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Romney’s Ford Flap (What Goes Around…)
The National Jewish Democratic Council issued a statement criticizing Mitt Romney for announcing his presidential candidacy at the Henry Ford Museum in Detorit…. “NJDC is deeply troubled by Governor Romney’s choice of locations to announce his Presidential campaign,” said NJDC Executive Director Ira Forman. “Romney has been traveling the country talking about inclusiveness and understanding…
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Obama: ‘I Would’ Talk to Iran and Syria
It’s off to the races for Barack Obama, which includes fielding questions about U.S. policy towards Iran and Syria, as he did in an interview that aired last night on 60 Minutes. Like Clinton and Edwards, Obama advocates talks with Tehran and Damascus, and keeping “all options” on the table when it comes to preventing…
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In Aipac Talk, Clinton Offers Up Red Meat Before Calling for Engagement With Iran
When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed a packed crowd of Israel supporters in New York last week, she opened with a joke that signaled she was among respected old friends. Earlier in the afternoon, Clinton said, she had been frantic, as a critical Senate vote on the minimum wage delayed her trip north for the…
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Clash Looms Over Energy Independence
A major debate over energy and the environment is poised to erupt among national Jewish organizations at an upcoming public policy conference. According to communal insiders, several groups belonging to the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, a policy coordinating body made up of 13 national Jewish organizations and 125 local Jewish communities, are wrangling over…
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Israeli Society Split By A Kiss
Jerusalem – The latest faux-form letter making the rounds here is called “The Kissing Contract As Per the Ramon Rule,” and men and women across Israel are passing it around by e-mail with a chuckle — and in some cases, bitterness. The four-point contract permits a man to kiss a woman on the “mouth/cheek/forehead/other* (herein:…
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Experts Question Wisdom of Boycotting Hamas
Jerusalem – As Palestinian leaders set off for Mecca this week in the latest effort at Hamas-Fatah peace talks, well-placed sources in Jerusalem were speaking of growing doubts within Israeli officialdom over the current policy of boycotting Hamas. “People in different government agencies are well aware of the problematic nature of the present policy and…
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Orthodox Slam Effort To Monitor Conditions at Kosher Factories
As rabbis of Conservative Judaism begin work on a new, ethically motivated food certification, they are coming under attack from a number of Orthodox kosher authorities. The Conservative movement decided last December to create a Tsedek Hekhsher, or justice certification, after finding substandard working conditions at the country’s largest kosher slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa. The…
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Bush’s Proposed Budget Cuts Criticized
Washington – The new budget presented Monday by President Bush to Congress has Jewish groups worried over proposed cuts in social spending. Bush’s proposed $3 trillion budget for 2008, which will now be debated in Congress, includes a significant increase in spending on defense, national security and homeland security, while cutting back on Medicare, Medicaid…
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Ku Klux Klan Seen Gaining Strength
After years of dwindling activity, the Ku Klux Klan is staging a comeback, according to a newly released report from the Anti-Defamation League. The report, “Extremism in America: Ku Klux Klan,” found that the notorious white-supremacist group has re-emerged in the past year as a potent force. The ADL, which monitors hate groups, found that…
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Berlin Pushes E.U. Ban on Shoah Denial
Germany’s push for all European Union member states to adopt legislation criminalizing Holocaust denials is gaining traction as several key countries that expressed concerns over potential free-speech infringement have indicated a new willingness to join the effort. Berlin announced early this year that during its six-month presidency of the E.U., it would press to make…
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Jerusalem Shuts Diaspora Affairs Office
The Israeli government has shut down the office of the Minister of Diaspora Affairs, raising concerns that the government may be giving less attention to the already weakening bonds between Israel and the rest of the Jewish world. Last week, according to a spokesman for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the contracts of the last two…
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