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NEW YORK (Press Release)–Following is a transcript of comments made by U.S. President Barack Obama at dedication ceremonies Thursday, May 15, of a museum dedicated to the memories of victims and honor of first-responders after the 9-11, 2001 terrorist attacks. THE PRESIDENT: Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Cuomo, honored guests, families of the fallen. In those awful
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USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Following is a transcript of comments made by Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in Jerusalem on Friday, May 16, prior to their formal meeting. PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: Mr. Secretary, Chuck, welcome to Jerusalem. I’d like to express my deep appreciation and that of the people of
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Middle East, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)– On the 60th anniversary of the landmark United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v Board of Education, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) celebrates the historic breakthrough in May 1954 and everlasting impact of that case and ruling. AJC Executive Director David Harris issued the following statement: “The ‘self-evident’ claim of the
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USA
By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM –In mid-May, Congressmen Andrew P. Harris, M.D. and Ron DeSantis, Republicans from Maryland and Florida, respectively, were in Israel as part of a week-long visit organized by the Yes Israel Missions in conjunction with the YESHA Council, which represents the Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria, and sponsored by the
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Middle East, Toby Klein Greenwald, USA
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Opera has announced its relationship with former General Director Ian Campbell and his former wife, Ann Spira Campbell, has been terminated, reports James Chute in a U-T story. The Campbells had been on paid leave since a new board has taken over the Opera in the wake of Campbell’s
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San Diego CountyNetanyahu, Hagel discuss Iran nuclear program in Jerusalem (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel discussed the Iranian nuclear program in public comments on Friday in Jerusalem. “I wasn’t surprised and I’m sure you weren’t surprised by the recent U.N. report on Iran’s ongoing efforts to deceive the international
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InternationalBy Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO — Yidel Kleinbart, an Orthodox Jew, was rushing to Mt. Sinai hospital from his Brooklyn home. His wife was in labor, and he had little time to spare. The problem was, there was a great deal of traffic en route to Manhattan. The fastest way to Manhattan was via
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Jewish Religion, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday, May 16, commended the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) for its response to allegations that a taxicab driver operated his taxicab while brandishing a Nazi armband with a swastika. After receiving complaints from the public, ADL expressed concern to the TLC, which subsequently
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USA
PARIS (WJC) — France’s National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism (BNVCA) reports that a Jewish mother and her six-month-old baby were attacked and insulted at a bus stop in Paris’ Montmartre district earlier this week. According to a report filed by the attacker, whom the victim described as a European woman in her 50s, shook the Jewish woman’s
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International
SOMA, Turkey (WJC) — Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan screamed an anti-Israeli slur at a Turkish citizen during protests against him in the city of Soma, where earlier this week nearly 300 coal workers were killed when a mine collapsed. Video footage of Erdoğan being surrounded by angry protesters show him insulting a protestor with
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Middle East
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (WJC) –A federal court here declared unconstitutional last year’s memorandum of understanding which the Argentine government concluded with Iran in order to probe the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, which Argentine prosecutors blame on Iran. The federal court quashed a lower court ruling which said the deal
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International, Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told the AJC Global Forum on Thursday, May 15, that “no deal is better than a bad deal” regarding current negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program. Speaking before an audience of more than 2,000 people from 70 countries gathered for AJC’s signature
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) stood with students Thursday, May 15, and sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education urging it to put in place stronger protections for students in career education programs—particularly those at for-profit colleges—who take on significant debt to attend but are frequently left with meager job prospects.
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA