WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)–Voicing the concern that arts education in the public schools is in danger of being sanitized of any art with remotely religious themes or inspiration, The Rutherford Institute has asked the U.S Supreme Court to weigh in on a case in which public school officials banned the performance of an instrumental arrangement […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Tuesday legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (Republican, Florida), which would label certain Middle Eastern satellite providers of incendiary television programming as terrorist organizations, in an effort to prevent radical anti-American propaganda from hitting the airwaves. “This legislation will provide the United States with
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress December 7 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to establish a Material Management Program for repair and return of 61 F100-PW-220E engine modules, as well as associated parts, equipment, training and logistical support for a complete package
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USABy Shoshana Bryen (Links to Part I and Part II) WASHINGTON, D.C. –Even if we grant the President that in 18 months Afghanistan and Pakistan will be ready to police themselves-and will agree to our definition of who needs to be policed-by then al Qaeda will have moved on. American military reports say it is
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Shoshana Bryen, USAJudy Lash Balint, “Starting Over: Gush Katif refugees begin again,” The Jewish Star of Long Island. Jane Fantel refers us to a speech in 1991 by Severn Suzuki, a 12-year-old Canadian girl, about global warming. Yarden Frankl refers us to a video dance tribute to the late Australian philanthropist Richard Pratt. Rabbi Ben Kamin, “Afterlife?
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Bruce F. Lowitt, Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–Israel’s Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman has caused a stir in the country after calling for Torah law to become binding in Israel. “Step by step we will bestow religious law upon the citizens of Israel and transform religious law into the binding law of the state.” Neeman, an observant Jew, told a conference of
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–Turkish forces prevented a Hezbollah attack on an undisclosed Israeli target in Turkey, Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon has said, adding that he had thanked Ankara for the successful operation and for its cooperation. According to the newspaper ‘Haaretz’, quoting Israeli defense sources, the attack was meant to avenge the killing of senior Hezbollah
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Middle EastMUMBAI, India (WJC)—Indian officials have said they were collecting evidence to charge a Chicago man for helping to plan last year’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people. The move comes after a team of US federal investigators shared evidence with India this week that incriminates Pakistan-born David Headley, a US citizen previously accused
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Responses to my column on negotiations for a prisoner swap indicate it is time for comments about relations between Israelis and Palestinians. “The question I have is what has Israel done to make it completely out of the question for any enemy group to ever think of capturing an Israeli soldier again
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastNEW YORK — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) applauds U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, for calling on Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman to investigate the activities of George Galloway, a radical Israel-bashing
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Dan & Ris ______________________________________________________ By Jeanette Friedman NEW YORK — With three daughters and as a celebrations journalist who writes about how to make a wedding fantastic (always, I just realized, from the bride’s point of view), it’s a new experience to become the mom of the groom. Especially such a groom! It began at
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Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai is tested to see if he is a possible donor for Alan Cohen _____________________________________________________________ NEW YORK (Press Release)–From Yeshivos to the IDF to the Knesset, from Haifa to Jerusalem to Beer Sheba, Ezer Mizion has undertaken a massive recruitment drive to save the life of its brother across the
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday criticized the conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process adopted by foreign ministers at the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union, calling them “deeply flawed, based on a distorted view of the current situation and counterproductive to moving the peace process forward.”
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen Second of two parts, click here for Part I WASHINGTON, D.C. –President Obama’s speech at West Point was a study in isolationism. There was a blueprint for ending our deployment in Iraq, leaving Afghanistan to Afghan security forces and pushing the Pakistani government to fight extremists. We will “surge” for 18 months
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