Agriprocessors’ Rubashkin denied new trial
Jewish Journal
September 21, 2011
Former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin was denied a new trial by a U.S. appeals court.
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Israel begins building barrier on Egyptian border
Jewish Journal
November 22, 2010
Israel began construction of a barrier along its border with Egypt.
Living and Working [Il]legally in America — It’s Not Just for Latinos Anymore
Roberto Loiederman
September 7, 2006
According to statistics compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), during 2004 alone, 540 Israelis were deported or about to be deported. If that many Israelis were caught, it stands to reason that there are many thousands more — in Los Angeles as well as the rest of the United States — who have not yet been located by authorities.
More Information on Getting That Visa
Jewish Journal
September 7, 2006
The U.S. government estimates that about 40 percent of people who are in this country illegally arrived on a legal visa but lost their legal status either by overstaying or otherwise violating the terms of their visa. These are sometimes referred to as \”nonimmigrant overstayers.\”
The Slop Sink
Rob Eshman
December 29, 2005
At the heart of the tenement kitchen was the slop sink, a metal basin maybe a foot shorter than a standard bathtub, but a few inches deeper. Here the woman of the house washed vegetables and clothes, and on occasion herself and her children.
U.N. Failing in Conflict-Resolution Role
James D. Besser
July 22, 2004
All of this comes to mind in the face of this week\’s effort by the Palestinians to generate anti-Israel resolutions in the General Assembly in response to the recent ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — the judicial but injudicious arm of the United Nations — that Israel\’s controversial new security barrier is illegal and must be torn down.
Bombing Adds Insult to Ruling on Fence
Dan Baron
July 15, 2004
The International Court of Justice may have ruled it illegal, but Israel\’s West Bank security barrier has at least one new supporter.
For Sammy Masrawa, it was more baptism by fire than conversion, after Masrawa witnessed a bombing that killed an Israeli woman and wounded at least 20 others in Tel Aviv on Sunday.
Settlers Struggle to Hold Biblical Israel
Dina Kraft
January 8, 2004
Migron, the largest and most established of the 100 or so illegal Jewish outposts set up across the West Bank, is on the front lines of a looming showdown between the settler movement and the Israeli government. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon recently pledged to dismantle such settlements in accordance with the U.S.-led \”road map\” peace plan.
Credibility Gap
David Landau
February 3, 2000
Prime Minister Ehud Barak and his closest political allies have been scrambling to limit the damage to their government following a scathing report on the financing behind Barak\’s election campaign last year.
Sewing Controversy At Museum of Tolerance
Eric Roth
December 2, 1999
Visitors to the Museum of Tolerance expect to encounter evidence of brutality and organized evil. The current third floor exhibit, built around a reconstruction of a slave factory with barbed wire, and featuring video testimonials from survivors, seems predictable enough.
Yet the events documented didn\’t happen in Eastern Europe during the 1940s. The victims were rescued by government authorities, and the illegal garment factory imprisoning 73 Thai workers was located in El Monte, California in the early 1990s.
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