By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM–I was alerted that back in my old hometown of Seattle, KING5 TV broke the news that some group with nothing better to do with its money has paid for ads to run on Seattle buses accusing Israel of “war crimes.” The very fact that this made news would seem to […]
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By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA–John Cook and Wael Elasady do not stop with legitimate criticism of a Jewish-related issue. They openly slur the Jews. Elasady compared Israel to Sudan’s genocide of Darfur’s people when he joined with others who assailed Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski for trading with Israel. Cook, a Republican honcho in Texas, dragged
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– American Jewish Committee (AJC) is urging the Senate to pass the DREAM Act, which is scheduled for a vote today (Saturday, Dec. 18) “The DREAM Act, addressing the critical needs of the undocumented student population, is an important step towards desperately needed reform of our immigration system,” said Richard T.Foltin, AJC Director of
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– A bipartisan coalition of 18 U.S. Senators, led by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, on Friday urged United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan Rice to refrain from participating in the United Nation’s Durban III World Conference Against Racism, citing concerns that the conference will once again serve as a forum for
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are questioning innocent Americans who are perceived to be Muslim about their religion and their political beliefs without any suspicion that they have done anything wrong, according to a letter the American Civil Liberties Union and Muslim Advocates sent to the top internal watchdog
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–While there is a coordinated federal government approach to combatting terrorism emanating from foreign countries, there is no such coordination in countering the threat of domestic terrorism, according to a report provided by the Congressional Research Service. The report provides history of domestic terror incidents in the United States, several of
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USABROOKLYN, NY (Press Release)– United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry on Wednesday, Dec. 15, sentenced Abdul Kadir to life in prison for conspiring to attack John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, by exploding fuel tanks and the fuel pipeline under the airport. Kadir and his coconspirators believed their attack would cause
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USASAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)–The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the City Council of Santa Cruz was wrong to eject a spectator who, in protest of not being allowed to speak, gave the Council a silent raised-arm Nazi salute. Wrote the presiding judge in an opinion: “…unlike der Führer, government officials
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– With Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) leading the debate, the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday, Dec. 15, to end the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy. In effect for almost 18 years, the policy prohibited gay men and women from serving openly in the military. The vote comes after the Department of
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Barney Frank on Tuesday, Dec. 14, released the following statement regarding the announcement by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer that the House will consider a stand-alone bill to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” “I am extremely pleased that the House Democratic leadership is continuing to do everything possible to enact the repeal
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USAATLANTA (Press Release) – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit today on behalf of a Muslim woman who was told she could not enter a municipal courtroom unless she removed her religious headgear and was jailed for contempt of court when she protested. In December 2008, Lisa Valentine attempted
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued the following statement in reaction to the death of Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke: “Tonight America has lost one of its fiercest champions and most dedicated public servants. Richard Holbrooke served the country he loved for nearly half a century, representing the United States in far-flung war-zones
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to White House tapes reported in The New York Times, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told President Nixon, “The emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union is not an objective of American foreign policy…And if they put Jews into gas chambers in the Soviet Union, it is not an
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USANEW YORK (WJC)–World Jewish Congress, North America, in cooperation with the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, held a rally in front of the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to urge increased efforts to achieve the release of Gilad Shalit who has been held captive in the hands of
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