By Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel NEW YORK — Has President Barack Obama ‘got Israel’s back’? When policy is compared to rhetoric, the answer is no. Thus, when Hamas, a terrorist organization which calls in its Charter for the worldwide murder of Jews, launched a new round of rocket assaults on Israel, […]
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Middle East, USA“If somebody was sending rockets into my house where my two daughters sleep at night, I’m going to do everything in my power to stop that. And I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.” —Barack Obama, Remarks in Sderot, New York Times, July 23, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The Republican Jewish
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Clearly annoyed with anonymous sources in Israel who leaked details of a cease fire proposal that was rejected, State Department spokesman Jen Psaki told of the efforts of her boss, Secretary of State John Kerry, to achieve what she described as a “humanitarian” break in the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Here
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: · Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein – Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Department of State President Obama said, “I am grateful that Rabbi Saperstein has chosen to dedicate his talent to serving the
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Jewish Religion, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Israeli Cabinet unanimously rejected the terms of a Gaza ceasefire proposed by Hamas front men Qatar and Turkey. Secretary of State Kerry expressed surprise and chagrin at the vote. The Israelis expressed surprise and chagrin at Kerry’s support for a document that offered Hamas “arrangements to secure the
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — In a recent article I had written about the war on women that is taking place in the Middle Eastern world, I had come across some quotes that were attributed to Sandra Fluke, who was allegedly interviewed by NPR. In essence, these quotes which I later
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) filed a 30-page amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the Court to uphold the right of American citizens born in Jerusalem to have “Israel” listed as their birthplace on their passports, certifications of nationality and registrations of birth. The brief
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Middle East, USAIsraeli officials blast Obama’s demand of ‘unconditional’cease-fire (JNS.org) Israeli officials expressed outrages on Monday after U.S. President Barack Obama urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to announce an “immediate, unconditional humanitarian cease-fire” in Gaza. In a statement about a phone call between the two leaders, the White House said Obama “underscored the enduring importance of ensuring
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-Twelfth in a Series- By Donald H. Harrison BLACKFOOT, Idaho –About the time that movie star Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism in association with her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller, potato farmers and marketers in Idaho were talking about how beautiful a woman she was. “She’s the kind of woman who would look good in
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-Eleventh in a Series- By Donald H. Harrison SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — As one drives north on the Interstate 15 towards Salt Lake City, a Jew might get the impression of being surrounded by a familiar heritage, and also by one that is altogether new. In Utah, one passes through the northwest corner of
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food, USABy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — Jews have been accused of harming and murdering non-Jews since the twelfth century in England, when Jewish convert to Catholicism, Theobald of Cambridge, mendaciously announced that European Jews ritually slaughtered Christian children each year and drank their blood during Passover season. That medieval blood libel, largely abandoned in
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) released the following statement on Friday, July 25, regarding Israel’s Iron Dome defense system: “The RJC welcomes Senator Mitch McConnell’s efforts to make the Senate’s proposed $225 million supplemental funding for Israel’s Iron Dome program a stand-alone bill. “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has bundled the Iron
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WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)— American Jewish World Service (AJWS), which provides direct financial support to grassroots organizations in Haiti, applauds Congress for passing the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act, which will ensure transparency in how U.S. funds are allocated to assist ongoing efforts to recover from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. AJWS is the leading
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International, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC) — The chairman of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians, US Congressman Eliot L. Engel, has called on European nations to provide security measures for their respective Jewish communities. His call came in the wake of increased anti-Semitic violence around Europe, which has in part been sparked by the current conflict between
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