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Fast Forward House Makes Global Cemetery Desecration A Violation of Religious Freedom
The House adopted legislation that makes the desecration of cemeteries around the world a violation of religious freedom. The Protect Cemeteries Act passed Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the vandalizing of cemeteries as one of many infringements to the freedom of religion. The…
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Israel News Congress Move To Ease Visa Rules for Israel Hits Snag Over Spying Reports
The lines outside the American embassy in Tel Aviv are not about to get shorter any time soon. An effort led by Israel, its friends in Congress and the pro-Israel lobby to exempt Israelis from the need for U.S. tourist visas when visiting America has turned into an endless battle, and its chances of success…
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Fast Forward White House Points Fingers at Both Sides in Mideast Peace Impasse
(JTA) — A pox on both your houses, but when you want a cure, we’re still here. That is the message the Obama administration is sending Israel and the Palestinians amid the deepening crisis in peace efforts. “What we haven’t seen is, frankly, the kind of political will to actually make tough decisions. And that’s…
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Fast Forward Palestinian U.N. Move Carefully Tailored to Avoid Retaliation by Congress
When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed onto 15 international conventions on Tuesday, he shocked the U.S. sponsors of troubled Middle East peace talks. But the move was carefully limited to avoid American retaliation. Abbas’s action may have been designed more as a symbolic act of defiance to shore up his tenuous standing among Palestinians frustrated…
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Fast Forward James Schlesinger, Who Served 3 U.S. Presidents, Dies at 85
James Schlesinger, who served three U.S. presidents, Republican and Democrat alike, in the top posts at the Central Intelligence Agency, Pentagon and Energy Department in the 1970s, died on Thursday at age 85. A serious thinker on national security and an executive determined to get things done, Schlesinger headed the CIA and the Defense Department…
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News Jewish Immigration Advocates Push Eric Cantor To Support Broad Reforms
The organized Jewish community is known for its impressive bipartisan clout when advocating issues relating to Israel. But when it comes to domestic affairs, the community suffers from a lopsided lack of leverage on the Republican side. Some Jewish activists believe that they may have found a pathway to the GOP side of the aisle….
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News AIPAC in Disarray After Iran Sanctions Setback
(JTA) — The highlight of AIPAC’s year is the final day of its annual policy conference, when thousands of activists ascend Capitol Hill to lobby for the passage of the organization’s legislative priorities. But just three weeks before the conference, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is facing a dilemma: how to craft a legislative…
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Fast Forward Janet Yellen Strikes Cautious Note in First Congress Testimony as Fed Chief
New Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday the labor market recovery is “far from complete” despite a drop in unemployment, yet she said the U.S. central bank expects to continue trimming policy stimulus in measured steps due to broader improvements in the economy. In her first public comments as Fed chief, Yellen, giving…
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