International

Senate Republicans want separate Iron Dome vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) released the following statement on Friday, July 25, regarding Israel’s Iron Dome defense system: “The RJC welcomes Senator Mitch McConnell’s efforts to make the Senate’s proposed $225 million supplemental funding for Israel’s Iron Dome program a stand-alone bill. “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has bundled the Iron […]

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Middle East, USA

AJWS lauds bill for closer audit of Haiti aid

WASHINGTON, DC  (Press Release)— American Jewish World Service (AJWS), which provides direct financial support to grassroots organizations in Haiti, applauds Congress for passing the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act, which will ensure transparency in how U.S. funds are allocated to assist ongoing efforts to recover from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. AJWS is the leading

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International, USA

Engel: Europe should beef up Jewish security

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC) — The chairman of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians, US Congressman Eliot L. Engel, has called on European nations to provide security measures for their respective Jewish communities. His call came in the wake of increased anti-Semitic violence around Europe, which has in part been sparked by the current conflict between

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International, Middle East, USA

ZOA seeks dismissal of Holocaust denial teachers

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Leaders of the Zionist Organization of America are seeking the dismissal of teachers who created and implemented a classroom assignment in the Rialto (California) Unified School District in which students were invited to debate whether the Holocaust really happened. The organization released the following letter from Morton A. Klein, president,

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel’s southern poor suffering food shortages

  By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — As Gaza rockets continue to strike southern Israel,  people in the the region’s lower-socioeconomic sectors are suffering even more with the current conditions. According to Israel’s National Food Bank, the country’s main food rescue network known as Leket Israel, the situation of southern Israel’s needy has become worse

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Middle East

FAA decision to let Israel flights resume applauded

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The decision of the Federal Aviation Administration to permit flights between the United States and Tel Aviv to resume was applauded Thursday, July 24, by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, said, “We welcome the announcement by

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Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

U.N. chief ‘alarmed’ over Gaza weapon storage

UNITED NATIONS, New York (WJC)–Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, has said he was “alarmed” to hear that rockets were placed in a UN-run school in Gaza and now “have gone missing,” and he demanded a full review of such incidents. A statement by Ban’s spokesman expressed the UN chief’s “outrage and regret”

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International, Middle East