By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — This has not been a good time for those who would rely on the power and wisdom of the United States. It has not been any better for Americans who may think of their country is better than others, and a world leader. Calls for decency, accommodation and/or reform by […]
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday, June 27, that Ambassador Martin Indyk, the U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, will be returning to his position as Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy at The Brookings Institution. Ambassador Indyk will continue to work closely with Secretary Kerry on the Obama Administration’s
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW) — Israel’s President Shimon Peres, after receiving a Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony Thursday, June 26, in the Capitol rotunda, thanked both President Obama and the Congress for standing by Israel throughout its history and for making the Jewish nation “strong enough to take risks for peace.” Peres said that at
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) paid tribute to the life of former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker, who sadly passed away on Thursday, June 26.. Congressman Cohen made the following statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives: “I have unfortunate news that we have lost a great
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) has cosponsored the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act (H.R. 3899) to reinstate and strengthen voting protections that were recently struck down by the Supreme Court last year. These provisions were designed to protect voters in states with a history of racial discrimination by requiring
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, met on Wednesday, June 25, with President Obama at the White House. President Obama asked President Peres to join him at a meeting with the leadership of the Jewish community in the US; hosted a working lunch with Vice President Biden,
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Middle East, USAMassive Times Square billboard calls for return of missing Israeli teens (JNS.org) A massive new billboard in Times Square calling for the return of the three missing Israeli teens has been launched by a local New York synagogue. The 40-foot-by-40-foot digital ad was purchased by the Young Israel of the West Side congregation for an
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The deleterious effects of racial profiling were discussed at a Capitol news conference by victims and representatives of the Progressive, Black, Hispanic, Asian-Pacific Caucuses in Congress. Among those addressing the conference was Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) who is a co-chair of the Progressive Caucus with Congressman John Conyers of Michigan.
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USABy Dr. Daniel Mandel NEW YORK — The recent kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers near Hebron, who are now the subject of a massive Israeli military-security search, should give pause. Israel says it has evidence of involvement by Hamas, the U.S. and European Union-listed terrorist group that calls in its Charter for the worldwide murder
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Middle East, USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — Taglit-Birthright Israel has passed a significant milestone with the designation of the program’s 400,000th participant: Ryan Hunter, 20, a student from Syosset, New York (Long Island). By reaching this milestone, Taglit-Birthright Israel turns a corner and has now provided a free heritage trip to half of the young Jewish adults who are
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JERUSALEM (WJC)–Israeli Jews want the views of the Jewish Diaspora, and the impact Israeli government action could have on it, to be taken into account by their government, according to a new survey by the Israel Democracy Institute presented in Jerusalem on Wednesday, June 25. The newspaper ‘Haaretz’ reports that asked whether the Israeli government,
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LONDON (WJC) –The British actor Gary Oldman on Tuesday apologized after claiming in a ‘Playboy’ interview that Hollywood was a “town run by Jews.” Oldman said fellow actor and director Mel Gibson was being unfairly ostracized over his anti-Semitic remarks. Following criticism by Jewish organizations, Oldman issued an apology in which he described Jews as
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WARSAW (Press Release) – Polish, American, and Israeli government officials joined AJC leadership, including AJC President Stanley Bergman, in Belzec on Wednesday, June 25, to mark the tenth anniversary of the memorial and museum erected at the site of the Nazi death camp in southeastern Poland. “Belzec is a stark lesson that we must never
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International, Middle East, USABy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel –The media often uses major sporting events, such as the current FIFA 2014 soccer World Cup, to provide audiences with a little light relief from the seemingly endless stream of bad-news stories. In contrast, I present you with a blog of positive news featuring some of the recent achievements of
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