By Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA)
WASHINGTON - A momentous week of unveiling Iran's second nuclear site, which confirmed their intention to disperse and protect non-civilian nuclear development, coupled with their ballistic missile launches over the weekend from 90 miles to 1,200 miles requires close examination of President Obama's new direction of our nation's missile defense.
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I wish it was easy for me to sort out the issues raised by the recently released UN report on alleged war crimes in Gaza . Judge Richard Goldstone, a Jew, a Zionist, a respected South African jurist who prosecuted war crimes in Rwanda and Yugoslavia , headed the UN investigation into crimes committed during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza .
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We’re wives of four crew members of the m/v Arctic Sea , we’re crying for help.
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by Abubakar N. Kasim -Toronto
I don't think we should celebrate this conviction as much as we should discuss the root causes of why a young boy would be attracted to such a trend and what should we as a society do about it.
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by Susan Sarandon, Actress, activist and mother
There is nothing more powerful than hearing someone speak from their heart. That is why I was so moved by Barbara Lee's passionate speech on the floor of Congress September 14, 2001, eight years ago this week. She was the only member of Congress, in both the House and Senate, to have the courage to vote no against authorizing war in Afghanistan.
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Civility seems to be in short supply these days. We seem too be losing that sense of elementary courtesy or politeness which is the basis of intelligent communication. I was struck by this lack of courtesy and good sense recently, when Moshe Ya’alon, Vice-Premier of Israel, referred to the Peace Now organization as a “virus”.
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The YMHA in Montreal has always observed Sabbath closure, unlike most of its counterparts in North America . Two earlier attempts to change the policy failed but now, as of Oct. 31 the Snowdon branch will open its recreational and athletic facilities on Saturday afternoons. Administration offices and food services will remain closed and no Jewish employee will be forced to work on Saturday. Apparently then, the Y will still be observing all religious requirements.
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The Canadian Jewish News editorial on East Jerusalem was not only inaccurate but an example of overbearing chauvinism You applauded P.M. Netanyahu's rejection of President Obama's reasonable request to cease construction in East Jerusalem, a request you characterize as "shocking" and "disappointing" even though it was backed by the Quartet if not most of the world. You have evidently not given thought to American policy needs in the Middle East.
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Hatred is a serious problem, among both Israelis and Palestinians. A 2007 survey conducted by University of Haifa researchers revealed the extent of this malaise. 800 Israeli, Jewish high school students from 11 schools showed a deep contempt for Arabs. Seventy-five per cent said that Arabs were “uneducated” and the same number said they were “uncivilized”. Shockingly, 74 per cent responded that they were “unclean”.
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By Armando Valladares, Former US ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
Just like President Eduardo Frei Montalva passed to history as the Chilean Kerensky for paving the road to socialist Allende, president Obama is at risk of passing to history as the Americas' Kerensky if he pushes Honduras into the Chavist abyss.
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