Washington, D.C. (Press Release)- Representatives of the United States and the Government of Jordan convened a meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, of the Joint Committee of the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Christopher Wilson, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, led a U.S. delegation that included representatives from the Departments of […]
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USANEW YORK (Press Release)–On December 7, 2009, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) joined three other Jewish organizations in filing an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court. The brief urged the Court to reverse a Fourth Circuit decision and “establish as the law of the land” that foreign government officials
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–An American friend, who some time ago showed his disappointment with Israel, has sent another note that includes: “I scan three Israeli newspapers every day (well, actually, their web sites, in English). It’s less like visiting a foreign country than like visiting a foreign planet. The obsession with Iran’s supposed nuclear weapons
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday expressed shock and disbelief at the unconscionable theft of the infamous “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign from the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz. According to museum officials, the iron sign was stolen early Friday morning after having been unscrewed and ripped from its moorings at the Holocaust
By Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO–Shimi Gerber (name changed) was a boy with lots of unfulfilled potential – which is putting it mildly. His parents sent him to an excellent yeshiva in New York, but he was more interested in anything but learning. During parent-teacher conferences they always heard the same thing; “Shimi is a very
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — In Parashat Miketz we learn that when Joseph’s brothers first appeared before him in Egypt: “Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize Joseph.” {Gen. 42: 8} How was this possible? The Talmud explains that Joseph was sold into slavery he was young and did not have
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) – dedicated to the defense of constitutional liberties secured by law – on Thursday filed its brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on behalf of Ohio Common Pleas Court Judge James DeWeese urging the court to clear the way for the
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – In a new report measuring infringements on religious beliefs and practices around the world, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that two-in-three people in the world today live in countries with high levels of restrictions on religion. The report gauges the level of restrictions due both to government actions
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USAGREENBELT, Maryland (Press Release)–A former FBI contract linguist pleaded guilty today to unlawfully providing classified documents to the host of an Internet blog who then published information derived from those documents on the blog. Shamai Kedem Leibowitz, aka Samuel Shamai Leibowitz, 39, of Silver Spring, Md., pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt, Md., to
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Travel and FoodTEHRAN (WJC) — Iran is producing new generations of uranium enrichment centrifuges and plans to use them by March 2011, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization told the ‘Fars’ news agency on Friday. “We are producing a new generation of centrifuges named IR3 and IR4 … We plan to use them by 2011
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Travel and FoodSTRASBOURG, France (WJC)–Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s new foreign policy chief, has lashed out against Israel. In her first major speech since taking office on 01 December, Ashton – a former deputy minister in the British government and until recently EU trade commissioner – condemned Israel’s “occupation,” demanded that Israel lift its “blockade” of the
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Middle East, USAAUSCHWITZ, Poland (WJC)–The iron sign bearing the infamous Nazi slogan “Arbeit macht frei” (“Work sets you free”) that spanned the main entrance to the former Auschwitz death camp was stolen in the early hours of Friday, Polish police said. The sign was removed by being unscrewed on one side and pulled off on the other,
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is supporting a petition signed by 39 Members of the Knesset calling upon the Israeli public to reconsider availing themselves of British goods and services in response to a recent British government initiative to recommend to all U.K. retail chains the placing of prominent labels indicating
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