TEL AVIV (Press Release) – Forty-three members of the Bnei Menashe arrived Thursday, June 19, in Israel. The new Olim hail from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, and they bring the total number of Bnei Menashe who have made Aliya this month to 250. Thus far, since the start of the year, 410 Bnei […]
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)–The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR 4870, contains Congressman Brad Sherman’s War Powers Resolution provisions, which prevents the President from engaging American military forces for more than 60 days without Congressional approval. “The War Powers Act requires Congressional approval of deployments over sixty or ninety days,” said Congressman Sherman. “Presidents have
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Middle East, USAKerry says the US will share information with Iran on Iraq crisis (JNS.org) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that the U.S. will share limited information with Iraq over the crisis in Iraq, but the two foes will not work closely together. “We are interested in communicating with Iran. That the Iranians know what
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International, Middle East, USA
By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — With House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s stunning loss last week, the highest-ranking Jewish Republican politician has suddenly been booted from power. But Cantor’s rise was almost as improbably swift. Elected in 2000 to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, he was appointed chief deputy whip after only one
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USA
NEW YORK (WJC) – The World Jewish Congress has denounced the social-media hate campaign, reportedly launched by Hamas supporters, to ridicule the three Israeli youths kidnapped by terrorists last week. “This disgusting campaign shows that the totalitarian death cult is alive and well in Palestinian politics,” said World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer. “The exploitation
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Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Some day Armstrong Gidongo will be an airplane pilot, but it’s debatable whether he will ever experience as exciting a trip as the eight-month solo journey that he took as a boy, not yet 18, from his impoverished village of Navugoya, Uganda, to Israel, where he hoped
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) released on Wednesday, June 18, the following statement in response to General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra’s testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: “Especially in light of this week’s recalls of millions more vehicles, Mary Barra’s testimony today raised
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) is a cosponsor of S.Res.474 , which was approved unanimously by the Senate and commemorates Juneteenth 2014. The resolution includes specific recognition of Frederick Douglass who was born in the State of Maryland in 1818, escaped from slavery and became a leading writer, orator,
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Sens. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hailed the success of buprenorphine, a medication that helps to block the craving for heroin, and they talked to public health officials, physicians, and patients at a Senate forum on Wednesday, June 18, about what steps can be taken to increase the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Representatives Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and Kevin Yoder (R-Kansas) announced on Wednesday, June 18, that the Email Privacy Act (HR 1852) has reached 218 cosponsors, signifying support from a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives. This bill would update the existing Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which was written in
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USAWASHINGTON, DC. (Press Release) — U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday, June 18, called for the immediate release of the three teenage boys who went missing in Israel’s West Bank last Thursday. One of the boys, Naftali Frenkel, is a dual citizen of Israel and the United States. On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
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Middle East, USA
HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Sondra Berk of San Diego, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology on June 15 for her leadership and dedication to the Technion and the San Diego community. A natural leader and passionate advocate for the Technion, Berk is a long-time member of the American Technion Society
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC (American Jewish Committee) announced on Wednesday, June 18, that Stephan Kramer will be appointed to a newly-created position — Director, European Office on Anti-Semitism. “The rising tide of anti-Semitism in Europe, which poses a threat to Jewish communities and to the very fabric and fiber of Europe’s democratic societies, demands
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International, USA
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Lung cancer causes more deaths in the U.S. than the next three most common cancers combined (colon, breast, and pancreatic). The reason for the striking mortality rate is simple: poor detection. Lung cancer attacks without leaving any fingerprints, quietly afflicting its victims and metastasizing uncontrollably — to the point of
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education