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Reporters’ Roundtable: WikiLeaks Edition
What the WikiLeaks documents say about how Gulf Arab states see the threat of a nuclear Iran, and the questions of ethics and confidentiality that the leaked diplomatic cables have brought to the fore are the subjects of this week’s Reporters’ Roundtable. Host Josh Nathan-Kazis speaks with Forward editor Jane Eisner and staff writer Gal…
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Cops Study Ballistic Evidence in Ronni Chasen Murder Case
Ballistics evidence in the Ronni Chasen murder case, which professional crime investigation sources say suggests a murder-for-hire, is being processed by the crime lab of the L.A. County Sherriff’s Department, widely regarded as one of most effective forensic departments in the country. The evidence will be compared to the handgun used by a man described…
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Madoff Trustee Sues To Recoup So-Called Profits
Updated December 8, 2010, 5:46 p.m. Amid the hailstorm of lawsuits unveiled in the Bernard Madoff case in early December is a score of filings seeking to reclaim funds from not-for-profit organizations and foundations alleged to have profited from their Madoff investments. Hundreds of so-called clawback lawsuits have been filed en masse by Madoff trustee…
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Rosen Remains Determined to Prove Trafficking in Secrets is Normal at AIPAC
A key court filing in the legal battle between Steve Rosen and his former employers at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has been postponed, but tensions still run high. The powerful pro-Israel group’s supporters, as well as its detractors, are bracing for the next round in what has become an all-out fight between Rosen…
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California Mosque Approved Despite Local Objections
The five-member Temecula City Planning Commission voted unanimously to allow the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley to build a new mosque, rejecting the heated arguments of those opposed to the project. The decision came after a five-hour public hearing and impassioned speeches by 87 supporters and opponents, each of whom were allotted three minutes to…
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Vowing To Support Israel
Honorees at ZOA Dinner Include Gary Bauer, Founder of Christians United for Israel, French Senator Jean-Pierre Plancade, Journalist William Kristol and Genesis 10 Founder Harley Lippman “He’s good for Israel, good for the Christians, good for the United States,” said host Alan Mazurek, chairman of the ZOA National Advisory Council, of Gary Bauer, keynote speaker…
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Lame Ducks and Passionate Jews
Congress is in for the lame duck session and Jewish groups have their wish lists ready for their last chance to get legislation through before Republicans take over the House of Representatives. Many bills Jewish organizations are advocating for have to do with social benefits, and for those, chances look slim. If a Democratic-led Congress…
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Leaks Hint at Chance, Risk of Coalition Against Iran
It has always been safe to assume that the leaders of Arab nations within firing range of Iran view that country with suspicion and fear. It has been an open secret that Iran’s nuclear ambitions are perceived with as much dread in Riyadh and Bahrain as they are in Jerusalem. But who would have imagined…
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Another Mosque Project Seeks Support, This Time With Jewish Help
Asked why his group decided to spend the first night of Hanukkah with a Syrian-born imam and his flock to support their bid to build a mosque in the rolling hills of the Temecula Valley in California’s Southwestern Riverside County, Eric Greene replied, “We remember when there were protests in this country against synagogues being…
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Refugee to Rescuer, a Hanukkah Tale
Seventy-five years ago this month, 5-year-old Rudy Boschwitz, tightly gripping his mother’s hand, gingerly stepped down the gangplank of the S.S. Majestic and onto the dock at New York City. It was the third night of Hanukkah. After two years of wandering from country to country, the future United States senator and his family had…
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