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Miller introduces legislation to treat accused terrorists as enemy combatants

January 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Representative Candice Miller (Republican-Michigan), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, on Tuesday introduced the Terrorist Detention and Prosecution Act of 2010 which will clarify federal law giving the President the clear authority to treat all foreign terrorists as enemy combatants regardless of where they are captured. This legislation will […]

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U.S. removes spent nuclear fuel from Turkey

January 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The National Nuclear Security Administration has announced the removal of the final 5.4 kilograms (11.9 pounds) of U.S.-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent nuclear fuel from Turkey. The material – the last significant amount of HEU in Turkey – was removed and returned to the United States for storage at a

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Al Qaeda leader in Yemen reported killed by government forces

January 13, 2010

SANA’A, Yemen (WJC) –Government forces have reportedly killed the local leader of the Islamist terror network al-Qaeda, Abdullah Mehdar. He is said to have been the leader of an al-Qaeda group in the province of Shabwa, 400 miles east of the capital Sana’a. Reports said security forces were also hunting other members of the cell.

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Demjanjuk lawyers seeking trial delay in Munich

January 13, 2010

MUNICH, Germany (WJC) — The alleged Nazi war criminal Ivan Demjanjuk may have his trial postponed after an appeal to the court by his attorney. The 89-year-old Ukrainian-born man is on trial in Munich charged with helping to murder 27,900 Jews at the Sobibor death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. The case resumed

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Middle East, USA

Who killed Mohammadi? Iran points to U.S, Israel. Reformers point to Iranian regime itself

January 13, 2010

TEHRAN (WJC)–The Iranian regime has accused Israel and the United States of perpetrating a bomb attack in northern Tehran in which a senior Iranian nuclear scientist, Massoud Ali Mohammadi, was killed on Monday. “One can see in preliminary investigations signs of the triangle of evil of the Zionist regime, America and their mercenaries in Iran

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Middle East, USA

Ayalon apologizes for discourteous treatment of Turkish ambassador

January 13, 2010

JERUSALEM (WJC)–Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon has apologized to Turkey over what Ankara called the “discourteous” way he had treated the Turkish ambassador in Israel at a summons on Monday. In particular the fact that Ayalon made Ambassador Ahmed Oguz Celikkol sit on a low couch while he sat on a high chair as he

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Middle East

Jordan says it owns Dead Sea Scrolls

January 13, 2010

AMMAN, Jordan (WJC)– The Jordanian government has said that the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls were seized illegally by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War and has asked the United Nations for them to be restored to Jordan. “The government has legal documents that prove Jordan owns the scrolls,” a government official in Amman said, adding

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Samuel Hadas, leading Israeli diplomat, dies at 72

January 13, 2010

JERUSALEM (WJC) — Samuel (Shmuel) Hadas, Israel’s first ambassador to the Holy See in Rome, has died in Jerusalem at the age of 72. In a statement, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder called Hadas “a pioneer of Jewish-Catholic relations who was not only instrumental in establishing relations between Israel and the Vatican during

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Middle East

Israel-Turkey relations continue to deteriorate

January 13, 2010

JERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel on Monday summoned the Turkish ambassador in Tel Aviv to protest against a television series that depicts Mossad agents as baby-snatchers. Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon told the Turkish envoy that the popular Turkish soap opera ‘Valley of the Wolves: Ambush’ was offensive and “an intolerable situation which endangers the Jewish community, the

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Middle East

Glencore International halts gasoline shipments to Iran

January 13, 2010

NEW YORK (Press Release)–According to a report by the ‘Wall Street Journal’, the leading Swiss commodities trader Glencore International halted gasoline shipments to Iran several months ago, partly in response to the rising prospect of stricter international sanctions against Iran for continuing its nuclear program. Glencore has long been one of the biggest gasoline providers

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Miep Gies, who hid Anne Frank and family, dies at 100

January 13, 2010

AMSTERDAM (WJC)—Miep Gies, the woman who helped the family of Anne Frank to hide from the Nazis and who saved the girl’s diary, has died in the Netherlands at the age of 100, following a brief illness. Gies was the last living member of the group who helped to sustain Anne’s Jewish family between 1942

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Middle East

Call for nominations for teen super-menschen

January 11, 2010

PALO ALTO, California (Press Release)– The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards recognize young Californians who have distinguished themselves as leaders and have initiated community service projects that impact their communities in meaningful ways. This is the fourth year for the statewide philanthropic endeavor. Any teacher, civic leader, or non family member may nominate a young

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San Diego Calendar, USA

Who are the U.S. allies in the war on terror?

January 11, 2010

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Now that President Obama has acknowledged that the United States is, indeed, at war, the relevant questions are, “against whom and with what allies?” Mr. Obama said, “We are at war with al Qaeda.” Our allies include our Western-thinking coalition partners, of course. But our allies are also supposed

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Shoshana Bryen, USA

San Diego Jewish Profile: Bilingualism jumpstarted Loretta H. Adams’ career

January 11, 2010

Loretta Adams at home __________________________________________________________ By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California—The life and business success of Loretta Hirschfeld Adams illustrate how advantageous a bilingual education can be, especially for those of us who live in the southwestern United States. Adams, who established and later sold a company of nearly 300 employees specializing in Spanish-language

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Miller introduces legislation to treat accused terrorists as enemy combatants

U.S. removes spent nuclear fuel from Turkey

Al Qaeda leader in Yemen reported killed by government forces

Demjanjuk lawyers seeking trial delay in Munich

Who killed Mohammadi? Iran points to U.S, Israel. Reformers point to Iranian regime itself

Ayalon apologizes for discourteous treatment of Turkish ambassador

Jordan says it owns Dead Sea Scrolls

Samuel Hadas, leading Israeli diplomat, dies at 72

Israel-Turkey relations continue to deteriorate

Glencore International halts gasoline shipments to Iran

Miep Gies, who hid Anne Frank and family, dies at 100

Call for nominations for teen super-menschen

Who are the U.S. allies in the war on terror?

San Diego Jewish Profile: Bilingualism jumpstarted Loretta H. Adams’ career

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