ADL renews call to Vatican to open Holocaust-era archives of Pope Pius XII

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Asserting that the conclusions of the so-called “historical evidence” about World II-era Pope Pius XII’s actions to save Jews presented to the Pope are seriously flawed, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on Pope Benedict XVI to reassess the issue in light of his decision to move Pius XII a step closer […]

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Attempted bombing was not a single criminal event but rather an act of war

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –It was bad enough that United States agents failed to take seriously the visit by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s father, a prominent banker, to the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria to report his concerns about his own son’s associates and behavior. It was bad enough that spokesmen for the U.S. government later

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Last 2009 flight of North American olim leaves for Israel

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The final charter Aliyah flight for 2009 – organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh and the Jewish Agency, in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Immigrant Absorption – departed Tuesday from JFK airport, carrying 210 new immigrants to Israel from the USA and Canada.  Tuesday’s flight  caps off a record year of North American Aliyah, in

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Mica blames TSA leadership, urges U.S. adopt Israeli model for flight safety

  WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)– U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (Republican, Florida), the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the following statement regarding the recent attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253. Mica was Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation from 2001 to 2007, and was one of the authors of

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Lieberman, Collins announce Senate hearing into attempted airline bombing

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)  – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman ( Independent, Connecticut), and Ranking Member Susan Collins, (Republican, Maine) , announced Monday that they would convene a hearing in January to examine the layers of security meant to protect airline passengers from terrorist attacks but which accused terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab successfully evaded.

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Lieberman asks why attempted bombing suspect was allowed to fly to U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (Independent, Connecticut), issued the following statement Saturday night in reaction to the attempted terrorist attack on a trans-Atlantic airlines flight December 25, 2009. “I want to congratulate the passengers and crew of the Northwest/ Delta flight who tackled, subdued, and restrained the

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USA

Justice Department charges Abdulmutallab with attempted bombing of aircraft

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – A 23-year-old Nigerian man was charged in a federal criminal complaint Saturday with attempting to destroy a Northwest Airlines aircraft on its final approach to Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Christmas Day, and with placing a destructive device on the aircraft. According to an affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint,

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White House condemns violent 'suppresion' of civilians in Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Mike Hammer, U.S. National Security spokesman, issued the following statement on Sunday, December 27. “We strongly condemn the violent and unjust suppression of civilians in Iran seeking to exercise their universal rights.  Hope and history are on the side of those who peacefully seek their universal rights, and so is the United

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White House opposes Israel's new housing in East Jerusalem

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The following statement was issued by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Monday: “The United States opposes new Israeli construction in East Jerusalem. The status of Jerusalem is a permanent status issue that must be resolved by the parties through negotiations and supported by the international community. Neither party should engage

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Israeli newspapers de-emphasizing photo journalism, survey finds

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)– More than 86% of the news photographs in the Israeli newspapers are archive photos. This is the result of a new and original study that was carried out at the University of Haifa for its Second Photojournalism Conference, “Photojournalism: From Hard to Soft News?” which took place at the University on

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