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Biking adventure takes Israeli around the world

Even during the darkest moments of his four-year cycling odyssey, traversing 42 countries on six continents, Roei “Jinji” Sadan knew he’d never stop. After all, Sadan had a bike he called Emunah — Hebrew for “faith.”

GOP senators urge suspending aid to P.A.

Republican senators urged President Obama to suspend U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority unless Hamas recognizes Israel and renounces terrorism. Republican Sens. John Boozman (Ark.) and Jerry Moran (Kan.), in association with the Zionist Organization of America, organized a letter to the president signed by 16 U.S. senators.

Congressional initiatives target P.A.

A number of initiatives are circulating in Congress targeting the Palestinians in the wake of their diplomatic tensions with Israel. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) this week circulated through the Republican Study Committee, the GOP\’s influential conservative caucus, a proposal to introduce a Palestinian Accountability Act, legislation that would condition support for the Palestinian Authority on its willingness to negotiate, its efforts to combat terrorism and incitement, and its recognition of Israel as a Jewish state. It cites as bad faith the P.A.\’s recent efforts to obtain recognition of statehood through the United Nations.

Jewish Dems blast GOP for singling out Muslims

The National Jewish Democratic Council blasted what it said was a Republican \”obsession\” with Muslims. An NJDC statement termed as \”utterly unnecessary\” a second hearing convened Wednesday by Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Commitee, on Muslim radicalization.

Santorum, prior to announcing bid, calls Obama a ‘paper tiger’ on Iranian nuke threat

Hours before announcing his presidential run, Rick Santorum called President Obama a \”paper tiger\” with regard to Iran and threats to Israel. Santorum, a former U.S. senator representing Pennsylvania, appeared on \”Good Morning America\” early Monday, hours before his official announcement, and said the Iranians are moving forward with a nuclear program while knowing \”the president is not going to do anything to stop them.

U.S. tells Turkey of flotilla concerns

The Obama administration expressed to the Turkish government its concerns about the next Gaza aid flotilla. \”We’ve been in consultation with the Turkish Government about this,\” Mark Toner, the State Department spokesman, said on Wednesday. \”We’ve shared our concerns.\”

Obama and the quest for Mideast peace

So, why was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steaming when he came out of his tête-á-tête with President Barack Obama on May 20? The president’s inherently pro-Palestinian, con-Israeli stance may have been another rude awakening for the prime minister, but the handwriting’s been on the wall for some time now. Take, for example, candidate Obama’s statement in March 2007 that “nobody has suffered more than the Palestinian people.” How about the Israeli people, who have had to live with the daily threat of terrorist attacks and bombings and hostile Arab armies on their borders since the inception of the Jewish state in 1948?

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