November 2010

Stephen Solarz, longtime rep and foreign policy leader, dies

Stephen Solarz, a nine-term U.S. congressman from New York whose avid interest in Israel propelled him to become a foreign policy leader, has died.

By Ron Kampeas November 30, 2010 11:59 pm

State Dept. awards $770,000 to push diversity in Israel

The U.S. State Department has given $770,000 in grants to Merchavim, an Israeli NGO promoting diversity and shared citizenship in Israel.

November 30, 2010 10:28 pm

State Department award $770,000 to promote diverse Israeli citizenship

The State Department has given $770,000 in grants to Merchavim, an Israeli NGO working on diversity in Israel and shared citizenship for all legal citizens of the country. The majority of the grant, some $750,000, will go to epand an existing collaboration between Merchavim and the American nonprofit behind Sesame Street, the Sesame Workshop, to […]

November 30, 2010 10:22 pm