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White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel addresses delegates at the annual General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington, Nov. 10.</i>
White House pushes negotiations without preconditions
WASHINGTON — Rahm Emanuel urged Palestinians and Israelis to launch negotiations without preconditions, echoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call. “All issues should be resolved t...
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<i>Bruce Sharon<br>Staff and participants on a Birthright Israel trip for people with Asperger s syndrome socializing at Jerusalem s Beit Ekstein.</i> 

For the disabled, Birthright trips are extra special
NEW YORK — Pamela Saeks thought her daughter Karly, who has Asperger’s syndrome, would never be able to go on Birthright Israel, the program that offers Diaspora Jews free trips to Israel. “Fo...
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Specter introduces resolution to televise Supreme Court proceedings
WASHINGTON , D.C. – Today, Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), along with seven colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a Sense of the Senate Resolution urging the Supreme Court to pe...
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<i>White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson<br>
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama,  at a White House meeting in May 2009,  will be addressing the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly,  but it remains unclear if they will meet at the Washington event.</i> Despite progress, Obama hesitant about Netanyahu meeting
WASHINGTON — With President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to appear at the same convention of Jewish activists, and their governments nearing a deal on the thorny...
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Ari Teman, right, accepts Jewish Community Heroes Award at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Washington, Nov. 10.</i> JCorps founder wins first Jewish Community Heroes award
NEW YORK — After weeks of deliberation and the tally of more than 600,000 online votes, the Jewish Federations of North America has named its first Jewish Community Hero — Ari Teman, the found...
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Wikipedia striving for balance on divisive issues
JERUSALEM — From January’s war in Gaza to Holocaust denial, the world’s largest collaborative encyclopedia has become a battlefield over history. Yet Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales says the on...
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Pentagon contractor faces attempted spying charges
A former Pentagon contractor facing charges of attempting to spy for Israel allegedly sought Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. Stewart David Nozette, 52, of Maryland, allegedly told an ...
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<i>Secure Community Network photo<br>Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano accepts certificates of appreciation from Secure Community Network officials Stephen Hoffman, center, and Paul Goldenberg. Napolitano cited SCN as a national model for security networks.</i> Jewish security network to be national model
WASHINGTON — A Jewish security network will be used as a national model by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Secure Community Network, established 4 1/2 years ago by the Confer...
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<i>National Jewish Democratic Council photo<br>Dan Glickman, left, holds the National Jewish Democratic Council’s Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award, as he stands with NJDC Chairman Marc Stanley.</i> Dan Glickman: Hollywood's man in D.C.
WASHINGTON — After six years as agriculture secretary and five years as chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, Dan Glickman knows something that might surprise so...
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Tuesday, 24, 2009
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Community Interfaith T... 7:30 PM
The 34th annual Community Interfaith Thank...