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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USAWASHINGTON, 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, USAWASHINGTON, 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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USABUENOS AIRES (WJC) — The World Jewish Congress on Tuesday, June 17, voiced its concern about the recent official registration in Argentina of a neo-Nazi party, Bandera Vecinal, a status that allows the party to compete in the 2015 presidential elections. “This ugly party espouses the ideology and revels in the trappings of the Hitler
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By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Disgusting! As occasionally happens, one day last week I found myself trailing behind my husband as he undertook several missions involving the purchase of equipment connected with repairs to the house and improvements in the garden. Thus it was that I found myself looking around in an admittedly
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastAmid manhunt, Palestinians try to infiltrate West Bank Jewish community (JNS.org) As Israeli security forces continued massive efforts to rescue three kidnapped teens, Palestinians on Monday tried to infiltrate the West Bank Jewish community of Kochav Yaakov, which is situated east of Ramallah in the Binyamin region. Israel Defense Forces troops managed to disperse a
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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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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)- Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-California) released on Monday, June 16, the following statement in response to the growing violence in Iraq: “The reason we went to Iraq in the first place, the reasons we shed American blood there, was to create a strong foundation for the Iraqi people to provide their
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, 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
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
By Yifa Segal NOF AYALON, Israel (TNA) — A delegation of 40 French Members of Parliament arrived in Israel to commemorate 65 years of diplomatic ties between France and Israel. The largest parliamentarian delegation to ever arrive in Israel, its members included members of the Senate, national committee, mayors and former ministers. Upon their arrival,
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– Americans for Peace Now (APN) on Monday, June 16, expressed deep concern for the safety of the three Israeli Yeshiva students who were kidnapped last Friday in the West Bank. “Our hearts and prayers are with the three and with their families. We stand in solidarity with their families and the
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Middle East, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Already active in six countries worldwide, Limmud FSU will now expand into Australia and Canada, thanks to cooperation with the International Fellowship of Christian and Jews headed by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, said the organization’s Founders Chaim Chesler and Sandra Cahn. Limmud FSU will hold its first Canada conference in Toronto this October
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By Anav Silverman GUSH ETZION JUNCTION, Israel (TNA) — Monday, June 16, is the third day since the kidnapping of the three Israeli teens by Palestinian terrorists at the Gush Etzion junction in Judea. Standing at the site where the boys were reportedly last seen, IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians, adults and schoolchildren, continue on
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