From Zionist Organization of America: NEW YORK (Press Release)– We now know that President Barack Hussein Obama apparently intentionally misled Israel when demanding that Israel must make substantial one-sided concessions to the Palestinian Authority in order to gain support from the Arab nations to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. This above stated fact is […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–In response to the New START treaty pending in the Senate, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, sent a letter to Senators urging ratification. The full text of the letter follows: Dear Senator: On behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, whose more than 900 congregations
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — There is a very important—one might say, life-and-death—distinction that should be made in considering U.S. counterterrorism policy. Certainly, U.S. forces have had many successes in stopping intended terrorist attacks against the United States. Yet there have also been a number of failures in the war against terrorism or al-Qaida
PHOENIX (Press Release) – The American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) expressed deep concern on Thursday, Dec. 2, with the military’s process for vetting Muslim clerics admitted to the Chaplain corps of the United State Military. Congress needs to give serious consideration to the concerns raised recently by former DoD Inspector General Joseph Schmitz to
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USABy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel–Almost a decade after the September 11 attacks, the U.S. government seem unable to tell the differences between moderate and radical Muslims, much less understand that it should support the former against the latter group. So when the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom visits a mosque, you just know this nice
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International, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday called on those journalism schools and professional organizations that have recognized journalist Helen Thomas to rescind their honors after she “clearly, unequivocally revealed herself as a vulgar anti-Semite” in remarks to an Arab American group. In a speech Thursday in Dearborn, Michigan, the former White House
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By Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D LA JOLLA, California — “When the Athenians wanted not to give to Society but Society to give them…, when they wished freedom FROM responsibility, then the Athenians ceased to be free.” (Edward Gibbon: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) Two scores ago, I became, by choice, a U.S. citizen. No, it was not
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)— In response to House passage of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (S.3307) on Thursday, Dec. 2, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Associate Director Mark J. Pelavin issued the following statement: “Today’s House vote in favor of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (S. 3307) addresses a key need for struggling low-income
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) on Thursday condemned the Senate’s failure to pass an extension of unemployment benefits before they expired November 30. NCJW President Nancy Ratzan released the following statement: “It is unconscionable that extension of long-term unemployment benefits has languished in the Senate while benefits expired November 30.
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—The Jewish Federations of North America applauded the unanimous passage of a Congressional resolution Wednesday, Dec. 1, to support programs that meet the distinct needs of aging Holocaust survivors. Spurred by information gathered by The Jewish Federations of North America and Jewish Family Service agencies, Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Frank
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USABy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — In all the excitement over the Wikileaks story, I want to remind people that there’s another big story being ignored. You will be reading about it in the mass media in two or three months. The Obama Administration has messed up its attempts to get Israel-Palestinian negotiations going. The
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Wikileaks’ collection of American diplomatic cables has been on public display for several days. It is not easy obtaining direct access to the raw material, but enough has reached the media to get a feel for the content. If there is a great revelation that should surprise me, it has
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Ira Sharkansky, USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) — In response to the release on Tuesday, Nov. 30, of the Pentagon study on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Religious Action Center Director and Counsel Rabbi David Saperstein issued the following statement: “The release today of the Pentagon’s long awaited report from the Task Force charged with investigating
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Weak servers, weak logging, weak physical security, weak counter-intelligence, inattentive signal analysis… a perfect storm.” So said Private First Class Bradley Manning in a series of online chats with Adrian Lamo regarding his ability to download massive amounts of classified data and send it to Julian Assange at
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