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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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New Jews in Congress
Six new Jewish Democratic lawmakers will be sworn in when the U.S. Congress opens session on Thursday.
The new Democratic majority plans to pass several legislative initiatives during its first 100 working hours.
One item expected to pass, the minimum wage hike, has the support of several Jewish groups, including the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and the Reform movement.
Another item, ethics reform, will ban lobbyists from involvement in congressional travel.
The travel reform is a compromise that Jewish groups have accepted in order to preserve educational tours of Israel for members of Congress.
Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center, is one of two speakers scheduled at a mass on Wednesday for the children of Hurricane Katrina and Darfur at Washington’s Trinity University in honor of its alumnus, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the majority leader.
Israel eyeing U.S.-made missile-killer
Israel reportedly is considering the acquisition of an American missile-killer to replace a locally made version.
Ha’aretz reported Tuesday that Israel and the United States are in talks on the possible purchase of the THAAD, or Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system, which would replace the Israeli-made Arrow II.
Israel’s purchase of THAAD would be at least partly funded by U.S. aid disbursements.
The Arrow is now the world’s only tested ballistic missile-killer, and its development is seen by many Israelis as symbolic of the Jewish state’s self-reliance in security matters.
Israeli and U.S. officials had no immediate comment on the Ha’aretz report.
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