Tag: Political

U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman noted his "barrier-breaking" vice presidential candidacy in announcing his decision not to seek re-election. Lieberman (I-Conn.) announced his decision Wednesday in Hartford in the presence of four of his children and six of his grandchildren. He noted to applause from his followers that an 11th grandchild is due next month, and then said he couldn't help but recall his four grandparents "and the journey they traveled a century ago."

Harvey Sicherman, foreign policy expert, dies

JTA
Published on January 10, 2011

Harvey Sicherman, who headed the Foreign Policy Research Institute, has died. Sicherman died Dec. 25 at the age of 65. He was president of the research institute in Philadelphia from 1993 until his death after serving as associate director for research, a research associate and starting as a research assistant in the 1960s. Sicherman met Alexander Haig at the institute and went with him to Washington when he became secretary of state under President Reagan. Sicherman served as Haig's special assistant in 1981-82. It was the highest position in the U.S. government then held by an Orthodox Jew, the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent reported.

Extradite alleged Nazi Egner, WJC demands

JTA
Published on December 21, 2010

The World Jewish Congress has called on U.S. courts to facilitate a quick extradition of alleged Nazi war criminal Peter Egner to Serbia. Serbia's justice minister on Nov. 26 formally requested the extradition of Egner, 88, who lives in a retirement community outside of Seattle, Wash. �The accusations brought against Egner are so horrendous that no further time must be wasted," Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said Tuesday in a statement. "Not only the Jewish community in Serbia, but Jews worldwide expect Nazi war criminals to be tried and brought to justice, irrespective of their age. These people may be frail, but so are many Holocaust survivors. Justice done belatedly is still better than justice not done at all.�

Greece-Israel relations soar as ties with Turkey fade

By Jean Cohen, JTA
Published on December 14, 2010

Israel�s ambassador to Greece, Arye Mekel, was on the phone with a journalist earlier this month when the call came in that Israel�s Carmel region was up in flames. The Israeli prime minister needed to speak urgently with his Greek counterpart. Mekel quickly located Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Poland, where he was meeting with the Polish president. But a Papandreou aide told Mekel the meeting could not be interrupted. �Tell him Bibi Netanyahu wants to speak with him urgently,� Mekel pressed, using the Israeli prime minister�s nickname.

The Eulogizer: Soldier who found Hitler�s will, Southern lawmaker, Israeli English broadcaster

By Alan D. Abbey, JTA
Published on December 14, 2010

Jewish Dems press AIPAC on START

JTA
Published on December 1, 2010

Top Jewish Democratic senators are pressing AIPAC to back the new START arms reduction treaty with Russia. Four Jewish groups already back Senate ratification of the treaty as a means of cajoling Russia into isolating Iran. Another has suggested that it could prove helpful, and one group opposes it. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee rarely backs such initiatives publicly, but what's been notable in this case is that it has not taken a position behind the scenes either.

California�s big chance on the national stage

By Raphael J. Sonenshein
Published on November 10, 2010

Everybody knows by now that California swam against the tide on Election Day, giving Democrats a near sweep of statewide offices. But what�s even more important is what this will mean for national governance over the next two years.

Iran Contracting Act of 2010 (AB 1650)

By Sam Yebri
Published on October 1, 2010

Our Legacy Project

By Sam Yebri
Published on January 31, 2010

Katsav to be Indicted, P.A. Prime Minister Resigns

Published on March 11, 2009

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav will be indicted on sexual offense charges, the attorney general announced.

Menachem Mazuz said Sunday that Katsav will be indicted on rape and indecent assault charges involving several women who worked closely with him when he served as tourism minister and president. He also will be charged with obstruction of justice.

Proposed USC-Dubai journalism school concerns faculty and community

By Bill Boyarsky
Published on October 29, 2008

Faculty members at the USC Annenberg School for Communications are deep into a controversy that should be of interest to the Jewish community.
It concerns a proposal from USC for a $3 million contract for Annenberg to work with the American University in Dubai to create a journalism and communications school in the Middle Eastern nation.

VIDEOS: Wassup 2008 meets Jewish Wassup

By The Web Guy
Published on October 27, 2008

Younger Persians seeking greater role in community

By Karmel Melamed
Published on September 4, 2008

Over the past decades, nearly two dozen local Iranian Jewish groups have been involved with political awareness efforts, but no group until now has seriously pursued or organized communitywide political and civic activism.

The seminar of a lifetime

By Chelsea and Hayley Golub
Published on May 1, 2008

Who knew that 20 teenagers from Los Angeles could help make a difference in the world?

Organize now against oppression in Burma

By Dan Adler
Published on May 1, 2008

The U.S. Campaign for Burma puts together an internet and television campaign, with the hope that their messages will reach not only millions of Americans but also the rank-and-file soldiers in Burma, who may not even realize how closely the world is looking at the atrocities many of them are carrying out.

Setbackistan

By Steve Greenberg
Published on January 3, 2008

Cartoon

What, me worrisome?

By Steve Greenberg
Published on September 27, 2007

Arab’s nomination to Israel’s Cabinet stirs up simmering controversy

By Dan Baron
Published on January 18, 2007

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert praised Majadele's nomination. But its ratification, which was expected to take place at Sunday's Cabinet meeting, was postponed for a week.

New faces and new places for Consuls General of Israel

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 18, 2007

As Israel's top representative in this region, the consul general has always exerted a strong symbolic influence in the Los Angeles Jewish community, and his actual impact has varied according to his own priorities and changing circumstances.

What do Dennis Prager, Jimmy Carter, Mel Gibson and General Motors have in common?

Published on December 21, 2006

Letters to the Editor

Ed Koch wants Prager out—will ask him to resign from Holocaust Memorial Council next week

By James Besser
Published on December 11, 2006

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council faces continuing questions over recent statements by one of its members, local commentator and writer Dennis Prager.

Getting kicked out of shul

By Amy Klein
Published on December 7, 2006

Biston's public airing of his story and his threat to file suit have brought to light a number of complaints from others who also have been asked to leave Beth Jacob. They claim the rabbi is autocratic and mercurial and bars people who don't fit his image of an appropriate congregant.

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