By Donald H. Harrison By a 236-191 margin, the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to overturn President Barack Obama’s executive order providing relief from deportation for immigrants whose children were born in the United States.. The measure, tacked onto the budget for the Department of Homeland Security, also removed protections from deportation […]
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Donald H. Harrison, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The Department of State has designated Abdallah al-Ashqar as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. The consequences of this designation include a prohibition against U.S. persons engaging in transactions with Abdallah al-Ashqar, and the freezing
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Middle East, USA
-Combined news releases- A rally in New York City for the 17 murdered victims of the Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Cacher attracted 1,000 participants in New York City and more than 700 people gathered at Congregation Adas Israel for an AJC program of solidarity with France’s Jewish community. The Jewish community of New York held
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, Jan 14, strongly criticized comments made by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter suggesting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict helped motivate the terrorist attacks in Paris. ADL called President Carter’s views “divorced from the realities of the anti-Semitic and fanatical anti-Western beliefs” of the French terrorists. In a January
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Jewish Religion, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –Harold Robinson, director of Jewish Welfare Board’s Jewish Chaplains Council,will be the first rabbi to serve as chair of the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF), an organization that represents a spectrum of faith organizations that serve as endorsers for military chaplains. Robinson, a retired rear admiral, will
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Jewish Religion, USASenate bill removes presidential waiver of Israeli embassy’s move to Jerusalem (JNS.org) U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Dean Heller (R-NV) on Tuesday proposed legislation that would remove the president’s authority to waive the relocation of America’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2015 also requires
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — As the world leaders boldly proclaimed in Paris, “We are Charlie” as the Sunday rally attracted more than 1.7 million people, and more than twice that nationwide. These people gathered to show solidarity to those brave souls who fought for the public’s right to enjoy
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International, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USAJimmy Carter says Israeli-Palestinian conflict ‘one of the origins’ of Islamic terrorism (JNS.org) Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter blamed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as fueling Muslim terrorist attacks and contributing to the recent wave of terrorism in France. During an appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart asked Carter what he thought were
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International, Middle East, USA
“Free speech means the right to shout ‘theatre’ in a crowded fire.” — Abbie Hoffman By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Abbie Hoffman was “a nice Jewish boy.” He should have gone to work for IBM. Instead, he became a left-wing activist, an enemy of war and capitalism. His activist theatrics included throwing fake
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Eric George Tauber, USANEW YORK (Press Release)– U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power, French Ambassador to the UN Francois Delattre, and Consul General of France in New York Bertrand Lortholary addressed a crowd of more than 150 people gathered at the American Jewish Committee on Monday, Jan. 12, to remember the 17 victims of the recent Islamist
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International, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Investment banker Antonio Weiss asked President Obama to withdraw his name on Monday, Jan. 12, for consideration as Undersecretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. Some liberal senators, including Elizabeth Warrren (D-Mass) Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Al Franken (D-Minnesota) had said Weiss’s position with the Lazard
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Donald H. Harrison, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) –– The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) and Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc., are joining forces to raise awareness about human trafficking during January, which is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The two national groups are kicking off their first-time partnership with a Jewish Community Day of Social
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USABy Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Bob Corker (R-TN) on Friday, Jan. 9, released a joint statement calling on the U.S. government to defund the Palestinian Authority (PA) over its decision to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). At the same time,
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Middle East, USABy Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — If I expected it to be comfortable to watch and contemplate and evaluate Ava DuVernay’s artistic triumph as director and un-credited screenwriter of Selma, then I devalued the deeply nuanced—and brave—realization of this unexpectedly brooding and appropriately disturbing movie. With imaginative, nimble performers who become, rather than play the
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