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June 26, 2013
Kerry: Israeli, Palestinian leaders serious on talks
Israeli and Palestinian leaders are both committed to reviving peace talks, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, but he acknowledged that progress on the long-stalled negotiations would be difficult.
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Defense Of Marriage Act in win for gays
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a central portion of a federal law that restricted the definition of marriage to opposite-sex couples in a major victory for the gay rights movement.
Supreme Court issues two major rulings expanding gay rights
The Supreme Court upheld the federal rights of same sex couples in states that allow same sex marriages.
AJWS president Ruth Messinger applauds Supreme Court ruling on DOMA & Prop 8
American Jewish World Service President Ruth Messinger released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled in two cases related to marriage equality.
Jewish groups ride roller-coaster week of Supreme Court rulings
A slight bump up on affirmative action, a plunge on voting rights, and on gay marriage, the mountaintop: federal legitimacy.
Charedi Orthodox Agudath Israel of America on gay marriage
The first of what will likely be many Jewish responses to the Supreme Court’s decision today, the Charedi Orthodox Agudath Israel of America was brief and to the point: