Ori Nir
By Ori Nir
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News Muslims More Likely To Vote on Values Than Foreign Policy
WASHINGTON — Republican outreach efforts to the American-Muslim community during recent years have yielded considerable fruit that is not likely to be undercut by the war in Iraq, according to the GOP activist most closely identified with that outreach, Grover Norquist. The reason, Norquist said in an interview with the Forward, is that ethnic and…
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News Arab-American Anger Over War in Iraq Could Weaken Bush in 2004
WASHINGTON — The war against Iraq is dramatically eroding President Bush’s support among Arab Americans and Muslim Americans and could weaken his 2004 reelection prospects in states with sizeable Arab- and Muslim-American immigrant populations, such as Michigan and Florida, some experts say. “I have told the White House and people in the Republican Party that…
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News America’s Arabic TV Aims For 2003 Launch
WASHINGTON — An American government-sponsored Arabic language satellite television channel may be up and running before the end of this year, beaming news with an American style and spin to the Arab world. But doubts persist over whether such a station can change attitudes in the region. Broadcasting mogul Norman Pattiz, who a year ago…
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News Keeping the Peace Poses New Battle for U.S. Troops
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is seeking ways to generate a favorable reaction from Iraqi civilians upon the conclusion of its drive to overthrow Saddam Hussein. But this battle for Iraqi opinion may prove as difficult as any military campaign. “Right from the start, winning the peace here will be a greater challenge than we…
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News Pro-Israel Activists Seek To Avoid Rift With Administration Over Peace Plan
WASHINGTON — Jewish lobbyists were in hair-trigger reaction mode this week: furious at the Bush administration for its plans to release an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, but wary of openly confronting the White House on the eve of war. With his surprise decision to release the “road map” to peace — announced in a March 14…
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News Secret State Dept. Report Disputing Bush Claim on Arab ‘Domino Effect’
WASHINGTON — The State Department is circulating a classified report dismissing the White House claim that a regime change in Iraq would trigger a push for democracy throughout the Arab world. The report strongly criticizes the controversial prediction of a post-Saddam Hussein democratic “domino effect” in the Middle East, the Forward has learned. It was…
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News Report Finds Alarming Rise in Uninsured Americans
WASHINGTON — As a wide coalition of civil rights organizations, unions, faith-based groups and medical professionals launched “Cover the Uninsured Week” Monday, a new study published this week shows an alarming increase in the number of Americans without health insurance. The report, prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which is the chief funder of…
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News Palestinian Economy Faces Devastation Under Intifada
WASHINGTON — A new World Bank report on the imploding Palestinian economy is fueling calls for an immediate resumption of peace talks. In the report, which assesses the economic repercussions of the Palestinian intifada and Israeli counter-measures, the World Bank explicitly argues for the first time that economic development in the West Bank and Gaza…
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