(Editor’s Note: Names are boldfaced for members of the Jewish community in the list below.) WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NewYork) and 78 Members of Congress sent a letter to President Obama encouraging the president to continue working towards a two-state solution. Congressman Nadler said, “The two state solution is the hallmark […]
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Middle East, USAEditor’s Note: In the wake of Sen Robert Menendez’s (D-New Jersey) indictment on a charge of bribery, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has named Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) as Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. WASHINGTON (Press Release) – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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-San Diego Jewish World roundup- (Developing story) World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder reacted on Thursday, April 2, to the preliminary agreement reached by the negotiators of the P5+1 group in Lausanne. He said the key question was if
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The following announcement was made by the U.S. State Department on Thursday, April 2: Below are the key parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear program that were decided in Lausanne, Switzerland. These elements form the foundation upon which the final
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Middle East, USABy Daniel Sokatch NEW YORK — Passover is my favorite holiday. Every year, we slow down, step back and commemorate what, in my opinion, is one of the greatest gifts the Jewish people have given to the world: the story of Exodus from Egypt, the ultimate narrative of hope, liberation, and possibility. This story, our
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAIsrael applies to new China-led global investment bank (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a letter of application to join the new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Israel seeks to join roughly 40 countries, including several Western and Asian allies such as the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore Korea,
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International, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — A bittersweet irony it is that the freedom festival of Passover arrives on the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and one day before the rebirth of hope—Easter Sunday. We go to our April festivals this year with a thousand cuts on our soul—from
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –The tempest that has recently blown over US-Israel relations has one unique source, the personality and far-leftist ideology of one man, President Obama: his narcissistic belief and arrogant unilateral acts that are anathema to the American political system, his intolerance to dissenting views that brook no dissent from
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) issued the following statement on Wednesday, April 1, upon the announcement that a federal grand jury in Newark, N.J., has indicted Senator Robert Menendez: “AJC has had the pleasure and privilege of knowing Senator Menendez and working with him on a range of public policy issues
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The 2015 Nominating Committee of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has recommended Stephen Greenberg, Chairman of NCSEJ – National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry– to serve as Chairman beginning June 1, 2015. Mr. Greenberg has a long history of Jewish communal involvement. Early on, he served as National
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Jewish Religion, USANEW YORK – The American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes Spanish parliamentary action to strengthen punishment for anti-Semitic acts and rhetoric. “Spain has taken a significant step in the fight against anti-Semitism, signaling with this reformed law that there will be zero tolerance for acts of hatred against Jews,” said Dina Siegel Vann, director of AJC’s Belfer
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International, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-New York), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, on Wedneday, April 1, issued the following statement on the Administration providing appropriated military assistance to Egypt: “At a time of rising instability across the Middle East, it is critical that allies
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The American people overwhelmingly expect congressional review of any nuclear agreement with Iran, according to three new polls. The Pew Research Center and Rasmussen Reports each found that more than 60 percent of respondents believe Congress should have final authority for approving a deal. A Quinnipiac University poll released on
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Middle East, USAAfter Iranian threat to destroy Israel, Netanyahu urges ‘better deal’ on nukes (JNS.org) Following an Iranian military official’s reported threat to destroy Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday urged world powers to seek a “better deal” in their nuclear negotiations with Iran. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi, the commander of Iran’s Basij militia, said
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