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Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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AIPAC judge keeps evidence classified
The federal judge in the AIPAC classified-information case ruled that prosecutors may withhold evidence from the defense.
In a hearing Wednesday in the case against Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman, two former staffers of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Judge T.S. Ellis of the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. ruled in favor of government arguments that recordings and transcripts of tapped conversations involving the defendants include material that would be harmful to the national interest if revealed.
Ellis said he would determine what material the defense can use and what material it can not access. Rosen’s lawyer said that despite the ruling, Ellis showed sensitivity to the defense’s concerns. “We’re pleased that the court understands the complexities involved in providing our clients with the right to a fair trial in the midst of all these classified procedures,” Abbe Lowell said.
Because the process of determining what material the defense may see is likely to be long and involved, Ellis pushed back the trial date from Jan. 2 to April 25.
U.S. security officials go to Israel
U.S. officials are scheduled to travel to Israel to learn about homeland security.
Some 30 law enforcement and security professionals from across the United States will travel to Israel on Friday for a one-week look at how Israel deals with homeland security.
The mission is sponsored by a group called Security Solutions International.
Jewish Dems thank Rice
Three Jewish Democrats in Congress asked colleagues to sign a letter thanking Condoleezza Rice for helping advance Magen David Adom’s cause at the International Red Cross.
The U.S. secretary of state has been instrumental in opening discussions to create the red diamond, a third, neutral symbol that non-Christian and non-Muslim nations can use in addition to the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
“Your personal engagement on this issue has been extremely important and is most appreciated,” says the letter circulated by Reps. Eliot Engel and Gary Ackerman of New York and Henry Waxman of California. “We are well aware that American diplomatic efforts have been invaluable in maintaining international focus on the fundamentally humanitarian nature of this problem. As you know, some have sought to conflate the adoption of the red diamond, or crystal, with other larger and unrelated political problems in the Middle East.”
Arab and Muslim nations have refused to recognize the red Star of David used by Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency response service, preventing it from joining the International Red Cross.
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