NJDC, RJC reject Paul’s call for ending foreign aid to Israel

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– A comment on Cable News Network by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) favoring an end to U.S. foreign aid to Israel and other countries has drawn fire from Jewish Republican and Democratic organizations. The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC)’s President David A. Harris said on Thursday: “The National Jewish Democratic Council stands […]

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Napolitano announces end of color coded U.S. security alerts

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Following is a speech that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered on Thursday at George Washington University. Good afternoon, and thank you President Knapp for that kind introduction, and for the invitation to be here at George Washington University. I’ll be speaking at several colleges and universities throughout the year about different

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Male bonding subject of ‘The Story of My Life’

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO—San Diego Musical Theatre is in its second year of producing musicals (may be the answer to Starlight without the outside stars) and, for its second show of the season, producers Erin and Gary Lewis have chosen the San Diego premiere of Neil Bartrum (Music and Lyrics) and Brian Hill’s (Book)

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Obama: World must be ‘ever-vigilant against the possibility of genocide’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–President Barack Obama made the following statement on Thursday in commemoration of  International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “I join people here at home, in Israel, and around the world in commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as we mark one of the darkest, most destructive periods in human history. “To remember is a choice,

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An unGalant imbroglio could jeopardize Israel’s defense if it drags on

By Rabbi Dow Marmur  JERUSALEM — My dictionary defines “gallant” inter alia as dashing, stately, majestic, noble, courageous, chivalrous etc. Before the investigation by Israel’s State Comptroller of the alleged lying in connection with the acquisition of some of the grounds of the palatial home – by now the most photographed private residence in Israel

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Should we blame the credit card company or the naive youth who ran up debt?

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO–This semester I am teaching the senior class at our new Community Jewish High School. There are only five students in the class but they are all exceptionally bright and Jewishly committed. We have been using a new book from a new series entitled,  Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices, edited by Rabbi

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First Amendment: Would Speaker Boehner bill would erode separation of church and state?

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to subsidize religious schools in the District of Columbia would undercut civil rights and civil liberties and add to the federal budget deficit, while failing to improve education, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Boehner has announced that  he will unveil a bill

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Republicans introduce ‘See something, say something’ to guard against terror

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – ­U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, along with 11 other Committee Republicans, introduced legislation Wednesdday that would provide legal protections to individuals who report suspicious activity that may reflect a terrorist threat.  The See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 would provide civil immunity in

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Bill would require military tribunals, not civil courts, for accused foreign terrorists

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-Floridaa) introduced legislation Wednesday requiring terrorists to be tried as enemy combatants, not common criminals. Buchanan’s bill, the “Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act” will mandate that any terrorist who attacks the United States or its people be interrogated, prosecuted and tried in military court, not civilian court. “The American

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