WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The House on Thursday passed an amendment authored by Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) to protect emergency responders from illegal drone use during disasters. Davis’s amendment directs the federal government to work with state and local entities to educate the public about the dangers of flying unmanned aircraft into areas […]
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NEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global Jewish advocacy organization, congratulated Mike Pompeo on his swearing-in as Secretary of State today. The letter from AJC CEO David Harris to Secretary Pompeo follows: As longtime admirers and supporters of the State Department’s defense of American interests and values across the globe,
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International, Middle East, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — President Trump’s characterization of the US attack on specific Syrian chemical storage and research facilities as “mission accomplished” is technically accurate, as the intended targets were in fact destroyed. But declaring mission accomplished in the context of the continuing unfolding tragedy being inflicted on the Syrian people is cynical
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USALOS ANGELES (Press Release)–StandWithUs, an Israeli advocacy group headquartered here, is protesting actions at New York University and George Washington University, respectively in New York and Washington, as both anti-Israel and anti-Semitic. Fifty-one NYU student organizations on April 9 co-signed a joint statement pledging to boycott Israeli goods, Israeli academic institutions and conferences, and numerous pro-Israel outside
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Press Release)—The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Trump v. Hawaii, the case challenging the most recent iteration of the administration’s travel ban. The September 2017 executive order restricts the entry into the United States for nationals of a specific list of mostly Muslim-majority countries. While HIAS is not a
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) are leading more than 50 House Republicans and Democrats in pushing for the U.S. Department of State to exert diplomatic pressure on Ukraine and Poland for recent in incidents of state-sponsored Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism. “We urge you to join
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International, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Rep. Susan Davis (CA-53) plans to enlist the Navy in dealing with the border sewage spills and what kind of impact spills will have on national security. The Navy will build a $1 billion Navy SEAL training center, known as the coastal campus, down the strand near Imperial Beach. Davis
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International, USANEW YORK (Press Release) ─As thousands of people from across the world celebrate the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence, Jewish National Fund-USA–the organization whose hundreds of millions of trees created the lush green terrain and forests of the Jewish nation and today is developing its north and south–is proud to announce that over 600,000 donors
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Reps. Nita Lowey (D-NY), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Albio Sires (D-NJ), and Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Wednesday introduced H. Res. 835, a resolution supporting robust bilateral relations with the State of Israel globally and fairness in its treatment in multilateral fora upon seventy years of statehood. The resolution highlights Israel’s recent advances
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Middle East, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The re-election of Egypt’s President Sisi came as no surprise. Despite irregularities at some polling stations, President Sisi won handily because he remains the most popular president, and perhaps for good reason. A clear majority of Egyptians feel that unlike any of his predecessors, Sisi is dedicated to improving
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(c) Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Joseph Goldstein, born in Winnipeg in 1915, married Reva Atkin in Toronto in 1939. They moved to Los Angeles in 1948. They had two children, Karen, and Marty of blessed memory. Joe was a furrier and Reva worked for Prudential. They owned a house, went on vacation every summer, helped
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International, Oliver Pollak, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — In recognition of Yom Hashoah, members of Bat Harim Hadassah, and community leaders, in San Diego, recently gathered for a presentation and post discussion with William Bernstein, Director of Institutional Advancement for the Western Region, American Society for Yad Vashem. Bernstein introduced the mission of Yad Vashem by quoting Avner Shalev,
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Jewish History, Middle East, USA(((Semitism))) Being Jewish in the Age of Trump by Jonathan Weisman, St. Martin Press, New York, © 2018, ISBN 978-1250169938, 224 pages, plus acknowledgements and notes, $25.99 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – The introduction to author Jonathan Weisman’s newest book (((Semitism))), in which he chronicles the unchecked growth of hate in this country against
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) In celebration of Israel’s 70th anniversary, the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, IAC San Diego, and our community partners are proud to announce the return of Israel Fest, our annual community-wide event to honor Israel. The event will be held on April 29 held at Liberty Station. This is a free
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