NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called on members of the United States Senate to ratify the New START treaty, saying that failure to do so promptly “would inevitably hamper” American leadership to stop the Iranian nuclear weapons program. In a letter sent Friday to all members of the Senate, the League urged […]

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) President and CEO David A. Harris issued the following statement congratulating Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) on his appointment as Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC): “We wish a hearty mazel tov to Representative Steve Israel for being chosen by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve as the

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday called on her colleagues in the Senate to vote in favor of repealing the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which unfairly discriminates against gay and lesbian Americans in uniform. Senator Feinstein made her statement at a press conference with fellow Democratic Senators. Following is

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (WJC) — A letter by 39 Democratic Congressmen adressed to President Barack Obama is urging clemency for Jonathan Pollard, a former US intelligence analyst who was convicted of spying for Israel and sentenced to life in jail in 1987. In comments at a press conference late Thursday, Rep. Barney Frank said he had

SAN FRANCISCO (WJC)–Jewish organizations have condemned a proposal to outlaw ritual circumcision of minors in San Francisco. The Anti-Defamation League, the SFJewish Community Relations Council, the Board of Rabbis of Northern California and the American Jewish Committee together issued a statement expressing “great concern” about the proposed initiative by a San Francisco resident, which would