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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

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El Cajon, California, Mayor Bill Wells speaks at a vigil in memory of Dr. Benjamin Harouni, a Jewish dentist who was murdered at his practice on February 29, 2024, in El Cajon, March 3, 2024. (Screenshot from video via JTA)
March 4, 2024, 12:53 pm
Calls mount to investigate killing of San Diego Jewish dentist as a hate crime
Benjamin Harouni allegedly shot dead by 29-year-old Mohammed Abdulkareem; multiple Jewish advocacy groups demand police look at antisemitism as motive; mayor vows to ‘get to truth’
By JTA and ToI Staff
Participants in a Hands of Peace summer program posing for a group photograph. (CC BY-SA 4.0, Hands of Peace, Wikipedia)
December 6, 2023, 2:45 am
US-based summer dialogue program for Israeli and Palestinian youth announces closure
After 21 years, Hands of Peace says its shutting down due to funding shortages; alumnus Naama Levy is being held hostage in Gaza
By Iddo Schejter
Borussia Dortmund player Mats Hummels participates in a Holocaust education program at the San Diego Jewish Academy, July 28, 2023. (Courtesy of Borussia Dortmund via JTA)
August 2, 2023, 11:04 am
German soccer team joins US Jewish school to honor children murdered in Holocaust
Students and pro soccer players paint ceramic butterflies together to commemorate victims from Westphalia, where team is based, as part of The Butterfly Project education program
By jacob gurvis
In this April 30, 2019, file photo, John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
October 1, 2021, 1:18 am
California man gets life sentence for 2019 Poway synagogue shooting
Agreement with prosecution that spared John T. Earnest the death penalty left little suspense about outcome, but hearing gives 13 victims, families chance to address killer
By Elliot Spagat
From left: Sammi Rotibi as 'Nate' and John Berchtold as 'Isaac' in 'The Forbidden Wish' (Underdog Overkill Productions)
May 4, 2021, 3:42 am
Convinced he’s dead, a young man asks a rabbi to recite mourner’s prayer for him
Michael Carnick writes and directs ‘The Forbidden Wish,’ an intense encounter between an Ethiopian-Israeli rabbi and a US Jew who talk racism, faith and the meaning of life
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Members of the gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California are seen in their habitat on January 10, 2021 (Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Safari Park via AP)
January 12, 2021, 9:14 am
In 1st known primate case, gorillas test positive for virus at San Diego Zoo
8 gorillas believed to have virus and several have been coughing; appears infection came from member of zoo’s team
By JULIE WATSON
Smoke rises from the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego Sunday, July 12, 2020, in San Diego after an explosion and fire Sunday on board the ship at Naval Base San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
July 13, 2020, 1:10 am
18 injured in explosion, fire aboard US warship at Naval Base San Diego
Not immediately clear what caused blaze on USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault vessel; Navy says wounded hospitalized with ‘non-life threatening injuries’
By AP
Poway synagogue shooting suspect John Earnest during a preliminary hearing in Superior Court in San Diego, on September 19, 2019. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)
October 6, 2019, 9:02 pm
Accused Poway synagogue gunman pleads not guilty to deadly shooting
John Earnest faces murder and hate crime charges for attack that killed Lori Gilbert-Kaye and injured three; also denies arson at mosque month before gun assault
By JTA
Heavily armed San Diego police officers approach a house thought to be the home of 19-year-old John T. Earnest, the alleged shooter in the fatal attack at a synagogue in Poway on April 27, 2019, in San Diego, California. (John Gibbins/ The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
June 18, 2019, 12:03 am
Poway synagogue shooter inspired by Hitler, unsealed affidavit shows
John T. Earnest believed Jews were ‘destroying the white race,’ started becoming anti-Semitic 18 months before deadly attack, according to search warrant
By AP
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, center, arrives for a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, April 28, 2019, in Poway, Calif. (AP/Denis Poroy)
May 2, 2019, 8:58 pm
Synagogue asked for security funds a year ago; they arrived days before attack
Rabbi: ‘We did not have a chance to start using the funds yet’; Republican senator calls to examine removing red tape
By JULIE WATSON and Don Thompson
Alleged San Diego shooter John Earnest. (YouTube screenshot)
April 30, 2019, 12:49 pm
Synagogue gunman charged with murder, hate crimes
Family of 19-year-old John Earnest is stunned by his radical embrace of white supremacy and anti-Semitism, won’t provide him with legal counsel
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Alleged San Diego shooter John Earnest. (YouTube screenshot)
April 29, 2019, 11:01 pm
Poway shooter’s family denounces son as part of ‘history of evil’ against Jews
Parents of suspect in deadly synagogue attack say he was not raised to hate, decries ‘terrifying mystery’ of what attracted him to ‘such darkness’
By AP
Poway mayor Steve Vaus (L) accompanies Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein as he arrives at a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Poway, Calif. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
April 29, 2019, 3:14 am
Poway mayor says post-Pittsburgh precautions saved lives
Two days after deadly October attack, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department met with Jewish leaders and gave them tips on how to deal with an active shooter
By Gabrielle Birkner
Mourners participate in a candle light vigil for the victims of the Chabad of Poway Synagogue shooting at the Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church on April 27, 2019, in Poway, California. (SANDY HUFFAKER / AFP)
April 28, 2019, 7:11 pm
Crowdfunding campaign raises tens of thousands for Chabad attack victims
Money raised through GoFundMe to be used to pay for medical operations, funeral, repairs and more
By JTA
Synagogue members walk outside of the Chabad of Poway Synagogue, Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Poway, California (AP/Denis Poroy)
April 28, 2019, 4:28 pm
Palestinians condemn deadly California synagogue shooting
Saeb Erekat and Husam Zomlot denounce ‘cowardly’ attack by gunman who apparently espoused anti-Muslim as well as anti-Jewish views
By Adam Rasgon
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