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Today, any connection with slavery, however tenuous, is enough to make historical figures into non-persons. It’s time to treat the subjugation of Jews in Arab lands with the same seriousness. Although anticipated with trepidation, the United Nations’ Durban IV commemoration, titled “Reparations, racial justice and equality for people of African descent,” seems to have turned out to have been a damp squib. But it might not be long before another excuse for an anti-Israel hatefest presents itself. The propaganda strategy behind the Durban conference—to paint one nation (and one nation alone) as racist—remains alive and well on campus and in...

LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) – Hurricane Jimena, an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, slammed Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, drenching the Los Cabos resort area where tourists hunkered in boarded-up hotels. Sheets of rain poured down from gray skies as Jimena's howling winds hit the tip of the peninsula, home to world-class golf courses, yachting marinas and five-star hotels. The hurricane was set to make landfall on Wednesday in a sparsely populated area farther up the peninsula. Hotels nailed boards over their windows, wrapped exposed furniture with plastic and turned conference rooms into storm shelters with camp bedding and...

U.S. Congressional committees to study resolution on Jewish refugees http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=11342 By PAUL LUNGEN Staff Reporter A bi-partisan resolution that addresses the plight of Jewish refugees from Arab lands has been referred to committees in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. The progress of the bills through the law-making process is an important indicator that the Democratic-controlled Congress “has embraced [the resolutions]” in the same way the Republican-led Congress did, said Stanley Urman, executive director of Justice for Jews from Arab Countries (JJAC). The resolutions, which are nearly identical, are co-sponsored by four senators and four congressmen representing...

Hurricane Jimena plowed across the Pacific with sustained winds of near 100 mph wind today, heading for a glancing blow on the Big Island of Hawaii with high wind, strong surf and heavy rain. The hurricane was less than 300 miles southeast of Hilo at 2 p.m. and moving westward about 20 mph, the National Weather Service said. The hurricane was slated to pass about 50 miles offshore from South Point, late tonight or early tomorrow.Jimena was expected to bring winds of 40 mph, with gusts to 60 mph, pouring 4 to 6 inches of rain and building surfs as...

<p>As Hurricane Jimena moves closer to the southern tip of Hawai'i, Big Island civil authorities are preparing for action and asking residents to do the same.</p> <p>In expectation of dangerous surf conditions, Hawai'i County Civil Defense closed beaches in Puna and Ka'u last night, and police were monitoring conditions from Kumukahi Point to South Point. Those steps were taken after the Central Pacific Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for the island.</p>