Argentinian Cabinet head expresses Israel support
Jewish Journal
May 4, 2011
The head of the Argentina cabinet expressed support for Israel during a Holocaust Memorial Day program.
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Obama relays condolences to Netanyahu, pledges support
Jewish Journal
March 24, 2011
President Obama conveyed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his condolences over recent terrorist attacks and reaffirmed \”unwavering\” commitment to Israel\’s security.
[UPDATE] Iranians demonstrate in support of Egypt
Jewish Journal
February 15, 2011
One protester was killed and dozens were injured as thousands of Iranians demonstrated in support of uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Dozens of opposition protesters were arrested in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, and Iranian security forces fired tear gas at protesters marching in central Tehran toward Freedom Square on Monday, Reuters reported.
Federations to dole out $2.4 million in fire aid
Jewish Journal
December 21, 2010
The Jewish Federations of North America said the federation system will distribute $2.4 million to help Israel recover from the Carmel Mountain fire. JFNA, the umbrella organization of the more than 150 Jewish federations in North America, made the announcement Monday. The fires last week killed 44 people, scorched more than 10,000 acres of forest and burned 100 homes and structures, including much of the Yemin Orde Youth Village.
Jewish Dems press AIPAC on START
Jewish Journal
December 1, 2010
Top Jewish Democratic senators are pressing AIPAC to back the new START arms reduction treaty with Russia. Four Jewish groups already back Senate ratification of the treaty as a means of cajoling Russia into isolating Iran. Another has suggested that it could prove helpful, and one group opposes it. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee rarely backs such initiatives publicly, but what\’s been notable in this case is that it has not taken a position behind the scenes either.
Jews’ view of the pot initiative? Mixed
Jewish Journal
October 27, 2010
Marijuana is everywhere. Smokers come from every walk of life — from the college student to the cancer patient, from the wealthy older couple to the heroin addict who started out just smoking weed.
Jewish support of Obama is dropping, AJC survey finds
Jewish Journal
October 12, 2010
Jewish approval of President Obama is dropping, a new national survey found.
Jews Should Oppose Universal Health Care
Jewish Journal
September 4, 2009
In the always lively Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, Rabbi Elliot Dorff writes in a cover essay that \”support for universal health care is an imperative in Jewish law.\” Is it now? On health care reform, Rabbi Dorff has his classical sources all lined up — most having to do with obligations on the community to rescue its needy, the captive, and those otherwise endangered. The communal court system can compel a person to give charity in support of the poor. Proper medical services are a necessity in a Jewish community. And so on. Whether through socialized medicine or government health insurance, something must be done: the fact of there being 40 million uninsured Americans is \”intolerable.\”
The CNN-NPR-NY Times Middle East Conspiracy
Marty Kaplan
January 14, 2009
Have you noticed that when people complain about bias in the media, it\’s always bias against their own point of view and never bias in favor of their side?
Autism groups focus on needs of grandparents
Jewish Journal
December 18, 2008
\” . . . As grandparents, we go through a range of feelings. Some of these are triggered by the child\’s behavior and how the parents react to it. Grandparents are frightened and upset that their grandchild is experiencing these problems . . . \”
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