SAN DIEGO—We can help our fellow Jews by voting in today’s election, whether we are Democrats or Republicans, members of a smaller party or “decline-to-state” voters. We can help our people just by going to the polls, no matter which candidates or ballot propositions that we, as individuals, vote for. The sad fact in American […]
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By Abraham H. Foxman NEW YORK — It was only nine months ago that former President Jimmy Carter issued an open letter to the American Jewish community asking for forgiveness for the pain he had caused by his comments which may have stigmatized Israel. Mr. Carter went on to imply that he would avoid in the
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — If you think I’m exaggerating about the current administration’s cluelessness toward the Middle East just read the State Department daily press conference transcripts. Even journalists covering these events are often shocked by what they hear. Today’s topic is Syria, but it’s just an example and many others could be found. State Department
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Middle East, USABy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel–The New York Times–you know, it’s sort of like National Public Radio but with printed letters on murdered trees–keeps saying it can’t find any connections between IHH, the Turkish Islamist group that organized the Gaza flotilla, and terrorism. From time to time, I’ve published helpful hints to assist them in making these
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By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA–Rick Sanchez is a bungler when it comes to anti-Semitic rantings, as compared to a New York gubernatorial hopeful, a Boston archbishop and a suburban Philadelphia English professor. After the Cuban-American CNN anchor was fired over offensive comments, these professional anti-Semites shamed him with their anti-Jewish slurs. One blamed the Jews
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USABy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — A reader asks what I meant when I wrote: “Should I mention the total reversal of U.S. policy on Hamas from trying to undermine that radical Islamist group’s rule in the Gaza Strip to believing Hamas will fall if Gaza becomes prosperous?” Here’s my answer: From the time Hamas
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Americans are getting ready to go to the polls and the story is that we are angry, frustrated and feeling economically pinched. All true, no doubt. But we would like to make the case that along with voting our economic concerns and interests, voters should keep in mind that our
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Shoshana Bryen, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– President Barack Obama made the following statement on Friday, Oct. 29, about packages with explosives overseas terrorists are believed to be mailing to the United States: THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I want to briefly update the American people on a credible terrorist threat against our country, and the actions that
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USABy Heather FrankSAN DIEGO — As news reports are indicating, and as ADL has learned from law enforcement sources, there is a reported threat to US Jewish institutions from packages mailed from overseas, particularly Great Britain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. We are urging US Jewish communal institutions to increase mailroom security by ensuring that all packages
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USABy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel –If you’ve lost faith in the current administration’s ability and mass media’s ability to respond to Middle East developments, here’s more evidence. There’s a relatively new American idiomatic expression, “Ya [you] think?” Said sarcastically, it means: Wow, duh, the answer to that question is really obvious! So consider how hidden,
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)- Wednesday evening it was announced on disgraced House candidate Rich Iott’s website that House Republican Leader John Boehner — the self-described House Speaker hopeful — would campaign with Nazi reenactor Rich Iott this Saturday. National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) President and CEO David A. Harris issued the following statement in response
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced that starting May 10, 2011, manufacturers must display EnergyGuide labels on television sets, offering consumers information about how much energy different models use. The new rule comes in the wake of a December 2009 letter to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz sent by U.S. Senator
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USALOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs launched a password-protected website Wednesday, Oct. 27 to help students pro-actively counter divestment campaigns on campus. Campus divestment resolutions are the latest tool of anti-Israel activists who want to isolate and demonize Israel. StandWithUs developed the website with students who fought divestment resolutions at UC Berkeley and UC
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USANEW YORK (Press Release)–The judges have ruled and this year’s top five finalists for the Jewish Community Hero Award given out by the Jewish Federations of North America are: Dmitriy Salita, Jay Feinberg, Mordechai Tokarsky, Stephen Kutner and Zvi Gluck. More than 300,000 votes were cast in this year’s contest and the finalists will now
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