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Public Service/ Publicity 2010

Thursday, January 7, 201o

Netanyahu says peace talks with Palestinians may resume soon
Sharon family observes fourth anniversary of his coma
Israeli officers cancel London trip for fear of Palestinian motivated arrest warrants
New blood libel? Italians say Israeli bombs contaminate Gaza
Jerusalem Mayor Birkat protests possibility of both chief rabbis of Jerusalem being haredi
Municipality approves four new apartment buildings in East Jerusalem
Iran reports arrest of foreigners in connection with demonstrations
Israeli pilgrims flock to Rabbi Abuhatzeira’s burial site in Egypt
Six charges brought against Abdulmutallab in attempted Christmas bombing
Congressman wants Venezuela added to flight-originating countries requiring extra U.S. airport security .
Business air travel seen as unaffected by Christmas Day bombing plot
ADL urges Supreme Court to let states keep guns out of hands of violent extremists
RJC leader Brooks says Senate retirements harbinger of Democratic losses in 2010
Leader of anti-Nazi resistance, Freya von Moltke, dead at 98
Report that British neo-nazi collector commissioned theft of Auschwitz sign
ADL provides research on Pope Pius XII
JFS College Avenue Older Adult Center tells February plans
Music can be bridge from deafness to hearing for children with cochlear implants
UC Irvine student tests whether You Tube is a ladder to movie-making success
Barbara Bry in San Diego News Network: An interview with Natasha Josefowitz
Peter Fritsch in Wall Street Journal: Chinese evade U.S. sanctions on Iran
Daniel Gordis in the Jerusalem Post: The End of the Exodus era
Yaakov Katz in Jerusalem Post: Iron Dome stops Kassams, Katyushas
Frazier Moore in San Diego Union-Tribune: ‘The Simpson’s marks 450th anniversary with special.” Story includes interview with cast member Harry Shearer, who is a Jewish community member.
Barry Rubin on Rubin Reports: Suicidal rules of Arab political debate
Jennifer Rubin in Commentary: Why Jews Hate Palin
Elan Singer in Forbes: The Boob Bomber
Kelly Thornton in Voice of San Diego: Part 2 of a 5 part series on Bonnie Dumanis, and Part 3. (District Attorney Dumanis is a Jewish community member)
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington D.C.: Decides in Al-Bihani vs. Obama that Guantanamo detention did not violate constitutional rights of enemy combatant.
Vos Iz Neias : Rahm Emanuel says Obama fed up with Israelis and Palestinians



Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Israeli children launch balloons with peace messages for children of Gaza
16,244 olim in 2009 was first increase in aliyah in a decade
New U.S.-sponsored U.N. sanctions on Iran would focus on Revolutionary Guard, newspaper reports
Iranian soccer official forced to resign for sending New Year’s greeting to Israeli counterpart
Leahy schedules Jan. 20 hearing on Christmas Day bombing plot
4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Zacarias Moussaoui, a convicted conspirator in the 9-11 attacks, is not entitled to a new trial
Schumer, McMahon want U.S. to reimburse NYC for security costs of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed trial
ACLU opposes profiling and full-body scanning of airline passengers
Pope says beatification of Pius XII not hostile to Jews
Israel’s Ambassador Michael Oren speech at UCSD scheduled February 8
San Diego State University teams with Congregation Beth El for Mideast lecture series
Days of wine and humor for Congregation Beth Am
Martin Himel of Wall Street Journal. Video on El Al security philosophy and measures
Rabbi Ben Kamin on Examiner.com: With Tiger comment, Fox News is now 700 Club
Barry Rubin of Rubin Reports: Casualties and Solutions in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, 2009
Leonel Sanchez of San Diego Union-Tribune, Kosher special delivery
Pentagon Channel reports second day closure of U.S. Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, in response to possible terrorist attack
Kelly Thornton of Voice of San Diego: A five-part series on District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, a member of the Jewish community. Here is part one.
U.S State Department: text of news conference of Secretary of State Clinton and Qatar Prime Minister al-Thani




Sunday, January 3, 2010

Obama stresses Yemen’s importance in fight against al Qaeda
Feinstein seeks revision of terrorist watchlist rules
Republicans want U.S. to treat terrorists as war makers not individual criminals
National Intelligence Director Blair vows agencies will ‘close the gap’
Constitutional Rights advocacy group says attempted airline bombing should not delay closure of Guantanamo
David Amos spotted this story in the Jerusalem Post about the Jews of Zakynthos. 
Cantor Pomerantz-Boro to join Los Angeles area cantors in concert tonight
Tamar Caspi, formerly of San Diego, has an article in the Jerusalem Post about the different age ranges that men and women are willing to date.