USA

Polis: House majority wants to protect e-mail privacy

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Representatives Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and Kevin Yoder (R-Kansas) announced on Wednesday, June 18, that the Email Privacy Act (HR 1852) has reached 218 cosponsors, signifying support from a bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives. This bill would update the existing Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which was written in […]

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Sondra Berk an honorary fellow of Technion

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Sondra Berk of San Diego, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology on June 15 for her leadership and dedication to the Technion and the San Diego community. A natural leader and passionate advocate for the Technion, Berk is a long-time member of the American Technion Society

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Stephan Kramer heads new AJC unit on anti- Semitism

NEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC  (American Jewish Committee) announced on Wednesday, June 18,  that Stephan Kramer will be appointed to a newly-created position — Director, European Office on Anti-Semitism. “The rising tide of anti-Semitism in Europe, which poses a threat to Jewish communities and to the very fabric and fiber of Europe’s democratic societies, demands

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International, USA

Rep. Cohen ecstatic over Powerball jackpot

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–  With news that the winner of this week’s $259.8 million Powerball jackpot is a Tennessean, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee), a strong advocate for making college affordable and the father of the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship program, has emphasized the benefits for Tennessee’s students  provided by the lottery. The Congressman fought for

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Lowey: Abbas should address Hamas kidnapping issue

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee and Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, on Tuesday, JUne 17, released the following statement regarding three Israeli teenagers kidnapped in the West Bank: “My thoughts are with the three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank last

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Middle East, USA

AMC cancels ‘Klinghoffer’ opera broadcast

NEW YORK (Press Release)-  The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) welcomes the Metropolitan Opera and AMC Theaters for canceling the planned live HD transmission of the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel Opera “Death of Klinghoffer” to 2,000 theaters in 66 countries around the world.  But it is distressing that the Metropolitan Opera has still not canceled the eight

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Middle East, USA

Levin: Fast computer stock trading puts investors at risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Senator Carl Levin on Tuesday, June 17, warned of the dangers of high-speed computers trading stocks.  Here is a statement he made on Tuesday, June 17, at a meeting of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: SENATOR LEVIN:  Most Americans’ image of the U.S. stock market is shaped by a single

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USA

Abu Khatallah capture hailed

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) —Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-California) on Tuesday, June 17,  released the following statement on the capture of Abu Khatallah in Benghazi, Libya: “I am pleased the United States has captured Abu Khatallah, one of the terrorists believed to be responsible for the September 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed

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Middle East, USA

Bill would restrain fighting spouses from buying guns

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–  U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday, June 17, introduced the Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act, a bill that would protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence by preventing an individual subject to a temporary restraining order from purchasing or possessing a firearm for the duration of the order.

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USA

Jewish legislators find much in state budget to praise

SACRAMENTO, California – California’s Legislature $109.4 billion budget features $10.4 billion in debt repayments, a $2.1 billion Rainy Day reserve fund, and a clear focus on children and education. In a multi-year strategy to bridge the achievement gap, the budget expands early-learning opportunities to all low-income children in California, dedicates $250 million toward career-oriented education,

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USA

Democrats support executive order to ban government contractors from discriminating against LGBT workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW) – If the White House was floating a trial balloon when officials told reporters that the President may soon sign an executive order banning government contractors from discriminating against members of the LGBT community, there were plenty of Democratic Senators and Representatives who did their best to keep that balloon aloft. A

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USA

Waxman urges P.A. to help find 3 kidnapped teens

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)—  Congressman Henry A. Waxman (D-California) joined those calling on the Palestinian Authority to do all it can to locate and return the three kidnapped Israeli teenagers. “I strongly condemn the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers by Palestinian extremists and call for their immediate release.,” Waxman said. “This act of terrorism against

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Middle East, USA