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Blumenthal seeks probe of VA retaliation

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) released the following statement  Monday, June 23, in response to a news report alleging that there has been widespread wrongdoing and whistleblower retaliation by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Medical Inspector: “Punitive, retaliatory treatment of whistleblowers is another powerful reason for an […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Hagel, Ya’alon confer by telephone

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke via telephone on Monday, June 23,  with Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe “Boogie” Ya’alon, according to Hagel’s spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby. “Minister Ya’alon provided the secretary with an update on recent developments, including the kidnapping of Israeli teenagers in the West Bank and Sunday’s

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Middle East, USA

Presbyterian decision a warning to Israel — APN

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Following the decision by the Presbyterian Church (USA) to divest from three U.S. companies whose products, they argue, are used to support Israeli occupation, Americans for Peace Now on Monday, June 23,  issued the following statement: “Last Friday’s decision of the Presbyterian Church of the United States to divest from

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Middle East, USA

OpEd: U.S. unhelpful as Israel battles Hamas

By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn PHILADELPHIA — The State Department’s demand that Israel “exercise restraint” in its search for the Hamas kidnappers makes a mockery of President Obama’s pledge two years ago that he “will always have Israel’s back.” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki declared on June 20 that the Obama administration is “urging

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Middle East, USA

El Al Airlines boosting lacrosse in Israel

NEW YORK (Press Release)– EL AL Israel Airlines is the official airline of the Israel Lacrosse Association, which is expanding efforts to introduce the sport to Israeli communities throughout the country. In coordination with Taglit-Birthright, more than 40 lacrosse players from all over the USA took the initiative and collected more than 2,000 pounds of lightly

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA

Fouad Ajami, Middle East scholar, commentator, dies

PALO ALTO, California (Press Release)–Scholar and commentator Fouad Ajami  lost his battle with cancer on Sunday, June 22, it was announced by John Raisian, director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University “Fouad is truly one of the most brilliant Middle East scholars of our time,” said Raisian. “His Hoover Institution family will forever miss his superb

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Middle East, USA

ZOA to Abbas: Repudiate Erekat

NEW YORK (Press Release)-  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) on Monday, June 23, condemned senior Palestinian Authority (PA) official, Saeb Erekat, for his statement that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal who isn’t “worth the bullet” it would take to shoot him. It has called upon PA president Mahmoud Abbas to

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Middle East, USA

Talmud’s teaching can correct Bergdahl trade critics

By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — It’s hard to rationalize the incongruity of the recent cover of TIME Magazine, which petulantly asks the question, “Was he worth it?” The feature was a symptom of our malignant gossip culture. Smug pundits and cynical politicians muse with alarming insensitivity about issues without offering any moral context.

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Middle East, USA

Congressional Democrats praise California’s early school initiative; funding included in state budget

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — All low-income 4-year-olds in California will be guaranteed access to high quality preschool under the budget signed by Governor Brown with legislative leaders Friday morning in San Diego. The expansion and improvement of pre-Kindergarten opportunities, championed by State Senate leader Darrell Steinberg, the state’s Senate Democratic Caucus, and the state’s

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Bill advances for Antelope Valley state college

SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — Assemblymember Steve Fox (D-Palmdale) announced that Assembly Bill (AB) 736, a measure which could eventually pave the way for a new California State University Campus in the Antelope Valley, received unanimous approval from the Senate Education Committee.  The bill now will move to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration. “Our

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