HIAS supporting new refugee legislation

JTA
Published on March 17, 2010

The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society is backing new legislation aimed at protecting refugees and asylum seekers.

The Refugee Protection Act was introduced Monday by U.S. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.) on the 30th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980.

A Time For Action

By Sam Yebri
Published on October 27, 2009

Congress OKs bill barring military chaplains from mentioning Jesus in official prayers

Published on October 5, 2006

Briefs courtesy of Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Bills Seek to End Israel Travel Penalty

By Idan Ivri
Published on August 25, 2005

It happens over and over again: A planned trip to Israel induces gasps of worry from friends who have never visited the country. Every suicide bombing or mortar attack on television reinforces the vision of Israel as a vast raging war zone.

U.S. Mistakes Worsen Iran Situation

By H. David Nahai
Published on July 7, 2005

The recent runoff election in Iran catapulted the ultra-conservative mayor of Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, onto the international stage and set off a blaze of speculation. But while the face of the presidency may have changed, the soul of the regime has not.

From the vantage point of the United States and Israel, the Iranian government remains a repressive autocracy at home and a sponsor of terrorism abroad. It's also a regime they view as close to developing nuclear weapons. With Ahmadinejad as president, Iran's government is now dominated by hard-liners, with the reformists marginalized. This development certainly does not augur well for the future of relations between Iran and the United States and Iran and Israel, or for the cause of freedom within Iran. However, the added problem is that the regime now asserts that the election (with its high turnout) affirms the regime's legitimacy and validates its system of government.

Letters

Published on May 26, 2005

Letter to the Editor.

Briefs

Published on January 13, 2005

The Orthodox Union's deaf outreach came to Long Beach for a Shabbaton gathering of the deaf and their families

Record Gridlock Good for Liberals

By James D. Besser
Published on April 29, 2004

Stalemate has become standard operating procedure for Congress in recent years, but this year's legislative gridlock could be headed for the record books.

Four Words Slow Fight Against Terror

By James D. Besser
Published on October 9, 2003

At home, the Bush administration is trying to convince a dubious nation that it needs even more law-enforcement powers to wage an effective war against terrorism, and around the world it continues to wage an uphill battle to enlist the rest of the world in the fight.

Accessible Judaism

By Sally Weber
Published on June 5, 2003

In the late '70s, a poster appeared on the walls of synagogues and Jewish buildings. It showed a long flight of stairs, leading to the entrance of a synagogue. At the bottom of the stairs a man sat in a wheelchair, looking up.

Sukkot and Our Duty to Alleviate Poverty

By Rabbi David Saperstein
Published on September 26, 2002

This Friday marks the end of the celebration of Sukkot.

Ashcroft or Not

By Rob Eshman
Published on January 4, 2001

President-elect George W. Bush has managed in a very short time to pull together a cabinet that is as diverse as America -- if America had no Jews.

One Year Later

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on August 10, 2000

August 10, 1999. It was a day that will never be forgotten. One man was killed. Five people - including three children - were badly injured. Six innocent human beings became targets of a gutless killer's hatred, and when that happened, an entire community was shaken to its core. What a long, strange trip it's been since the shooting at the North Valley Jewish Community Center and the murder of mail carrier Joseph Ileto on a Tuesday morning one year ago. For weeks, even months, people spoke of little else.

Tough Choices for Hate Law Boosters

By James D
Published on November 4, 1999

For Jewish leaders, lobbying sometimes involves tough choices between winning and doing the right thing. That dynamic is very much in play this week as many Jewish groups, with a boost from President Bill Clinton, fight desperately to save a new hate crimes law that has become cannon fodder in the nation's culture wars.

‘One of the Most Dismal Sessions Ever’

By James D
Published on October 15, 1998

Asked to discuss the accomplishments of the 105th Congress, which erupted last week in a frenzy of last-minute wheeling and dealing as lawmakers tried to avert another politically costly government shutdown, Rep. Ben Cardin's response was succinct.