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A new era of Jewish leadership in L.A.?
Los Angeles chose Eric Garcetti as its first elected Jewish mayor, one of a number of political contests on Tuesday that reflected the city’s diversity, as well as its numerous…
Stone-walling
In the last two years, the Western Wall in Jerusalem — also known as the Kotel — has become a place of controversy as much as of worship. It’s the site of a battle that has long been waged by…
Gun violence in America: Scandal!
Two years after his mother was shot and killed, Dallas Sonnier received a phone call from the police: His father had just been shot and killed.
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Spielberg to produce ‘Halo’ television series, plus other news from the Xbox One announcement
Microsoft Corp gave the world a first look at its new Xbox One on Tuesday, announcing that its first gaming console in eight years will come with exclusive video and…
Justin Timberlake and Coen brothers answer Jewish questions at Cannes
Using his preternatural smoothness, Justin Timberlake saved the Coen brothers from some serious awkwardness at a Cannes press conference for their folk singer film “Inside Llewyn Davis” on Sunday. “Jewish…
Sean Penn lobbies for Charedi man imprisoned in Bolivia
Actor Sean Penn urged a congressional hearing to pressure Bolivia to release a haredi Orthodox father of five under house arrest in the country.
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Sarah Silverman sings about staying home in ‘Perfect Night’
For your listening pleasure, “Perfect Night,” in which Sarah Silverman recounts the benefits of skipping the club for the couch. Because this is a Silverman production you can expect references…
Maccabi Tel Aviv back on top but coach future uncertain
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv have reasserted their dominance of Israeli soccer but media reports on Tuesday suggested they might have to continue their revival without coach Oscar Garcia.
7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
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State 194: A Documentary About Palestine
Opening this weekend at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 is a very hot-button new documentary called State 194, which follows the recent history of Palestine. Many will approach this film with…
7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
What would my Israeli grandmother think?
When I hear about the latest events in Israel – the air strikes on weapons facilities in Syria, the flare-ups over women donning prayer shawls at the Western Wall –…
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Kerry: Two-year window is maximum for two-state solution
Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress he sees a maximum two-year window to bring about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israelis Likely to Keep Waiting in Long US Visa Lines in Sherman vs. Boxer
Passover 5773: Once we were slaves in Egypt, and now we are free
Every Passover, we gather with family and friends around the Seder table to read the inspiring foundational story of our people’s liberation from slavery in Egypt. We tell and retell this story every year, and millennia later it informs who we are.
Howard Berman lands D.C. lobbying job [UPDATED]
Congress introduces bill to make Israel ‘major strategic ally’
A Republican and a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation that would make Israel a "major strategic ally," a unique designation.
Just say no: Sequestration hurts families
The sequester principle — that a sword of Damocles hanging over Congress and the White House would produce good public policy that reasoned debate could not — never made any sense.
Bill granting FEMA funds to Sandy-damaged shuls sparks uncharacteristic Jewish response
How essential is a house of worship to a neighborhood?
‘Zero Dark’ writer faces the controversy
The time: 2003. The place: Black Site — Undisclosed Location. A battered man strung up by his wrists is being questioned by an interrogator. When he refuses to answer, he is forced to the ground and held down by three men wearing ski masks. A black towel is wrapped around his face, and the interrogator pours water from a pitcher over the towel while shouting questions at his prisoner: “Who is in the Saudi group? What’s the target? When is the last time you saw bin Laden?”
Will we finally be visa-free?
Reform corrals broad array of groups into gun call-in
The Reform movement corralled a broad array of religious denominations to call into Congress on Monday and demand action on gun violence.
Giffords opens Senate hearings on gun control
Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman who survived a shooting that killed six people, opened U.S. Senate hearings on gun violence.
Opinion: The Post-Kumbaya President
Four years ago, while Democrats danced at inaugural balls, Reps. Cantor and Ryan dined at The Caucus Room, a Capitol Hill steakhouse, along with other top Republicans, including Rep. Kevin McCarthy, and Sens. Jim DeMint, John Kyl and Tom Coburn.
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords launches gun-control initiative
Former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was severely wounded two years ago in an Arizona shooting, is launching a group aimed at curbing gun violence and raising enough money to challenge the well-funded gun lobby.
With little fanfare, Berman leaves Congress
Jewish clergy lobby against social program spending cuts
Jewish clergy joined an interfaith group that lobbied Congress to protect low-income Americans in “fiscal cliff” negotiations.
Congress wants to increase allocations to Israeli missile programs
Congress wants to at least double the Obama administration's funding request for anti-missile cooperation with Israel.
Howard Berman among major Israel supporters absent from new Congress
When the new Congress convenes in January, it will be missing several longtime pillars of support for Israel on Capitol Hill.
Rabbis urge Congress to end tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent
More than 275 rabbis signed on to a letter to Congress urging the lawmakers to end tax cuts for those earning more than $250,000 a year.
JCPA to Congress on budget: Remember the most vulnerable
The Jewish Council for Public Affairs is calling on Congress to think about “the most vulnerable among us” as it works on creating a budget and avoiding the fiscal cliff.
Senate, House resolutions back Israel’s actions in Gaza
Both Houses of the U.S. Congress unanimously passed resolutions expressing support for Israel's "inherent right to act in self-defense."
Let’s not lose our political voice
Something in our DNA inspired Jews to be a voice for social justice and public service in America. Jews have served at all levels of civic leadership since the founding of this country.
Sherman v. Berman: counting the wins, losses
From the start, the rationale by which voters would have to choose between Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-Valley Village) was somewhat murky. The two congressmen have very similar voting records, and, as far as pro-Israel voters were concerned, both Jewish legislators are considered reliable advocates for the U.S.-Israel relationship.
In their own words: What Berman and Sherman would do with another term
Editorial Cartoon: Interfaith Roundtable
The Howard Berman-Brad Sherman campaign war
I’ve covered many political campaigns, but none quite like Berman versus Sherman.
Christians’ letter was reasonable, worded sensitively
There has long been an unwritten covenant between the Jewish establishment and Christian leaders when it comes to interfaith dialogue: “We can talk about any religious issues we like, but criticism of Israel’s human rights violations is off limits.”
Florida Diary 6: Berman vs. Sherman? Frankel vs. Hasner!!!
Jewish groups pull out of interfaith dialogue over Protestants’ letter to Congress
Jewish groups pulled out of an upcoming meeting with Protestant colleagues over a letter from Christian leaders to congressmen calling for a possible suspension of U.S. aid to Israel.
Protestant churches’ letter on Israel straining ties with Jews
When 15 prominent American Protestant leaders sent a letter to Congress last week calling for an investigation and possible suspension of U.S. aid to Israel, at least one outcome was certain: The Jews wouldn’t like it.
Adelsons again donate $500K to Super PAC supporting Boteach
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife for a second time have given $500,000 to a Super PAC supporting Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s bid for Congress.
Berman did write DREAM Act, immigration activists say, contradicting Sherman’s heated denials.
Biden, Ryan spar on Iran
Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan clashed over Iran’s nuclear program during their televised debate.
Obama enacts visa program for religious workers
President Barack Obama enacted a three-year extension to a visa program for religious workers.
Congressional races to watch
The following are descriptions of eight congressional races of particular Jewish interest, plus four others featuring potentially viable Jewish contenders.
Waxman faces Bloomfield in redrawn 33rd
Sitting in his recently rented campaign office on West Third Street in Los Angeles one afternoon in late August, Rep. Henry Waxman listed — one by one, from memory — some of the coastal and South Bay neighborhoods and cities that are included in the newly redrawn 33rd Congressional District where he’s running for reelection in November.
Berman versus Sherman, by the numbers
The biggest challenge in covering the congressional race between Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman lies in determining how to judge the two men and compare their performances in Congress.
Bend the Arc sends activists to push for tax cuts for the wealthy repeal
Nine young political activists have started out on an eight-state tour to push for the repeal of the Pres. George W. Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy.
House Prediction update: 22 Jewish legislators
Members of Congress file brief to support Jerusalem passport case
A bipartisan slate of 58 members of Congress signed a friend of the court brief in a case involving a 9-year-old boy who was born in Jerusalem but was denied a request to have Israel listed on his passport as his place of birth.
Congressmen to hold moment of silence for Munich 11
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a moment of silence for the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches slain by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Obama says he has failed to advance Mideast peace ‘the way I wanted’
President Barack Obama said in an interview that he has failed to advance the Middle East peace process “the way I wanted.”
Ex-congressman Weiner mulling N.Y. mayoral campaign
Former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner reportedly is "seriously considering" running for mayor of New York.
Opinion: Jewish organizations, others must stop interfering with Holocaust survivors' rights
The JTA recently published an op-ed by Menachem Rosensaft which gratuitously offers an “alternative” to the legislation that Holocaust survivors and children and grandchildren of survivors are seeking in Congress. The bills Rosensaft patronizingly calls “well-intentioned” are necessary to restore our rights to go to U.S. courts to recover insurance policies sold by Allianz, Generali, AXA, and other global insurers to our parents and grandparents which the companies dishonored after the Holocaust.
Crafting a Holocaust insurance solution that works
There is a solution to get us beyond the seemingly endless stalemates and complications that continue to characterize the ongoing debate over Holocaust-era insurance claims. And I do not believe it can be found in the well-intentioned bill before the U.S. Congress.
Tom Lantos’ widow backs Holocaust insurance bill
Tom Lantos' widow called on Congress to pass legislation that would allow Holocaust survivors to pursue civil action against insurance companies.
Shmuley Boteach invites congressional foe to Shabbat dinner
Rabbi Shumley Boteach invited his opponent in a New Jersey congressional race to Shabbat dinner.
Ron Barber, aide to Giffords, wins his ex-boss’ seat
Ron Barber, a former aide to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won her seat in a special election.
Congress holds hearing on Chasid imprisoned in Bolivia
A retired FBI official told a House subcommittee that the imprisonment of a New York Chasidic Jew in Bolivia is "state-sponsored kidnapping."
Prime Minister Netanyahu tells me daughter, an Israeli soldier, protects America too
Political tidbits: Another Jew in the House
In primary battle, Sherman edges Berman by 10 points, setting up a Nov. rematch [UPDATED]
California primary sees fiercest contests in a decade [UPDATED]
California voters turned out in low numbers on Tuesday for a primary that could pave the way for a shakeup of the state's congressional delegation following election rule changes and an overhaul of the state's political district boundaries.
Susan Shelley: Berman-Sherman’s Republican Jewish opponent
Earlier this month, when the Los Angeles Daily News announced its endorsements in the San Fernando Valley’s 30th District Congressional race, the newspaper tapped two Jewish candidates — but not the same two candidates whom voters have been hearing so much about.
House passes enhanced Israel cooperation bill
The U.S House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that reaffirms and enhances U.S. policy commitments to Israel’s security.
Berman snags newspaper endorsements, Sherman files complaint against Berman campaign
With California’s congressional primary election scheduled to take place on June 5, Rep. Howard Berman (D-Van Nuys), has won endorsements from the editorial boards of the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News.
Clinton unfreezes Palestinian aid despite congressional objection
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton overruled a hold by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) on Palestinian aid, allowing $147 million U.S. funds to flow to the West Bank and Gaza.
Is Iran really willing to talk?
The Obama administration has its Iran ducks in a row: Tehran is coming to the table, Israel is sitting still, most of the world’s major oil buyers and sellers are on board with the sanctions effort, and Congress is in an agreeable mood.
Obama administration to ask for more Iron Dome funds
The Obama administration plans to ask Congress to fund additions to Israel’s Iron Dome defense system.
March 16, 2012
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