(Editor’s Note: Secretary of State John Kerry responds below to criticism of his use of the word “apartheid” in an overheard private conversation.) By John Kerry WASHINGTON, D.C. — For more than thirty years in the United States Senate, I didn’t just speak words in support of Israel, I walked the walk when it came […]
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The U.S. State Department issued this statement on Monday, April 28, through the office of spokeswoman Jen Psaki: “The United States is deeply concerned by today’s Egyptian court actions related to another mass trial and preliminary death sentences as well as the banning of the April 6 Youth Movement activities.
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Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — On Tuesday, April 29, in the Rayburn House Office Building (Room 2172), Members of Congress, German officials, Jewish leaders, and diplomats will gather to mark the publication of an unprecedented, historic two volume work documenting, for the first time in English, the synagogues and prayer houses destroyed on Pogromnacht, November
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Jewish History, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today welcomed a Department of Defense decision that will help ensure the military applies made-in-America requirements to athletic shoes. The decision came after Levin helped enact language in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 requiring the department to
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Sports & Competitions, USA
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Press Release)–On Monday, April 28, in response to new draft Food and Drug Administration regulations prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Yale-New Haven Hospital doctors Ben Toll and Roy Herbst at Smilow Cancer Hospital to call for additional measures to protect youth from nicotine addiction. The draft
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Prominent members of the U.S. Congress expressed their admiration to EFRAT’s founder Dr. Eli Schussheim for his organization’s efforts to help mothers carry their babies to full term. EFRAT steps in where the mother is facing a dilemma of whether to continue with her pregnancy, but does not feel financially or
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said on Monday, April 28, it was “startled and disappointed” by reports that Secretary of State John Kerry used the highly inappropriate and offensive term “apartheid” to warn what might become of Israel should an agreement not be reached with the Palestinians. Kerry reportedly said that Israel
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Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — The American Jewish Committee’s executive director, David Harris, said he was “dismayed” by racist comments attributed to Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, and said the NBA should take action against the basketball team owner. While the Jewish organization did not say so in its press release, it’s
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Sports & Competitions, USABy Debra DeLee WASHINGTON, D.C. — APN (Americans for Peace Now)’s position is clear: Negotiations are the only route to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the only resolution to this conflict will be a mutually agreed-on two-state solution. However, the past nine months of peace efforts, led with admirable commitment and energy by Secretary of
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Middle East, USASACRAMENTO (Press Release) — A bill aimed at closing California’s job skills gap by allowing community colleges to offer four-year degrees, where a local workforce need can be documented, was approved Thursday in the Senate Education Committee on an 8-0 bipartisan vote. Senator Marty Block (SD-39), who authored the legislation – SB 850 – described his measure
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Kathy E. Gill SEATTLE, Washington — Using money to privilege convenience may be the American ethic. And it’s a far cry from the egalitarianism exemplified in “all men are created equal.” Look at the TSA and its “precheck” program, for example. With TSA precheck, you pay $85 and cough up your biometrics and an
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)– U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Norway’s Foreign Minister Borge Brende met on a variety of issues on Thursday, April 24, with the apparent breakdown of the Middle East peace process clearly on everyone’s mind. Meeting the news media before their private discussion, Brende made a point of thanking Kerry
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (SDJW) – American Jewish organizations are debating what course Israel should take in the wake of the announcement that the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority has reconciled with the Gaza City-based Hamas organization, which remains committed to Israel’s destruction and is considered a terrorist organization. Some say Israel is right to terminate negotiations with the
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Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich), issued the following statement concerning the Armenian Genocide: “Today, April 24, people around the world will pause to observe Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. We will pause to reflect on the historical facts of the Armenian genocide – the deaths of more than 1.5 million men,
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International, USA