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Public-interest group releases uncensored documents on U.S. protection of some Nazis

WASHINGTON, D.C ( Press Release)- The Department of Justice censored dozens of pages of a candid history of Nazi-hunting (and Nazi-protecting) by the U.S. government to such a self-defeating extent that former officials leaked the entire document to the New York Times this week, instead of fulfilling the Freedom of Information request and lawsuit filed […]

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Shonda file: 3 more plead guilty in money laundering scheme in which rabbis also are accused

  TRENTON, N.J. (Press Rlease)– Three men who operated unlicensed money transmitting businesses inNew York pleaded guilty on Tuesday to operating the illegal businesses, admitting they transferredlarge amounts of cash to a cooperating witness and to Rabbi Mordechai Fish, the then-principal rabbi of Congregation Sheves Achim in Brooklyn, N.Y., United States Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Avrohom

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Israel has friends with clout in the GOP-controlled House

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA– Eric Cantor, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Allen West missed a fitting opportunity to challenge President Obama’s inconsistent approach to Israel. The occasion emerged in early November when the president clashed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again over East Jerusalem housing. Well, the Cantor/Ros-Lehtinen/West crowd has two years to assure Israelis

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Susan Scher to leave White House position as chief of staff to First Lady

WASHINGTON, DC  (Press Release)- The Office of the First Lady announced on Tuesday, Nov. 16,  that Susan Sher, Chief of Staff to Michelle Obama, will be returning to Chicago after the first of the year, after nearly two years of service.   Sher started in the White House Counsel’s Office in January, 2009, to support the Office

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Press secretary tells of Eric Cantor’s now controversial meeting with Netanyahu

By Brad Dayspring WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– On Nov. 10, Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Regency Hotel in New York. Early the next morning, after a handful of journalists asked for details, our office released a short readout divided into three different issue areas – Iran,

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Commentary: Barack Obama an intellectual? An ideologue is more like it!

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — You’re traveling through another dimension–a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s a signpost up ahead: your next stop: the Twilight Zone! –Rod Serling’s introduction to the “Twilight Zone” television series Just when

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U.S. imam describes self as a ‘recovering anti-Semite’ following trip to Auschwitz

By Jeanette Friedman SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey — The auditorium at Jubillee Hall was filled November 14,  as curious Seton Hall students, Jews (including Holocaust survivors and educators), Muslims and Christians came to hear Imam Abdullah Antepli describe how a trip he took to Auschwitz last August changed his life. He was one of the

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Six years after his death, Arafat’s legacy one of terror, stubbornness, greed

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — Six years ago, on November 11, 2004, Yasir Arafat died. On that occasion, former President Bill Clinton explained why he wouldn’t attend Arafat’s funeral: “I regret that in 2000 he missed the opportunity to bring [Palestine] into being….” Not Israel, but Arafat did so. Today, the Arafat era’s lessons

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National Council of Jewish Women decries anonymous spending in campaigns; calls for more disclosure

 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) released a statement decrying the immense infusion of anonymous cash into the 2010 elections and calling for passage of the DISCLOSE Act as a step toward transparency in campaign funding. NCJW’s Board of Directors on Friday, Nov. 12,  released the following statement: “The 2010 election season

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Reacting to anti-Semitism in the white and black communities

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA –The day after news broke that a Catholic archbishop suggested that Judaism has been displaced, Abe Foxman fired off a letter to Cardinal-elect Kurt Koch, the newly appointed president of Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote on Oct. 25: “We

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Congressman slams conspirators in case alleging false billing to Holocaust reparations fund

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (Press Release)– Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) on Wednesday, Nov. 10,  condemned a group of conspirators for defrauding a Holocaust fund and commended the FBI for uncovering the crime.  The Memphis Congressman has a long history of working to ensure fairness for Holocaust survivors and chaired a hearing this past September on the Holocaust Insurance

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New congressman’s appointment of radio commentator to staff riles Jewish Democrats

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) on Wednesday  condemned Republican Congressman-elect Allen West’s (R-FL) decision to appoint talk radio host Joyce Kaufman as his Chief of Staff. NJDC President and CEO David A. Harris said upon hearing of Kaufman’s appointment: “Congressman-elect Allen West’s constituents – but especially his Jewish constituents – should

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California Insurance Commissioner sues for right to require Iran divestments by insurance companies

SACRAMENTO (Press Release)–California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner on Tuesday, Nov. 9,  announced that he is filing a lawsuit challenging a California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) determination, issued last month at the behest of the insurance industry, that the Commissioner’s efforts to stop insurers from investing in Iran constituted an “underground regulation.” The Commissioner’s lawsuit contests

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