Ori Nir
By Ori Nir
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News Libby Played Leading Role on Foreign Policy Decisions
WASHINGTON — With the indictment and subsequent resignation of Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, the Bush administration has lost its most influential Jewish foreign-policy maker, Washington insiders say. Following the departure over the summer of top Pentagon officials Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas Feith, no Jewish official in the administration had…
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News White House Okays Hamas Candidates
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has agreed to the unconditional participation of Hamas candidates in the upcoming Palestinian elections, despite strong opposition from Israeli officials, Congressional leaders and Jewish organizations. Contrary to recent press reports, the administration is not insisting that Palestinian candidates — including Hamas representatives — be required to sign a pledge embracing…
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News Miami Pol Closes In on Key Foreign Policy Post
WASHINGTON — Many on Capitol Hill scoffed when Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican and an ardently pro-Israel lawmaker, started lobbying publicly in March for the chairmanship of the House International Relations Committee. Several of the other Republicans on the committee had more seniority that she did. More importantly, Ros-Lehtinen lacked the experience, connections or…
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News Republican Activist Chosen To Be Chief UJC Lobbyist
WASHINGTON — The country’s multi-billion-dollar network of Jewish charitable federations, an avid advocate for boosting government spending on social programs, has chosen a Republican activist to be its chief Washington lobbyist. This week the United Jewish Communities, the national roof body of local Jewish federations, tapped William Daroff, 36, to be its vice president for…
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News White House Considers Syria Sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is signaling its intention to slap new sanctions on Syria, say congressional sources and Western diplomats. “There is very little doubt in anyone’s mind that more sanctions will soon be imposed,” said a congressional aide who was recently briefed by administration officials. Frustrated by Syria’s failure to block militants from…
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News GOP-backed Head Start Bill Draws Fire
WASHINGTON — A White House-backed measure to allow federally funded early-child-care providers to discriminate on religious grounds is drawing fire from several Jewish organizations, but also receiving support from two Orthodox groups. The measure, supported by the Bush administration and approved last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, involves Head Start, a federal program…
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News U.S. To Broker Formula on Hamas Role in Palestinian Elections
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration plans to work with the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority to hammer out a formula that will satisfy Jerusalem’s objection to the participation of Hamas in the P.A. elections set for January, according to American and Israeli sources in Washington. Asked whether such a formula could be worked out…
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News Rabbis, Cantors Step Up Campaign Against Torture
WASHINGTON — An interdenominational group of more than 700 North American rabbis and cantors is stepping up its “campaign to end U.S.-sponsored torture” through a combination of political lobbying, protests and grass-roots mobilizing in synagogues. Last week the group, Rabbis for Human Rights North America, sent orientation packages to about 4,000 rabbis across the nation,…
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