Knesset confirms Dichter as home front chief

Published on August 16, 2012

Israel's Knesset approved the appointment of former lawmaker Avi Dichter as home front defense minister.

Hamas chief Meshal to step down

Published on January 17, 2012

Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal will soon step down from his position because of term limits, a Hamas official said.

Freeman affair sheds sunshine on ‘night flower’ Steve Rosen

Published on March 18, 2009

Briefs: L.A. Koreans and Jews protest anti-Semitic cartoons published in South Korea; Police Chief Bratton warns terrorism will be threat for the rest of our lives

Published on March 1, 2007

Briefs

Survivors Sue Claims Commission

By Matthew E. Berger
Published on October 2, 2003

Survivors are suing the commission on Nazi-era insurance claims, a commissioner has called for the resignation of its chief and Jewish officials handling the claims acknowledge serious problems.

But they also say there probably isn't a better way to dole out the claims.

The anger and frustration some lawmakers and survivors feel toward the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims peaked last week when several survivors filed suit, claiming the organization was delaying payments.

California's insurance commissioner, John Garamendi, a member of the commission, later joined the suit and called for the resignation of the commission's chairman, former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger.

Hahn’s Most Important Choice

By Joel Kotkin
Published on September 19, 2002

The Hahn administration, whose tenure has been marked by an often unnecessarily divisive campaign against secession, now faces a far more important decision: the choice of a new police chief.