Ori Nir
By Ori Nir
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News Rosenthal Decries ‘Disgraceful Silence of Complacency’
WASHINGTON — In her final speech as executive director of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Hannah Rosenthal called on the organization’s members to voice “a lot more outrage” in the face of the Bush administration’s significant cuts to social-service programs. “This is a time that begs that we speak out on injustices,” said Rosenthal,…
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News Top Jewish Council Urges Congress Not To Block Plan for Palestinian Aid
WASHINGTON — Congress is being urged by a top Jewish public-policy organization to approve the Bush administration’s request for $350 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, even as prominent Jewish lawmakers fight the proposal. A resolution calling on Congress to “to fund” the aid proposal “in its entirety” was passed unanimously Monday at…
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News Bush Plan for Funding Of Palestinians Facing Resistance in Congress
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration’s efforts to revive the Palestinian economy and boost the peace process with a quick infusion of American aid is facing stiff resistance from some pro-Israel forces on Capitol Hill. Supporters of the assistance fear that the stringent conditions being proposed by opponents to the Palestinian aid package will slow down…
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News Top Palestinian Activist To Address Policy Conference
WASHINGTON — America’s largest Jewish policymaking body will host an unlikely guest at its annual gathering this weekend in Washington: the head of America’s most prominent pro-Palestinian advocacy group. Ziad Asali, founder and president of the American Task Force on Palestine, will participate in a special discussion on March 1 at the annual policy plenum…
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News With Eyes on Iran, Arab Countries May Pursue Nukes
WASHINGTON — As the White House struggles to contain the nuclear ambitions of Iran, Israeli security officials and American experts are urging the Bush administration to prevent other Middle Eastern countries from developing nuclear weapons. Developments in Iran could end up fueling nuclear pushes in Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Turkey, according to Israeli…
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News AJCommittee Opposes GOP Senate Plan
WASHINGTON — The campaign to stop Senate Republicans from banning filibusters on federal judicial nominees received a boost this week from an influential Jewish civil-rights agency. After sitting on the fence for months, the American Jewish Committee decided to oppose changes to the Senate filibuster regulations proposed by GOP leaders. The proposed changes are aimed…
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News Bush Urged To Press Putin on Tolerance
WASHINGTON — On the eve of his summit with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, President Bush is being urged to press the Russian leader on Moscow’s alleged violations of religious freedom and failure to crackdown sufficiently on antisemitism. Members of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, a Federal agency whose members are appointed…
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News U.S. Uses Measured Approach in Mideast
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, an accomplished classical pianist, was once asked to name her favorite composer. Rather than cite the sentimental Russian romantics — “where it’s all on the sleeve” — she replied: “I love Brahms, because Brahms is actually structured. And he’s passionate without being sentimental.… With Brahms it’s restrained, and…
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