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U.S. Losing Court Battles in War on Terror
A series of recent verdicts favoring Palestinian defendants in high-profile terrorist cases are raising questions about the American government’s strategy in prosecuting supporters of militant groups. Earlier this month, a Chicago jury acquitted Mohammed Salah and Abdelhalim Ashqar of being part of a racketeering conspiracy to finance and support Hamas. The two men faced life…
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Scandal-weary Israeli Public Enraged by Tainted Top Cop Pick
Jerusalem – Israel saw the resignation this week of its police commissioner following the thunderous release a report on the investigation into the worst law-enforcement scandal in the history of the Jewish state. Most Israelis saw the departure of Moshe Karadi — as well as the head of the Tax Authority in a separate scandal…
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Despite Ankara’s Entreaties, Groups Stay Mum on Armenian Genocide Bill
Washington – Despite fears of upsetting a top Israeli and American ally in the Muslim world, Jewish organizations are reluctant to respond to Turkish calls to fight a congressional resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide. In the past, Jewish groups have aided Turkey’s efforts to prevent the United Stated from applying the term “genocide” to the…
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In Memory of a One-man Yiddish Empire
Mordkhe Schaechter, a linguist, lexicographer and rebbe of secular Yiddishists, died February 15. He was 79. I became attracted to Yiddish when I was growing up in Louisville, Ky. Sitting in the back of Ms. Donsky’s German class, I often encountered Schaechter’s name while stumbling through week-old issues of the Forverts. On the basis of…
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Supreme Court Set To Hear Arguments in Key Church-State Case
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that Jewish organizations say could reduce oversight of the executive branch and limit the ability of advocacy groups to bring church-state legal challenges. The case, known as Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. and slated to be heard February 28, pits the Bush…
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Stepping Back, Bush Administration Wants Arab Allies To Pressure Hamas
Washington – In an effort to avoid accusations of American meddling, the Bush administration is looking to moderate Arab countries to press the new Palestinian unity government to recognize Israel and renounce violence. “We don’t want to be in the middle of this,” a senior administration official told the Forward. “We don’t want to have…
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UCLA Rabbi Apologizes For Attacking Activist
What began as a campus dispute over Israel resulted in a four-year legal battle that came to an end only this month, after a top campus rabbi in Los Angeles issued a formal apology. “I am deeply sorry that I hit, kicked and scratched you and called you a liar on October 21, 2003,” Rabbi…
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A Night Full Of Maazel
YOU GOTTA HAVE A LITTLE MAAZEL — ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA BENEFIT Led by conductor Lorin Maazel, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s January 30 concert in New York at Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium led off with a flawless rendition of Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No 3. Guest artist Maxim Vengerov performed a bravura interpretation of Beethoven’s Violin…
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Homeland Security Official: A Disaster is an "Unexpected Event"
The need for Americans to manage their expectations of how well the government can respond in the event of a disaster was a consistent theme struck by Department of Homeland Security official George Foresman in his interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep this morning. Below are some telling excerpts from the interview, beginning with Foresman’s response…
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Life in the Fast Lane
Jon Denning was recently driving down Interstate 81 to Danville, Va., near the South Boston Speedway, to begin training for the first Nascar race of his second season, scheduled for March 10 at Orange County Speedway in North Carolina. He is at home behind the wheel. Denning spoke to me on his cell phone, with…
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The Coat Conundrum
I made a parenting mistake the other day. (Just one, you say?) (Shut up, I say, before realizing that those voices in my head are not real.) There was a teachable moment dangling right in front of me and I missed it. Just totally whiffed. Here’s what happened. I got Josie the hat of her…
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