By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – A ten-year-old minor was almost arrested Tuesday morning (Jun. 3) by Israeli police after prostrating himself on the Temple Mount, and by doing so ‘breaking the rules’ laid down by the police for Jewish worshipers on the Mount. The boy’s mother shared with Tazpit News Agency the events that
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on Thursday, June 5, welcomed the continued focus on federal wildfire mitigation and firefighter training programs in a hearing held by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The panel heard from local, state, and federal officials about how Congress can help boost fire prevention and response
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – In response to the recent mass shooting in the Isla Vista community near Santa Barbara, U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, both California Democrats, on Thursday, June 5, introduced The Pause for Safety Act – legislation that will encourage states to empower families and others with new tools to
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and his colleagues in the Senate have received dozens of endorsements through petitions and letters in support of the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act introduced on May 6, 2014, which would allow those with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the lower interest rates
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Five million dollars to help eliminate the national rape kit backlog that Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) secured in the House-passed Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill was approved by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning, June 5. With the $5 million added through an amendment authored by
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday, June 5, held a public committee hearing on the House-passed FISA reform bill, the USA FREEDOM Act. Following is her opening statement, as delivered: * Today we meet to receive testimony and discuss the legislation passed by the House of Representatives on May 22 to
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – At first I thought that the San Carlos Recreation Center was an odd location for Chabad of East County to have a reading of the Ten Commandments followed by a Shavuot dairy meal on Wednesday, June 4. But I was wrong. I realized my mistake during a break
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyRYE BROOK, NY (Press Release) – Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today was joined by representatives from the state Attorney General’s office and the Westchester District Attorney’s Office at the Anthony J. Posillipo Community Center in Rye Brook to warn senior citizens, caretakers, and families about the spike in
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) on Thursday, June 5, reached a bipartisan agreement to improve veterans’ access to health care and address serious problems facing the Department of Veterans Affairs. “While this is not the bill that I would have written, we
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –General Motors announced the results on Thurday, June 5, of its internal report on ignition failures. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) issued the following statement in response to the announcement: “The internal report released today on the General Motors ignition switch defect is very troubling. It shows that the company, through
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to heed public outcry and give significant weight to the tens of thousands of comments filed by the public in support of net neutrality, many of whom are his New York constituents. In a letter to FCC Chairman Tom
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USASAN DIEGO (SDJW) — With victory under her belt, San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis plans to focus more resources in her fourth term on the following areas, according to the U-T’s Kristina Davis: human trafficking, elder abuse and cyber crime. * U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders, (Independent-Vermont) and John McCain (R-Arizona) have been attempting
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Jewish Religion, San Diego CountyBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — When the Six Day War broke out on June 5, 1967, no one really expected Israel to survive. Knowing that several Arab nations were sworn to murder the Jewish state, rabbis were consecrating hills in preparation for mass burials. Israel’s stunning, lightning victory and its bittersweet acquisition of
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – In ceremonies at Omaha Beach and Sword Beach in Normandy, U.S. Rep. Susan A. Davis (D-California) will pay tribute to World War II veterans, including her father who served in the European theater, on the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. “I take personal pride and feel
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