By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — The Israeli Air Force chief stated last week that the IDF’s offensive capabilities will quadruple by the end of 2014. In a single day, Israeli planes will be able to strike thousands of terror targets and expand the IDF’s achievements during extended operations. Major General Amir Eshel, Commander of the Israel […]
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California –Beverly Robertson, the indomitable President and CEO of the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, is “a caged bird…that sings of freedom.” She is one of the millions of Maya Angelou’s living protégés, a proud African American woman who overcame the systemic social toxins of
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By Donald H. Harrison CHULA VISTA, California –Christians and Jews from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday evening, May 28, celebrated the reunification of Jerusalem with songs about the City of Gold, an interpretive dance, some enthusiastic shofar blowing, and a hora around the meeting room of the Restoration Ministry on the grounds
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WEST POINT, New York (Press Release)–President Barack Obama delivered a foreign policy address on Wednesday, May 28, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The text below, provided by the White House, is followed by reactions. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. And thank you, General Caslen, for that
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International, Middle East, USA
By Joe Gandelman SAN DIEGO — When the news first hit that 22-year-old Elliot Rodger killed six fellow students in the Santa Barbara suburb of Isla Vista, it didn’t foreshadow the horrific details yet to come. Six promising young lives knifed and shot dead. Families instantly plunged into grief. Rodger’s film industry parents getting
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Joe Gandelman, USAYeshiva University’s medical school, Montefiore agree to form new joint entity (JNS.org) The Montefiore Health System and Yeshiva University (YU) on Tuesday, May 27,, announced an agreement to form a new joint entity in which Montefiore will assume “greater responsibility for the day-to-day operations and financial management” of YU’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montefiore
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW) — The White House said on Tuesday, May 27, that President Obama called President-elect Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine “to congratulate him on his victory and offer the full support of the United States as he seeks to unify and move his country forward. “The President stressed the importance of quickly implementing the
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International, Middle East, USALOS ANGELES (Press Release) –Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a former federal prosecutor, released the following statement calling on Congress to move on responsible and commonsense gun safety laws in the wake of yet another mass shooting in Isla Vista, California: “The shooting at Isla Vista is another heartbreaking tragedy, and another example of the
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USACORTLANDT, New York (Press Release)– Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday, May 27, announced her co-sponsorship of the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act and vowed to continue fighting in Congress for increased funding for Drug Free Communities grants and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program (HIDTA) to help
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will draft new safety standards for Campylobacter in poultry, in addition to the previously-announced timeline on Salmonella. These standards are expected to be ready by the end of September. The letter announcing the actions can be found here. The Department took this step in
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
RICHMOND, Virginia (Press Release) – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) issued the following statement in connection with the nation’s Memorial Day observances: “America has a proud history of global leadership and military strength. This weekend, I met U.S. Marine Sergeant John Peck of Fredericksburg, Virginia – a man who all but gave his life
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USAHARTFORD, Connecticut (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (D-Connecticut) applauded Senate passage of their resolution to raise awareness about pediatric strokes and recognize May 2014 as “National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month.” The resolution, which Blumenthal and Himes introduced in their respective chambers, was inspired by six-year-old Wilton resident Patch
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAOpEd by Morton A. Klein NEW YORK- When Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah/Palestinian Authority (PA) signed a reconciliation agreement with Hamas, a recognized terrorist group that calls in its Charter for the destruction of Israel and the murder of Jews, the State Department’s spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, observed, “It’s hard to see how Israel can be expected
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — With the Pope’s visit still echoing, it’s appropriate to reflect on religion, and its role in politics. Alongside the Pope in Bethlehem, Mahmoud Abbas proclaimed that all the problems are Israel’s fault, and that Palestinians are the true protectors of Christians hereabouts. He may have been hard pressed to assemble
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