USA

APN: World must press for Mideast peace

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)- Following the speeches delivered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Sept. 29,  and by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, before the United Nations General Assembly in New York, APN  released this statement: Speaking before the UN General Assembly, flinging accusations and mutual recriminations, Prime Minister Netanyahu and President […]

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Middle East, USA

Davis praises new regs on service personnel finances

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) praised the Obama Administration for its new regulations to boost financial protections for military families – an issue that Davis has championed in Congress. “These added protections will help end the vicious cycle of high interest rates, high debt, and allow servicemembers to get their

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USA

Davis seeks to end admin fees on student loans

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to eliminate all administrative fees on federal student loans. By ending these fees, students would save over $1.5 billion per year. “The debt saddling students when they leave college hurts not only the student but impacts our economy,” said Davis, a senior member

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

AJC hails Obama’s challenge to Muslims

NEW YORK (Press Release) – AJC (American Jewish Committee) has praised President Obama’s call for Arab and Muslim countries to collectively address the sources of violent extremism raging across much of the Middle East and North Africa. “It is time for the world – especially Muslim communities – to explicitly, forcefully, and consistently reject the ideology of

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Middle East, USA

Rosh Hashanah interview with P.M. Netanyahu

By Shlomo Cesana, Gonen Ginat, and Amos Regev JERUSALEM (JNS.org) –In his office, next to photos of his wife and family, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu keeps a portrait of Theodor Herzl. “He was a prophet. A modern prophet,” Netanyahu says, further naming Zionist pioneer Ze’ev Jabotinsky, Israel’s first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, and Likud

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Middle East, USA

NA’AMAT seeks reversal of Hobby Lobby decision

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — At its National Board meeting held in Chicago on September 5th, NA’AMAT USA passed the following resolution which was sent to the White House. Dear President Obama, We, the officers and board members of NA’AMAT USA, a national and international organization promoting the welfare rights of women, children and families in Israel

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act hailed

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has hailed the unanimous U.S. Senate adoption of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act (S. 2673). This important measure, co-sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), recognizes Israel is a major U.S. strategic partner, and broadens the U.S.-Israel alliance by promoting greater cooperation on security,

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Middle East, USA