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Lawmakers call for rescue of abducted Nigerian girls

May 5, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)—Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-New York), the leading Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday, May 5, made the following statement regarding the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian girls by Boko Haram, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization: “The recent abduction of more than 200 Nigerian girls by Boko Haram is a cowardly […]

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Levin, doctors agree that gun use a public health problem

May 5, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan) on MOnday, May 5, called for stricter laws to control gun violence, citing data from the American College of Physicians. The text of his speech follows: Listening to your doctor is just common sense. That’s why it’s important for Congress to take note that this April, the

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High court’s ruling on invocations draws reaction

May 5, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC regrets the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Town of Greece v. Galloway. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the town board may continue to begin its meetings with a prayer. Historically, those prayers have been almost exclusively Christian, a practice that prompted the lawsuit. AJC, in an amicus

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Jewish Religion, USA

Feingold again on ‘good government quest’ — in Congo

May 4, 2014

KINSHASA, Congo (SDJW) –Russell Feingold, D-Wisconsin, was known in the U.S. Senate as a campaigner for good government, reaching across the aisle to Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona to produce a bipartisan bill to regulate how political campaigns are financed. After his defeat for reelection in 2010, Feingold taught law until he was

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International, USA

Neither far right nor left alter Israel’s course

May 4, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — John Kerry regrets his use of the word apartheid in connection with Israel, but his half-hearted apology, which included a reiteration of his accusation against Israel’s leadership as well as that of the Palestinians for not having the courage to do what he thought was right, put him squarely with

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Middle East, USA

AJC adds its voice against ‘Price Tag’ attacks

May 4, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)– AJC decried on Sunday, May 4, the so-called “price tag” vandalism attacks that have spread to Arab communities in Israel in recent weeks, joining such other groups as the Anti-Defamation League and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in the denunciations Prime Minister Netanyahu has said that such

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Middle East, USA

Movement to defund Palestinian Authority grows

May 3, 2014

By Edwin Black/JNS.org A growing number of lawmakers in the United States, Great Britain, and the European Union are openly suggesting the billions of dollars, pounds, and euros that they and others have collectively bestowed upon the Palestinian Authority to promote peace and reconciliation with Israel have done the exact opposite. The evidence is now

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International, Middle East, USA

Roundup: Activities of Jewish members of Congress

May 2, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C (SDJW)–Following are some of the activities of Jewish members in the House of Representatives during the legislative week of Monday, April 28, through Friday, May 2: * CRIMINAL JUSTICE Rep. Steve Cohen , D-Tennessee, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice and a strong advocate for reform

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Cardin concerned over press repression in 6 countries

May 2, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—In advance of World Press Freedom Day, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (NJ), Co-Chairman of the Commission, addressed the deterioration of media freedom in Ukraine, and the continued presence of criminal defamation: On the situation in

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Middle East, USA

Israel advocate says pro- Palestinians excel on campuses

May 2, 2014

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Former IDF Lt. Hen Mazzig, who coordinates Israel advocacy for StandWithUs’s Pacific Northwest Chapter on 15 college campuses in and around Seattle, Washington, says the American Jewish community may be too focused on interacting with present-day elites, while pro-Palestinian advocates are building a constituency among the college

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Cantor: Select Committee on Benghazi necessary

May 2, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) released the following statement Friday, May 2, on a House Select Committee on Benghazi, which House Speaker John Boehner said he planned to create if the House membership approves next week. “For nearly two years, House committees have aggressively investigated what happened the night four brave

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Middle East, USA

State Department renews call for Alan Gross’s freedom

May 2, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The State Department has again called on Cuba to release Alan Gross from detention. The following statement was issued on Friday, May 2: “Today is Alan Gross’s 65th birthday. Instead of celebrating it with his family where he belongs, Mr. Gross remains in a Cuban prison — where he has been

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International, USA

OpEd: Conference correct to reject J Street

May 2, 2014

By Morton A. Klein NEW YORK — There were very good reasons why the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (the Conference) clearly voted against the membership application of J-Street, an extremist group whose activities are hostile to Israel. The key stated missions of the Conference are “mobilizing support to halt Iran’s

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Middle East, USA

FDA approves lung cancer drug Zykadia

May 1, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, has C welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of another breakthrough drug – this time for a lung cancer drug manufactured by Novartis. The drug, known as Zykadia, will help treat patients with a certain type of late-stage non-small cell lung cancer.

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Lawmakers call for rescue of abducted Nigerian girls

Levin, doctors agree that gun use a public health problem

High court’s ruling on invocations draws reaction

Feingold again on ‘good government quest’ — in Congo

Neither far right nor left alter Israel’s course

AJC adds its voice against ‘Price Tag’ attacks

Movement to defund Palestinian Authority grows

Roundup: Activities of Jewish members of Congress

Cardin concerned over press repression in 6 countries

Israel advocate says pro- Palestinians excel on campuses

Cantor: Select Committee on Benghazi necessary

State Department renews call for Alan Gross’s freedom

OpEd: Conference correct to reject J Street

FDA approves lung cancer drug Zykadia

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