Ori Nir
By Ori Nir
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News Ayalon: West Bank Settlements To Stay
WASHINGTON — In an address to a right-wing American Jewish organization, Israel’s ambassador to Washington pledged that his government would not remove any more West Bank settlements after the planned dismantling of four communities in August. The Israeli ambassador, Daniel Ayalon, made his remarks to members of the Zionist Organization of America during the organization’s…
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News Saudi Jihadists Play a Growing Part In Iraq Insurgency, U.S. Generals Say
WASHINGTON — Saudi nationals fighting American forces in Iraq have grown in numbers significantly in recent months, and are now believed to constitute a majority in the swelling ranks of foreign Islamic insurgents in Iraq — and the majority of suicide bombers in Iraq, according to the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee….
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News Results of FBI Probe May Harm Aipac’s Reputation
WASHINGTON — The contents of the newly released federal indictment against Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin, charging him with illegally disclosing secret information to an Israeli diplomat and to pro-Israel lobbyists, are heightening concerns in the Jewish community that a second round of indictments could damage the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the leading pro-Israel lobbying…
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Culture Iran Sanction Bill Loses Momentum As Administration Presses Diplomacy
WASHINGTON — The pro-Israel lobby’s top legislative priority — a bill aimed at tightening sanctions on Iran — is losing momentum in Congress now that the Bush administration is urging congressional leaders to hold off in favor of diplomatic efforts to quell Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Two weeks ago, at the annual policy conference of the…
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News Congress To Monitor Aid to Palestinians
WASHINGTON — Congress is taking the unprecedented step of establishing an in-house oversight apparatus to monitor daily how American aid money to the Palestinian Authority is being spent. Rep. Jim Kolbe, the Arizona Republican spearheading the effort as chairman of the House subcommittee dealing with foreign aid appropriations, said that the new system will monitor…
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News Pressing Peace in Era of GOP, Pro-Oslo Group Gets New Look
WASHINGTON — An upcoming fund-raising dinner of a major pro-Israel organization will honor a top Likud official, Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and a Republican businessman, Gary Heiman. Neither choice would be remarkable except that the organization is the Israel Policy Forum — long seen as a bastion of liberal support for Israeli peace policies….
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News Report Slams Egypt Over Antisemitism
WASHINGTON — A new report published Wednesday by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom slams the government of Egypt for allowing the deterioration of rights of religious minorities, including Jews. The report, which focuses on violations of the religious rights of non-orthodox and non-conforming Muslims, also mentions the failure of President Hosni Mubarak’s…
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News Palestinian Leader Makes Political Gains During Washington Visit
WASHINGTON — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas left the White House last week with plenty of political gains, which Israeli pundits and some high-profile Israeli officials were saying came at Jerusalem’s expense. Still, Jewish groups remained silent. As he welcomed Abbas last week, Bush seemed supportive of the Palestinian leader’s strategy of taking gradual steps to…
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