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August 1, 2012
Panetta to meet Barak, Netanyahu, Peres in quick trip to Israel
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Israel to discuss United States-Israel defense ties and the potential threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.
State terrorism report praises Israel, counts settler attacks as terror
The U.S. State Department\’s annual report on terrorism said Hamas and Hezbollah continued to destabilize the Middle East, described Israel as a \”resolute\” partner in counterterrorism and listed as \”terrorist incidents\” extremist settler attacks on Palestinians.
Members of Congress file brief to support Jerusalem passport case
A bipartisan slate of 58 members of Congress signed a friend of the court brief in a case involving a 9-year-old boy who was born in Jerusalem but was denied a request to have Israel listed on his passport as his place of birth.
Hearing on motion to dismiss set in Hebrew National class-action suit
A hearing on a motion to dismiss a consumer fraud case against the company that produces Hebrew National products has been scheduled for Nov. 30 in a federal court.
Romney names ‘Jewish Americans’ campaign group
Mitt Romney launched the \”Jewish Americans for Romney\” coalition and continued to defend his citation of culture to explain the economic disparity between Israelis and Palestinians.