By Debra DeLee WASHINGTON, D.C. — APN (Americans for Peace Now)’s position is clear: Negotiations are the only route to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the only resolution to this conflict will be a mutually agreed-on two-state solution. However, the past nine months of peace efforts, led with admirable commitment and energy by Secretary of […]
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Middle East, USASACRAMENTO (Press Release) — A bill aimed at closing California’s job skills gap by allowing community colleges to offer four-year degrees, where a local workforce need can be documented, was approved Thursday in the Senate Education Committee on an 8-0 bipartisan vote. Senator Marty Block (SD-39), who authored the legislation – SB 850 – described his measure
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Kathy E. Gill SEATTLE, Washington — Using money to privilege convenience may be the American ethic. And it’s a far cry from the egalitarianism exemplified in “all men are created equal.” Look at the TSA and its “precheck” program, for example. With TSA precheck, you pay $85 and cough up your biometrics and an
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)– U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Norway’s Foreign Minister Borge Brende met on a variety of issues on Thursday, April 24, with the apparent breakdown of the Middle East peace process clearly on everyone’s mind. Meeting the news media before their private discussion, Brende made a point of thanking Kerry
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (SDJW) – American Jewish organizations are debating what course Israel should take in the wake of the announcement that the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority has reconciled with the Gaza City-based Hamas organization, which remains committed to Israel’s destruction and is considered a terrorist organization. Some say Israel is right to terminate negotiations with the
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Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich), issued the following statement concerning the Armenian Genocide: “Today, April 24, people around the world will pause to observe Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. We will pause to reflect on the historical facts of the Armenian genocide – the deaths of more than 1.5 million men,
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International, USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) responded Thursday, April 24, to the announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it is moving to expand its authority to regulate tobacco products to include electronic cigarettes. The rule proposed by the FDA would allow the agency to regulate e-cigarettes, which are not currently under
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has expressed disappointment that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-2 decision on Tuesday, April 22, in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, has the effect of preventing public colleges and universities in Michigan from considering race as one non-determinative factor in a holistic review of applicants.
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)– The United States government was “disappointed” in the announcement of a reconciliation between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Wednesday, April 23. The official said the United States position remains that “any Palestinian government must unambiguosly and explicity commit to nonviolence, recognition of the state of
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Middle East, USASACRAMENTO (Press Release)–A bill that would bring greater transparency to California’s century-old ballot initiative system was approved on Tuesday, April 22, by lawmakers on the State Senate’s Elections Committee. The Ballot Initiative Transparency Act, SB1253, authored by Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D – Sacramento) was approved on a 4-to-1 vote and moves
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Hamas on Wednesday, April 23, ended a seven-year rift by reaching a historic reconciliation agreement. Americans for Peace Now welcomes the agreement. APN holds that unity between the Palestinian political factions and between the West Bank and Gaza is vital for empowering the Palestinian leadership
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Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Each month, hundreds of thousands of Breast Cancer Research Stamps are sold across the country, with each stamp contributing to the fight against this deadly disease. In March 2014, 999,000 stamps were sold, raising more than $110,000 for research efforts. Since the first stamp was issued on July 29, 1998, more than
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USATOKYO (Press Release)– Congressman Eric Cantor, the Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, made the following statement on Tuesday, April 22, during his visit to Japan: “We have a senior delegation of House Members who believe that America has global interests and support America’s engagement in the world. We support an America that leads. We welcome the
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International, USA
By Dorian De Wind It has been mentioned before, sometimes in passing, sometimes at length. However, the grotesque, cruel irony — the perverse senselessness of it all — did not fully register with me until I read a short, eye-opening column in TIME Magazine. As had been quite apparent from his past actions and diatribe
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