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Monday, August 14, 2006
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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AIPAC judge won’t broaden case
The judge in the classified information case against two former pro-Israel lobbyists rejected a prosecution attempt to broaden the indictment.
Prosecutors had sought to redefine as classified a document described as unclassified in the original indictment.
Judge T.S. Ellis III rejected the request last Friday, saying it would unconstitutionally alter the indictment.
Keith Weissman, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s former Iran analyst, asked Larry Franklin, a Pentagon Iran analyst who since has pleaded guilty, for the document in June 2003.
From previous reporting, JTA has learned that the document was a draft of the Bush administration’s Iran strategy. It’s the only document that Weissman or his former boss, Steve Rosen, actively solicited, according to their August 2005 indictment.
In pre-trial rulings, Ellis has made clear that at trial he will expect a higher bar of evidence to prove that defendants knew they were hearing classified information in conversations, as opposed to receiving documentation.
Israeli protested on Capitol Hill
A group suing a former Israeli military chief staged a news conference outside a congressional office building where he was holding a briefing.
Speakers at Monday afternoon’s protest, which was sponsored by the Coalition for Justice & Accountability, accused Moshe Ya’alon of war crimes for his involvement in the 1996 bombing of a United Nations compound in Kana, Lebanon, that resulted in 106 civilian deaths.
One of the speakers, Michael Poulshock, a cooperating attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, represents families of the victims, who have filed a civil suit against Ya’alon.
Speakers also blasted Israel for the recent war with Hezbollah. Ya’alon briefed congressional staffers, administration advisers and policy insiders on the crisis in Lebanon.
Jewish Greeks advocate for Israel
Jewish fraternities and sororities are launching an Israel advocacy push on college campuses this fall.
Alpha Epsilon Pi and Alpha Epsilon Phi, the two largest Jewish Greek organizations, brought 90 students to Louisville, Ky., from Sunday through Tuesday to learn about building support for Israel.
“Greeks are able to mobilize for a cause better than any other group on campus,” said Alpha Epsilon Pi staffer Colin Sutker, noting the large amounts of money these fraternities and sororities raise for causes such as Darfur and Hurricane Katrina relief, as well as for Israeli charities. “Take that power,” he urged the students, and “harness it for Israel advocacy.”
Under the slogan “Greeks for Israel,” each chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi and Alpha Epsilon Phi is pledging to run three Israel-themed events on campus this year. Events are expected to range from lectures and political updates to parties, films and social gatherings.
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