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Why the financial community repudiates American politicians

August 10, 2011

By Isaac Yetiv LA JOLLA, California– The month-old painful spectacle of Washington partners-in-government fighting each other on “raising the debt limit,”something that should have never occurred in the first place, has strengthened my belief, expressed in a previous column, that the system as presently constituted is broke and, as a result, we have a dysfunctional […]

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U.S. purposes in Afghanistan remain muddled

August 10, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Having written that “the mission” is what counts when sending American soldiers to protect, to fight and sometimes to die on our behalf, readers challenged us to define the mission in Afghanistan. We tried. Going back to the beginning of the Obama administration, we looked at what the

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Jewish Federations laud bill to aid aging Holocaust survivors

August 10, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—The Jewish Federations of North America lauded the introduction of a Congressional bill to provide support for agencies serving Holocaust survivors as they age in place in communities across the country. This bill is a result of meetings and discussions that Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Iliana Ros-Lehtinen conducted with Holocaust survivors and social

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As Moses was tired of bickering, so too are the American people

August 8, 2011

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Toward the beginning of the book of D’varim, Deuteronomy, Moses says to the people: “I cannot bear the burden of you by myself….How can I bear unaided the trouble of you, and the burden, and the bickering!” (Deut. 1:9-12) For the last couple of weeks all of us

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General questions about special forces casualties

August 8, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –They are all special forces; every American killed in service to our country is a special force. There have been 1,725 Americans killed in Afghanistan and 11,541 wounded (3,649 not returning to duty within 72 hours) before Saturday. But actual Special Operations forces are something else. One website that works

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A look at the post-deal Defense budget

August 2, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Raising the debt limit would not ordinarily be fodder for JINSA Reports but the deal will necessarily impact upon American defense policy and our ability to plan for the defense of ourselves, our interests and our allies, so a quick review is in order. The Numbers.Total defense-related spending in

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How to put an end to these budget crises

July 31, 2011

By Isaac Yetiv, PhD LA JOLLA, California — The Founding Fathers, fearful of “tyranny,” created, intentionally, a system of “divided government” to make impossible the concentration of power in the hands of one man or one group. But today, because of the great divisions in our society, the fierce partisanship and factionalism have led to

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Defense budget must be based on threat assessment

July 24, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C — The Constitution obliges our government to provide for the common defense. Determining against whom, under what circumstances, with what capabilities and under whose direction is the prerogative of the President, the Commander in Chief. The military services carry out the directives of the President, so the priorities of

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NJDC mourns passing of Hyman Bookbinder

July 21, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)- The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) remembers one of our key founders, Hyman Bookbinder, who passed away Thursday following a storied career in Jewish communal service. He was the inaugural recipient of NJDC’s Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award, NJDC’s highest honor — which was later bestowed to President Bill Clinton and

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ZOA files bias suit against Rutgers

July 21, 2011

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) on Wednesday filed a complaint against Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights because of a hostile anti-Semitic campus environment. The complaint, based on troubling reports from Jewish students, describes in detail the anti-Semitic harassment, intimidation and

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Time for U.S. to leave Iraq, Afghanistan… and the U.N.

July 16, 2011

By Isaac Yetiv, PhD LA JOLLA, California — Most people identify the “Middle-East problems” with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but that is only one of them, and not the most dangerous to peace and stability in the region and in the world. Today, the two poles of potential disaster for the security of the United States

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U.S. alienating allies in Middle East

July 15, 2011

By Shoshana Bryen Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Obama administration is withholding $800 million of the $2 billion in current aid to Pakistan, angry over the (limited) level of Pakistani pursuit of Taliban elements attacking U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The United States believes intelligence information provided to Pakistan has been shared with insurgents

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Indictment returned against man who allegedly promoted jihad in U.S.

July 15, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Emerson Winfield Begolly, 22, of New Bethlehem, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., Thursday for allegedly soliciting Islamic extremists to engage in acts of terrorism within the United States and posting bomb-making instruction materials online. The indictment was announced by Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for National Security;

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Senators receive budget advice from Jewish Federations

July 13, 2011

Washington, DC (Press Release) – Leaders from The Jewish Federations of North America weighed in Wednesday on the ongoing budget and debt ceiling negotiations and urged the Senate Democratic Steering Committee in a special meeting to protect programs that support vulnerable U.S. populations and the Jewish community at large. Many critical programs are under threat

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Why the financial community repudiates American politicians

U.S. purposes in Afghanistan remain muddled

Jewish Federations laud bill to aid aging Holocaust survivors

As Moses was tired of bickering, so too are the American people

General questions about special forces casualties

A look at the post-deal Defense budget

How to put an end to these budget crises

Defense budget must be based on threat assessment

NJDC mourns passing of Hyman Bookbinder

ZOA files bias suit against Rutgers

Time for U.S. to leave Iraq, Afghanistan… and the U.N.

U.S. alienating allies in Middle East

Indictment returned against man who allegedly promoted jihad in U.S.

Senators receive budget advice from Jewish Federations

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