Quick Jewish Reaction to Goldstone Report, but Silence from the Left
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Some Jewish groups were quick to get out their press releases blasting the “Goldstone Report,” the result of a United Nations investigation into last winter’s Gaza war -...
View ArticleWill Weiner Run?
by Adam Dickter Assistant Managing Editor It’s one of the top political questions in the city: Will Anthony Weiner run for mayor? The Queens-based congressman who made a respectable Democratic...
View ArticleJ Street, Chuck Schumer and political pagentry, Washington style
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View ArticleObama Confident In Taking On Settlements Obama
James Besser Washington Correspondent Jewish backlash may be bluntedThe Obama administration is confident it will retain strong Jewish support even as it ratchets up the pressure on Israel and offers...
View ArticleBibi Allies On Hill Gearing Up To Blunt Obama Moves
James Besser Washington Correspondent Netanyahu’s friends on the Hill predict a squeeze on IsraelPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sworn in on Tuesday as head of a cobbled-together coalition that has...
View ArticleRep. Ackerman counsels - gasp - patience on Iran
You don't hear a lot of politicians talking sense about Iran these days. Either they pretend tough talk and unilateral sanctions will do the trick, ignoring history and common sense, or they are part...
View ArticleGeorge Mitchell, in rare public appearance, expresses optimism about...
U.S. special Middle East Envoy George Mitchell generally shuns the limelight, but this week he was in Washington and keeping a pretty high profile.On Monday the lead U.S. official in...
View ArticleJewish groups praise Iran sanctions passage, dovish groups split
My email inbox today has been chock full of statements from Jewish organizations and Capitol Hill politicians lauding final passage of the new, tougher Iran sanctions bill, and groups like AIPAC...
View ArticleU.S. House Unanimously Calls for Shalit’s Release
WASHINGTON (JTA) The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously called for the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit on the eve of the fourth anniversary of his capture by Hamas.The bill passed Thursday,...
View ArticleJ Street announces fundraising totals, 2010 recipients
J Street announced yesterday that its political action committee has raised $650,000 so far this year and that it's doling out dough for some 61 candidates, including 10 Jewish incumbents.That puts the...
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