By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week With a little more than a year until convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard is eligible for parole, a group of nine prominent legal scholars has sent a letter to President Barack Obama arguing for Pollard’s early release. The group of scholars and professors at top universities—led by Harvard Law […]
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON. D.C. (Press Release) – With recent data showing an increase in sexual assaults on college campuses across the nation, U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) is taking steps to make colleges safer. “Colleges and universities are places of learning and mentoring. Students should feel safe on campus in their academic pursuits as they work
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAHamas official vows more kidnappings of Israelis (JNS.org) Hamas official Mushir al-Masri warned against Israeli retaliation for the murder of the three Jewish teens, saying that the Gaza-based terrorist group and partner with Fatah in the Palestinian unity government possesses rockets and missiles capable of reaching Tel Aviv. Masri also vowed that Hamas would abduct
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OSSINING, New York (Press Release) — Standing outside Sing Sing Prison on Tuesday, July 1, U.S. Senator Schumer launched his campaign to build the first-ever museum at the world-famous prison. Schumer announced that he will begin his push to secure federal funds for the planning and design phases, a critical first step in making this
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By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn PHILADELPHIA –Jews throughout the United States will hold memorial services this week to mourn the murders of the three Israeli teenagers. There will be tears, there will be prayers, there will be words of consolation. And then the mourning needs to be followed by action — political action. The
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW) — Nine Jewish Democrats in the House of Representatives joined the denunciation of a decision on Monday, June 30, by the Supreme Court in which it decided in favor of the Hobby Lobby, which, on religious grounds, sought permission to deny health care coverage to women for certain contraceptives. The three Jewish
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW) — Small, closely held businesses don’t have to pay for certain contraceptives for female employees if they violate the employers’ religious beliefs, The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday, June 30, in a narrow 5-4 decision, in which the three Jewish justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elana Kagen — were
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Laurie Baron The New Inscription for the Statue of Liberty (with apologies to Emma Lazarus) Unlike the harbor Lady with upright flame, Extending arms to seekers of haven. Pandering politicians willingly cave in, Turn children back without shame. Excuse themselves and find others to blame. To get elected and then block any change. Douse
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By Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org The latest anti-Israel trend to gain momentum on college campuses has been the distribution of mock eviction notices in dormitories by members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Whether or not the notices have specifically targeted Jewish students, experts say the tactic highlights the convergence of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism on
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By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — Religious freedom, family values, fiscal policy, and Israel were the primary drivers of discussion as faith activists and Republican politicians recently gathered in Washington, DC for the Road to Majority 2014 conference, put on by the conservative Faith and Freedom Coalition. Despite
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Middle East, USASACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — Assemblymember Steve Fox (D-Palmdale) has announced that his Assembly Bill (AB) 1607 received unanimous bipartisan support from the Senate Public Safety Committee. The bill revises the Sexual Violent Predator (SVP) Act to make the process of conditional release of these offenders more transparent and allow input from the areas most
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)–Initiatives were announced on Thursday, June 26, in both the Senate and the House of Representatives to curb the ability of oil companies and speculators to force up gasoline prices in response to crises such as the one now occurring in Iraq. Senator Bernie Sanders was joined by 14 other Democratic senators– including
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USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)—Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Thursday, June 26, applauded the Administration’s request to provide support to moderate elements of the Syrian opposition. Last year, Rep. Engel introduced the Free Syria Act, which includes provisions similar to the Administration’s request. “The Obama Administration’s
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and 11 Senate cosponsors pressed Senate leadership to allow a full Senate vote on their bipartisan bill to fix the broken system for funding wildfire suppression. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D- Nev., and Senate Minority Leader
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