By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Before leaving town, the House and Senate agreed to a 60-day extension of provisions of the Patriot Act set to expire at the end of the year. When they return they will take up the separate House and Senate versions of the bill that would reauthorize the full […]
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Shoshana Bryen, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA–Where’s a J Street when you really need one? For a very long time, I could not voice differences over Israeli policies without being shouted down by hard line advocates for Israel. It was very difficult to defend Israeli policies. The military undertook operations that seemed excessive and settlements were
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Middle EastBy David Amos SAN DIEGO–We have just passed the time of the year when we are bombarded from everywhere by Christmas music. We hear it in television, radio, shopping malls, independent stores, school concerts, elevators, waiting rooms and anywhere else you can fathom. The exposure is inescapable. Yet, I enjoy listening to most of it.
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USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –President Bush was right. There. We said it and we’ll say it again. President Bush was right that the war in which the West is engaged is the war against terrorists and the states that harbor and support them. President Bush’s formulation was a sea change from the Clinton
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Do no harm is a standard traditionally taught to medical students that modern physicians must violate. It will be violated as well by whatever health measure comes out of the Congress and White House. I know of no modern medication that is free from harm, or side effects. Some are serious,
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Ira Sharkansky, USAWASHINGTON, D.C.–The Broadcasting Board of Governors condemns the latest efforts of the Iranian Government and its associates to interfere and censor the free flow of objective news and information to the Iranian people. By monitoring satellite signals, BBG’s technical experts have determined that on December 27, the Government of Iran engaged in the intentional jamming
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Dec. 22 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of enhanced guided bomb units and associated parts, equipment, training and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $290 million. The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested
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USAWonderful, dedicated Ezer Mizion volunteers visit the children’s wards in the various hospitals each week, bringing with them oceans of love and devotion to these ill children, who await their visits so eagerly. The medical staff strongly encourages these visits because of the real, significant improvement that takes place in a child’s condition when he
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)–The final charter Aliyah flight for 2009 – organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh and the Jewish Agency, in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Immigrant Absorption – departed Tuesday from JFK airport, carrying 210 new immigrants to Israel from the USA and Canada. Tuesday’s flight caps off a record year of North American Aliyah, in
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (Republican, Florida), the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the following statement regarding the recent attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253. Mica was Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation from 2001 to 2007, and was one of the authors of
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (Independent, Connecticut), issued the following statement Saturday night in reaction to the attempted terrorist attack on a trans-Atlantic airlines flight December 25, 2009. “I want to congratulate the passengers and crew of the Northwest/ Delta flight who tackled, subdued, and restrained the
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – A 23-year-old Nigerian man was charged in a federal criminal complaint Saturday with attempting to destroy a Northwest Airlines aircraft on its final approach to Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Christmas Day, and with placing a destructive device on the aircraft. According to an affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint,
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USAKANEOHE, Hawaii — Following is the text of the speech given by President Barack Obama on Monday on a recent attempt by a terrorist to blow up an airplane in flight and on the siituation in Iran. THE PRESIDENT: Hey, guys. Good morning, everybody. I just want to take a few minutes to update the American
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Mike Hammer, U.S. National Security spokesman, issued the following statement on Sunday, December 27. “We strongly condemn the violent and unjust suppression of civilians in Iran seeking to exercise their universal rights. Hope and history are on the side of those who peacefully seek their universal rights, and so is the United
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