Voters Are Hungry for Presidential Candidates to Discuss Disability Policies
Lauren Appelbaum
November 4, 2019
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Jews Must Choose
Marc B. Haefele
March 3, 2005
By what criteria should Jewish voters select Los Angeles\’ next mayor? The March 8 election is looming as a referendum on first-term incumbent James K. Hahn.
As professor Raphael J. Sonenshein of California State University, Fullerton noted in an earlier Jewish Journal column, the Jewish community seems split mostly among three candidates.
Peace Petition GetsWolfowitz’s Support
Ron Kampeas, JTA
November 6, 2003
A grass-roots petition for Israeli-Palestinian peace, chugging along slowly for months, took off last week when a powerful and surprising name was attached to it.
Open Debate Preferable to Blind Support
David N. Myers
July 17, 2003
A recent report in The New York Times captured almost perfectly the thorny questions that stand at the center of relations between the American Jewish community and Israel. Should one be permitted to criticize the government of a foreign country with which one feels a deep affinity, or is it a moral and political imperative to support the policies of that government, right or wrong?
Increasing Political Isolation for Jews
James D. Besser
November 7, 2002
If all those statistics are true about Jews still being one of the most liberal voting blocs in the nation, why are they increasingly estranged from the American left?
Easy: The left, ranging from the anti-globalism fringes to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to some segments of the mainstream liberal community, has adopted policies and perspectives that even many progressive Jews regard as offensive and dangerous.
Sept. 11 Forced Shift to Israel
Matthew E. Berger
September 5, 2002
It was only a day after the Twin Towers had fallen, and already it seemed that United States policy toward Israel was changing.
The Ties Grow Stronger
Leslie Susser
September 5, 2002
Launched in the shadow of Sept. 11, the Jewish year 5762 was marked for Israel by two developments directly related to those terrorist attacks: a tightening of ties between Israel and the United States and a growing American disaffection with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.
Justice Delayed and Justice Denied
Rep. Henry Waxman
February 14, 2002
Holocaust survivors have been waiting decades to reclaim Holocaust-era insurance policies. Unfortunately, the findings of an ongoing congressional investigation I initiated indicate that their wait is far from over.
Saying Uncle?
Rob Eshman
December 13, 2001
Let\’s not kid ourselves: Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles (JCCGLA) has been hurting for a long, long time.
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