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U.S. Seen Backing Israeli Moves To Topple Hamas
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration appears to have dropped any objections to Israeli efforts to topple the Palestinian Authority’s democratically elected Hamas government. Israel’s security Cabinet on Wednesday authorized the Israeli military to broaden its actions in Gaza and further target Hamas, the terrorist organization that won January’s Palestinian elections and has claimed responsibility for…
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Race, Religion Emerge In Memphis Campaign
As a crowded race to represent a heavily black congressional district in Tennessee turns rough-and-tumble, one white candidate is saying he has been the target of anti-Jewish campaign tactics. Fourteen Democratic candidates — including Steve Cohen, a 24-year veteran of the state Senate — are vying to represent Tennessee’s ninth district. The area encompasses nearly…
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Rabbi and Former Nun Settle Down in Miami
To the two protagonists, it is the heartwarming story of how a small-town Conservative rabbi and a flamenco dancer-turned-Russian Orthodox nun fell in love and wound up living together in a condo in Miami. The rabbi’s heartbroken wife and his irate former congregants, however, see a sordid tale of betrayal and abandonment. Whichever description one…
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Worries Build As GOP Seen Pushing Bills To Rally Base
WASHINGTON — In the face of Republican efforts in Congress to rally the party’s conservative base, Jewish organizations are stepping up efforts to push liberal positions on several legislative fronts. With fewer than 50 workdays left in the 109th Congress, and lawmakers increasingly focused on November’s midterm elections, Capitol Hill’s Republican leadership is moving up…
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High School Teacher Arrested for Hate Crimes
OAKLAND — A Fresno, Calif., high school teacher has been charged with a hate crime more than a year after she allegedly pushed a Jewish woman to the ground, pulled her hair, kicked her and told her, “You should have burned in the oven with the rest of the Jews.” Donna Jean Hubbard, 45, was…
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Hitler Fan in Wisconsin Claims To Be SS Officer
Ted Junker first startled the residents of his rural Wisconsin town this month with his plans to open a memorial to Adolf Hitler on his property. As the controversy grew in advance of the site’s proposed opening, the 87-year-old retired farmer made an announcement with more far-reaching implications: Junker claimed to local media that he…
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Texas GOP: U.S. Is a Christian Nation
The Texas Republican Party issued its platform earlier this month, declaring America a “Christian nation” and describing the concept of separation of church and state as a “myth.” The 31-page platform, adopted by the party’s state convention, carries over language used in the Texas GOP platforms in 2002 and 2004. As in past years, state…
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Katsav Hosts Conservative Amid ‘Rabbi’ Feud
Even as Israeli President Moshe Katsav kept up his public feud with the leader of Reform Judaism, he hosted a top leader of the Conservative synagogue movement in America. During his recent trip to Israel, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, refused to meet with Katsav at his official residence. Yoffie…
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Groups Pressed Red Cross, Presbyterians
Intense long-term lobbying efforts produced two major victories for Jewish organizations in recent weeks, with Israel securing admission to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the Presbyterian Church voting to replace its 2004 divestment decision. In both cases, Jewish organizations played key public and behind-the-scenes roles in pressing for change. The Red…
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Titans Clashed in Battle for Newspaper
During one particularly bruising round of negotiations over the future of The Jerusalem Post, Israeli businessman Eli Azur paid a 3 a.m. visit to the hotel room of Canadian newspaper magnate Leonard Asper. According to just-released court papers, that night in January 2005 Azur was hoping to rescue his joint bid for the Post with…
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Y.U. Prez ‘Outraged’ Over Israel Snub
Yeshiva University President Richard Joel is slamming the Israeli education ministry for refusing to recognize bachelor’s degrees from the school more than a year after a government vow to reverse the policy. “Last year I expressed patience. This year I’m expressing outrage,” said Joel, who voiced his objections at a crowded June 26 meeting of…
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