Daily Archives: April 12, 2016

Comment: Accusing Bernie Sanders of ‘blood libel’ – the future of US-Israel relations

UncategorizedBy The Jerusalem Connection April 12, 2016 1 Comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN, JPOST— He accused us of bloog libel. He accused us of bombing hospitals. He accused us of killing 10,000 Palestinian civilians. Don’t you think that merits an apology?” asked former ambassador to the US and current MK Michael Oren. He was reacting to an April 4 interview with US Democratic presidential…

Congress Wants States To Plan for Aiding Holocaust Survivors

HolocaustBy The Jerusalem Connection April 12, 2016 Leave a comment

By JTA, Forward— A new provision in the bill funding assistance for the elderly directs the federal government to issue guidance to states on serving Holocaust survivors. The Jewish Federations of North America lobbied for the inclusion of the provision in the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, first approved in 1965. In a statement…