Ori Nir
By Ori Nir
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News Leaders Stress American Side of Aipac
WASHINGTON —Howard Kohr confronted the elephant in the room head-on as he opened the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Kohr, Aipac’s executive director, told the estimated 5,000 delegates that the organization would not be harmed by the FBI investigation of two recently dismissed Aipac officials, Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman,…
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News Congress Mulls Conditions for Aid to P.A.
WASHINGTON — Congressmen are deciding whether to demand that the Palestinian Authority take concrete steps to stop anti-Israeli incitement as a condition for American aid to the territories. Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives are considering attaching such conditions to the additional financial aid that President Bush intends to grant the P.A….
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News Low Profile Hurting Abbas in Congress
WASHINGTON — For Senator Joseph Biden, trying to help Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has been a priority — and a frustration — for the past six months. Biden, a Delaware Democrat and arguably his party’s most respected voice on foreign affairs, met with Abbas in January, on the eve of the Palestinian presidential election….
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News Top Diplomats in Dust-up Over Madonna
WASHINGTON — In September 2004, Madonna came to Israel preaching tolerance and understanding. But the fallout from the pop diva’s visit may have served as the final straw in an increasingly bitter power struggle between Israel’s two most important diplomats. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom has reportedly decided to drive Daniel Ayalon, Israel’s ambassador to the…
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News Bush Administration Vows To Boycott Hamas Militants Elected in Territories
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration “will neither recognize nor engage with” members of Hamas or Hezbollah who are elected to office unless the two militant groups disarm, a top American diplomat told the Forward. David Satterfield, the second-ranking official at the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, said that the Bush administration is not…
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News Aid Package Sidesteps P.A.
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers passed an emergency aid package for the Palestinians this week, but some Jewish organizations and Palestinian activists are lamenting the measure as a missed opportunity to support Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Only about $140 million of the $200 million requested by the Bush administration will end up going to development projects…
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News FBI Probe: More Questions Than Answers
WASHINGTON — More than a week after a Pentagon official was charged with passing secret information to two employees of Washington’s pro-Israel lobby, Jewish communal leaders are still puzzled about the FBI’s investigation into the scandal. “There still are more questions than answers out there,” said one Jewish communal official, after participating Monday in a…
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News Senate Probes Bolton’s Pro-Israel Efforts
WASHINGTON — John Bolton, President Bush’s embattled choice to serve as American ambassador at the United Nations, is widely seen in Washington as a strong supporter of Israel. But recent media reports suggest that his support for the Jewish state goes further than previously believed. Senate staffers are reportedly probing many allegations regarding Bolton’s management…
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