NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has praised Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for his recent criticism of “friends” who pressure Israel to accept peace deals by warning them that, if they didn’t, the movement against Israel will only strengthen. Senator Schumer said at the 2014 AIPAC Policy Conference that such actions […]
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday, March 6, filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of 40 prominent civil rights, human rights, religious, educational and law enforcement organizations urging the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the constitutionality of the federal Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes
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USABy Isaac Yetiv , Ph.D LA JOLLA, California — Years ago, I warned about a dangerous trend of usurpation of authority by the Executive power to the detriment of the other two co-equal powers, the Legislative and the Judiciary. I even called it “Bonapartism.” The drafters of the US Constitution, fearing ” the rule of
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USANEW YORK (Press Release)–Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, called on Congress “to restore full funding for the very successful groundbreaking joint US-Israeli missile defense program including David’s Sling, Arrow II and Arrow III as well as the funding for the
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Middle East, USA
By Carmit Madar WASHINGTON (TNA) – The 2014 AIPAC Convention commenced with the singing of the Spangled Banner and the Hatikvah by Hagit Yassu, a young Israeli singer, who was among over 13,000 attendants from around the world, from all religions and walks of life, came together to show support for Israel. The convention hosted
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SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)–Five pro-Israel groups have written a letter calling on San Francisco State University President Leslie Wong to speak out against and provide counter programming to an anti-Israel forum scheduled on the campus on Thursday. Contending that sponsors of the forum recently met with known terrorists while traveling in the Middle East, the
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Middle East, USAEAST LANSING, Michigan (Press Release)–Rabbi Ben Kamin’s new book Dangerous Friendship: Stanley Levison, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Kennedy Brothers will be available from Michigan State University Press this April and is available for sale through its website www.msupress.msu.edu and at fine bookstores. The product of long-concealed FBI surveillance documents, Dangerous Friendship chronicles a
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Jewish History, USABy Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel will fail, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference. “Beyond our traditional trading partners, countries throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America, these countries are flocking to Israel” wanting Israeli technology, Netanyahu said. “The BDS
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LOS ANGELES (Press Release) – AJC welcomed the decision of the Appellate Division of the California Superior Court in Orange County in State v. Sayeed, et al. The court upheld the conviction of 10 individuals who repeatedly interrupted Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren’s speech at the University of California at Irvine in February 2010. They had
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. –Following is the text of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech on Monday, March 3, to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) as provided by the U.S. State Department: * SECRETARY KERRY: Norm, thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you all, 14,000 strong or more. (Applause.) Howard, Howard Friedman
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — State Department Spokesman Jen Psaki issued the following statement Monday, March 3, on the situation in Syria: “The United States deplores continued threats against Christians and other minorities in Syria, who are increasingly targeted by extremists. Last week in Raqqa, the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL) announced it
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Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C — U.S. President Barack Obama and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on Monday, March 3, to discuss a wide range of topics including the civil war in Syria, the efforts to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, turmoil in Egypt, and the ongoing U.S.-brokered discussions between Israel
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Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –President Obama has long made clear his distaste for fighting wars — his or anyone else’s. He has followed through on his belief in diplomacy not necessarily moored to military power, and on his priority issues within the military related to social and group identity issues. Now in his sixth
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NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Interfaith Coalition on Mosques (ICOM) on Friday, Feb. 28, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit supporting a Muslim congregation in Bridgewater, New Jersey whose mosque construction was unlawfully blocked by a town ordinance. ICOM was formed by the Anti-Defamation League in 2010 to
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