International

ZOA clarifies position on Israel’s anti-boycott law

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)  has been widely  quoted onits position on Israel’s internal anti-boycott law, which strongly  implied ZOA is completely against it. ZOA’s position is much more nuanced than that, especially after fully examining this new Law today (Wednesday)  as we promised to do. Israel is under existential threat from […]

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Middle East

Senators receive budget advice from Jewish Federations

Washington, DC (Press Release) – Leaders from The Jewish Federations of North America weighed in Wednesday on the ongoing budget and debt ceiling negotiations and urged the Senate Democratic Steering Committee in a special meeting to protect programs that support vulnerable U.S. populations and the Jewish community at large. Many critical programs are under threat

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USA

Poll finds Israelis support joining EU

BEERSHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– A new study conducted by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveals that a vast majority (81 percent) of Israelis support joining the European Union (EU) and more involvement with European organizations. “The results also show that there is widespread misperception about the Israeli public’s real attitudes toward the EU,” explains BGU’s

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Middle East

NJDC hails Janice Hahn’s win in special congressional election

WASHINGTON, DC- (Press Release) –The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) congratulates Janice Hahn on her successful bid to represent California’s 36th Congressional district. In the special election held today, Hahn defeated her Tea Party-backed Republican opponent, Craig Huey, and dealt a blow to the hopes of Republican leaders who had hoped to send another extremist

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USA

ADL, APN, AI criticize Israel’s new anti-boycott law

SAN DIEGO – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Americans for Peace Now (APN) and Amnesty International (AI) all have issued statements criticizing Israel’s Knesset for passing a law that assesses penalties against those backing boycotts of Israel.   The statements of the three organizations follow: * Anti Defamation League The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has expressed concern about

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Middle East

New Israeli law would penalize those who support boycott of Israel

By Ira Sharkansky Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –The Knesset passed a law against those who would promote a boycott on  Israel or its settlements. The anti-boycott movement began as an action against performers who refused to appear in the cultural center of Ariel, one of the large towns located over the 1967 borders. The Knesset vote

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Some reasons for Palestinians torpedoing peace chances

By Ira Sharkansky Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It is common to assign responsibility to Israel, or more narrowly the present government, or even more narrowly to Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu  for the failure of the Israel-Palestine peace process. I’d prefer to put more responsibility on the nature of Palestinian  institutions, and the international arrangements that

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Congressmen seek removal of anti-Semitic, anti-American NOI material from prisons

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)  – In an effort to combat the growing threat of radicalization in U.S. prisons, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) today asked the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to remove inflammatory written, audio and video materials produced by the “Nation of Islam” and Louis Farrakhan in BOP facilities

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USA

Marking July 4th with Jewish and alternative histories

    By Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – As the aroma of kosher hot dogs and hamburgers wafted from the barbecues on the parking lot of Ner Tamid Synagogue in the early evening of July 4th, Rabbi Nadav Caine and congregational president Mitchell Freedman, each in turn, contemplated how American ideals reflect those articulated in Jewish

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA