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Conference of Presidents lauds Congressional moves on Israel, Iran

 NEW YORK (Press Release)– An overwhelming majority of members of the Senate and the House has signed letters to the President reaffirming the special relationship and strong bond between Israel and the U.S.  The Senate letter signed by 87 members stresses that it is in the U.S. national interest to support Israel when it faces threats […]

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'True Freedom Flotilla' publicizing plight of Gilad Shalit sails past U.N. and Statue of Liberty

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Hundreds of protesters in a “True Freedom Flotilla” sailed past the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations on Thursday with signs calling for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from his Gaza captivity.  For more information, please see previous story.  * Preceding provided by the Conference of Presidents of Major American

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LGBT forum cancels presentation by pro-Israel group

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– StandWithUs, (SWU) was suddenly banned on Thursday  from presenting a Gay Rights workshop at the international US Social Forum (USSF)  conference being held in Detroit, Michigan, from June 22 to June 26.   USSF notified SWU on Tuesday, just two days before  SWU was scheduled to present its  “LGBTQI Liberation in the Middle

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ADL says European parliamentary group cares little about facts of Gaza Flotilla

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday called a resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe (PACE), which urges an investigation into the flotilla incident yet declares Israel’s actions illegal, “inexplicable.”  Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:   “It is inexplicable that the Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe would

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'True Freedom Flotilla' in NYC demands Gilad Shalit release

NEW YORK, June 24 (Press Release) — Marking the fourth anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s kidnapping by Hamas, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has organized a “True Freedom Flotilla” that will sail today from Pier 40 around the tip of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty and past the United Nations to raise awareness

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, July 9, 1954, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Post Primary Reflections Southwestern Jewish Press, July 9, 1954, page 5 On reflection, the Primaries, while proving that the Democrats are still alive and kicking, held many disappointments for us. For one thing, the defeat of fluoridation was quite a shock. Even though all the newspapers in the

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StandWithUs calls for June 25 as day of solidarity with Gilad Shalit

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– Friday, June 25, marks four long years since Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit was abducted by seven Hamas terrorists who entered Israel from a tunnel under the Israel-Gaza border and ambushed an Israeli tank from behind. They launched a rocket-propelled grenade at the vehicle and killed two Israeli soldiers, Staff Sergeant Pavel Slutzker

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AJCongress criticizes UNRWA Commissioner-General for one-sided assessment of Gaza situation

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Accusing him of departing from his role as a neutral civil servant of the international community, AJCongress today criticized UNRWA Commissioner-General Fillipo Grandi for his failure to acknowledge that Israel has legitimate security reasons to restrict the flow of goods and people in Gaza and the West Bank. In an address to

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Suppose Turkey Transfers U.S. Technology and Tactics to Iran and Syria

Ed. Note: Turkish media jumped on a sentence in a recent column in which we worried about the potential compromise of Western military technology by Turkey as it expands its relations with Iran and Syria (and Brazil, Hamas and Hezbollah). We weren’t the only ones worried. A member of our Board of Advisors with long

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New Iran sanctions will make it more difficult for Iran to obtain missiles, other weapons

 WASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) — William Burns, the U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs, made the following statement on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on U.S. policy towards Iran and the rest of the Middle East: Chairman Kerry, Senator Lugar, Members of the Committee: Thank you very much for the opportunity to appear

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Quartet praises changes in Israel's policy towards Gaza

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The following statement by the Quartet consisting of the United Nations, United States, European Unon and Russian Federation was issued on Monday in response to Israel’s decision to allow freer flow of non-military goods to Gaza: The Quartet re-affirms that the current situation in Gaza, including the humanitarian and human rights

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New radiocarbon-based chronology of ancient Egypt refines scholars' previous estimates

HAIFA (Press Release)–An international team of scholars from Israel, the United Kingdom, France, and Austria have presented a comprehensive radiocarbon-based chronology of dynastic Egypt, spanning two thousand years. This marks the first time that high precision radiocarbon dating has been used so extensively for this specific purpose in the context of this ancient civilization. In

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