Ori Nir
By Ori Nir
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News Rabbis’ Group Focuses on Rights in U.S.
WASHINGTON — Galvanized by President Bush’s nomination of Alberto Gonzales for attorney general, liberal American rabbis are vowing to fight alleged human-rights violations committed by the United States in the war on terrorism. Rabbis for Human Rights – North America, an organization representing 700 clergymen in North America, launched a campaign last week against the…
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News Leaders Fear Probe Will Force Pro-Israel Lobby To File as ‘Foreign Agent’; Israeli Envoy’s Bid To Head U.S. Group Torpedoed
WASHINGTON — As the Department of Justice intensifies its investigation of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Jewish communal leaders fear that the goal of the probe is to compel the powerful lobbying organization to register as a “foreign agent” representing the government of another country. Widely regarded as one of the most influential organizations…
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News Group To Debate GOP Bid on Judge Picks
WASHINGTON — The Jewish community’s top public-policy consultative body is weighing a proposal to oppose attempts by Senate Republicans to block Democrats from filibustering conservative judicial nominations. The proposed resolution, which comes as some Democratic and Republican lawmakers are both warning of a fierce confrontation over the issue, will be debated at the annual plenum…
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News As Israel Debates Syrian Overture, Washington Presses To Stop Talks
WASHINGTON — While Syria’s repeated offers to reopen peace talks with Jerusalem are triggering a fierce debate within the Israeli military and political establishment, the Bush administration appears united in its opposition to launching such negotiations. The administration is not officially advising Israel against such talks, Israeli and American sources said. But Washington has refrained…
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News Mounting Scandal at Aipac Prompts Talk of Lobbying Powerhouse’s Demise
WASHINGTON — With senior officials at America’s top pro-Israel organization facing the specter of federal indictments, staffers at other groups are beginning to waver in their support and are warning that the mounting legal scandal could damage the political credibility of the entire Jewish community. The doubts were prompted by last week’s FBI raid of…
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News U.S. Urges Barghouti To Drop Candidacy
WASHINGTON — American officials are pressing jailed leader Marwan Barghouti to withdraw from next month’s Palestinian elections, in what some insiders describe as a desperate attempt to salvage the newfound progress in the peace process and avoid an embarrassing blow to America’s push for democracy in the Arab world. The Forward has learned that American…
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News Bush Gingerly Re-enters Mideast Fray With Bid To Enlist Groups’ Support
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is turning to Jewish organizations to rally support for American efforts to kick-start the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process. In a top-level White House meeting Monday with Jewish communal leaders, Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice announced the administration’s intention to step up efforts to advance the peace process, and said that…
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News Rights Group Targets Bulldozer Company
WASHNGTON — The drive to stop an American company from doing business with Israel has received a prominent boost from a leading human-rights organization. The New York-based Human Rights Watch is urging members to send letters to Caterpillar, a publicly traded heavy-equipment company located in Peoria, Ill., urging it to “immediately suspend” the sale of…
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