USA

Justice Ginsburg, Rabbi Holzblatt offer seder reading

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –American Jewish World Service has distributed a Passover reading emphasizing the accomplishments of women in the Exodus story. “We are grateful to Justice Ginsburg and Rabbi Holzblatt for offering a powerful feminist reading for Passover, which highlights the leadership of women in the liberation of the ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt,” […]

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Jewish Religion, USA

U.S. admonishes Israel over rhetoric

By Donald H. Harrison The White House and the U.S. State Department on Wednesday, March 18, both voiced their displeasure with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party’s  call to Jewish Israelis on Israel’s election day, March 17, to counter that country’s Arab vote, and additionally with Netanyahu’s pre-election announcement that he no longer supported creation of an

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA

Netanyahu victory spurs diverse reactions

SAN DIEGO (SDJW)–Reactions to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election victory were not long in coming after the results were announced on Tuesday, March 17.  Here are some of them collected by San Diego Jewish World: Americans for Peace Now — Israel’s general election results are a disappointment for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans. They will undoubtedly make

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Middle East, USA

Rep. Israel: Revoke U.S. citizenship of terrorists

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – Congressman Steve Israel (D-New York) announced that he joined Rep. Steve Womack (R-Arkansas) in support of the Terrorist Denaturalization and Passport Revocation Act, which will prevent U.S. citizens from retaining their citizenship status if they fight for a known foreign terrorist organization (FTO). Since 2001 there has been a substantial increase

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USA

74 senators protest Turkey’s treatment of journalists

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-New York)  along with 73 other United States Senators, wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry to urge the State Department to immediately address issues stemming from of the intimidation of journalists and censorship of the media by President Tayyip Erdogan’s Administration in Turkey. According to Turkish and

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Middle East, USA

Armenian genocide recognition introduced in Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Reps. Robert Dold (R-Illinois), Adam Schiff (D-California), David Valadao (R-California), and Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey), along with 40 other Members of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, March 18, introduced the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution. This bipartisan resolution calls upon the Administration to work toward equitable, constructive and durable Armenian-Turkish relations

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Middle East, USA

J Street: Continue to work for 2-state solution

By Jeremy Ben-Ami WASHINGTON, D.C. — Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory is a deep disappointment to all who hoped that Israel might choose a new direction for the country in yesterday’s election. The Prime Minister’s renunciation of the two-state solution and resort to a campaign grounded in fear and tinged with racism successfully moved 150,000 votes from

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Middle East, USA

Findings of ‘inquiry’ into Israel already known

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — Faculty at the University of Southampton in England will be sponsoring a three-day conference in April, “International Law and the State of Israel: Legitimacy, Responsibility and Exceptionalism,” conceived of to “explore the relatedness of the suffering and injustice in Palestine to the foundation and protection of a state

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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, USA

Colleges must fight anti- Semitism, other bigotry equally

By Susan Tuchman, Esq. and Morton Klein NEW YORK (Press Release) — Last week, the University of Oklahoma appropriately responded swiftly and strongly when members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity sang anti-black chants that included the “n” word and references to lynching. The university expelled two students and shut down the entire fraternity chapter,

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

1,200 attend NYC event promoting aliyah

NEW YORK (Press Release) – Seeking to help potential Olim to Israel make informed choices, Nefesh B’Nefesh (NBN) hosted an Aliyah mega event on Sunday, March 15,  in New York City together with The Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah & Immigrant Absorption Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael and JNF-USA. More than 1,200 people attended the Aliyah Mega Event

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Middle East, USA

AJC praises Morocco’s moderate government

RABAT, Morocco (Press Release)– An American Jewish Committee (AJC) leadership delegation, in meetings with senior Moroccan officials, hailed the kingdom’s economic and political progress and its critical security partnership with the United States. AJC, which has engaged the Moroccan government and civil society for decades, conveyed messages of support for the efforts of His Majesty

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Middle East, USA