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Memorial Day: Remembering Holocaust Survivor Tibor Rubin, Medal of Honor Awardee

By Dorian de Wind The Moderate Voice AUSTIN, Texas — On this Memorial Day weekend, I think of Tibor Rubin, a Holocaust survivor who went on to become a U.S. citizen and a Medal of Honor recipient for his bravery during the Korean conflict. He was cited “for extraordinary heroism during the period from July […]

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U.S. Humanitarian Dock and Causeway to Gaza Almost Complete

Joint Logistics-Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, will consist of a floating dock about three miles off the Gaza shore, a floating pier attached to an approximately 1,800-foot-long modular causeway anchored to the shore and, finally, a group of logistic support vessels (LSVs) that will transport the aid from the dock to the pier/causeway [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]

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The Gaza JLOTS Project: A Risky but Indispensable Mission

Published by The Moderate Voice Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez, a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departs Newport News, Virginia, on its way to Gaza in support of JLOTS. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter) The mission to establish a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver critical humanitarian assistance to

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Remembering and Honoring 18 Jewish Medal of Honor Recipients

The day, March 25, was selected because March 25, 1863, was the date when the first Medal of Honor was presented. It was awarded to Private Jacob Parrott for “extraordinary heroism in April, 1862, while serving in action with Company G, 21st Ohio Infantry, during the Andrew’s Raid in Georgia,” an event also known as “The Great Locomotive Chase.” [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]

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Pro-Israel but anti-Netanyahu: Democratic Party leaders try to find the middle ground

Published by The Moderate Voice Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under unusual criticism from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP Naomi Schalit, The Conversation Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on March 14, 2024, “The Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel.” It was an extraordinary

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Background on U.S.A’s Floating Pier for Gaza Project

According to DoD, JLOTS will include a floating pier, an approximately 1,800-foot-long modular causeway, assembled offshore and then attached to the shore, and a group of logistic support vessels and barges that will transport the aid from the pier to the causeway where the cargo would be offloaded and transported to the land and distributed to Gaza. [Dorian de Wind, The Moderate Voice]

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