for a first-ever meeting meant to strengthen economic ties between Israel the two countries.
An...
Jewish civil-rights group urges U.S. government to confront religious bullying
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB), a Jewish civil- and human-rights group, is urging the U.S. government to confront religious bullying and harassment in schools across the country following...
A royal first: Prince William to make official visit to Israel
For the first time, a member of Great Britain’s royal family will arrive for an official visit in Israel, according to a statement issued by Kensington Palace on Friday.
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge,...
Secretary of State promises appointment of special envoy to monitor anti-Semitism
At a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised that he would work towards an appointment of a Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.
During testimony in...
Footage of Gazan youth breaching Israel’s border, torching military post
Al-Jazeera TV aired footage of young Palestinian men who torched an Israeli military post after crossing the barbed wire into Israel and writing the name of Wesal Sheikh Khalil, a girl “martyred by Israeli...