Ori Nir
By Ori Nir
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News Congressman Pushes To Abolish Racial Caucuses
WASHINGTON — A Republican congressman is pushing to abolish all congressional ethnic caucuses, arguing that these hubs of minority political power perpetuate racial divisions in America. The proposal, made by Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, drew criticism and ridicule on Capitol Hill. Tancredo launched his effort two days before the New York-based Foundation for Ethnic…
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News Bush Policy Said To Fuel Coercion Of Abortion
WASHINGTON — A coalition of pro-choice religious groups is accusing the White House of inadvertently helping to prop up Beijing’s coercive population-control policies. The coalition, composed of representatives from Jewish, Muslim and Christian groups, is urging Congress to restore funding to the United Nations Population Fund that was cut last year by the White House….
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News Chill in U.S.-Syria Ties Helps Clear Way for Israeli Raid on Terror Camp
WASHINGTON — Syria has in recent weeks stopped supplying Washington with valuable intelligence, which in the past was helping the United States in fighting Al Qaeda and terrorism in Iraq, congressional, diplomatic and intelligence sources told the Forward. The Syrian reversal appears to have played a major role in the Bush administration’s sympathetic response to…
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News Arrest Triggers a Crisis Among American Muslims
WASHINGTON — Recent allegations by federal prosecutors that a prominent American Muslim leader attempted to smuggle hundreds of thousands of dollars to terrorist organizations have triggered a deep crisis in the organized Muslim community. The arrest of Abdurahman Alamoudi, president of the American Muslim Foundation and founder of the American Muslim Council, is embarrassing Muslim…
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News Israel Appeals to U.S. To Block U.N. Resolution on ‘Road Map’
WASHINGTON — Israel is making an urgent appeal to the Bush administration to block two Arab-initiated resolutions in the United Nations Security Council calling on Israel to stop building its West Bank security fence and authorizing the U.N. to press for the implementation of the “road map” peace plan. Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Daniel…
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News Stymied Administration Slams Both Sides
WASHINGTON — Stymied by the Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic deadlock and seemingly unwilling to risk its shrinking political capital, the Bush administration issued a round of contradictory, top-level messages this week that left observers convinced it was merely trying to buy time while appearing engaged. The apparent confusion reached its height on Monday, when President Bush told…
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News Congress Pushing Bush on Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON — The White House is standing by Saudi Arabia, even as congressional pressure mounts on the Bush administration to confront Riyadh’s alleged funding of Hamas. Congressmen from both parties are demanding that the administration pressure the Saudi government into enforcing a decree issued by Crown Prince Abdullah more than a year ago ordering the…
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News Support for Syria Bill Grows in Congress
WASHINGTON — Congressional support is mounting for tougher action against Syria and Iran, as the White House insists that both countries are attempting to develop weapons of mass destruction. The new congressional push for sanctions comes after senior Bush administration officials testified last week that Iran already has the ability to build crude biological warheads…
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