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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (JTA) – A Jewish advocate for religious freedom and human rights is the first rabbi to receive a Presidential Citizens medal. Rabbi Arthur Schneier, recognized at a White House ceremony Monday, is the founder and president of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, which promotes religious freedom, peace and tolerance. President Clinton said […]

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NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (JTA) – As tens of thousands rallied in Israel this week to denounce proposals to relinquish parts of Jerusalem, leading U.S. Orthodox groups held a rousing rally of solidarity in a Manhattan synagogue. The simultaneous events come amid renewed debate of whether some American Jewish leaders are breaching long-held principles of […]

JERUSALEM, Jan. 9 (JTA) – Once reviled as a dangerous warmonger, Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon has amassed a huge lead in public opinion polls before Israel’s Feb. 6 elections on the strength of a remarkable image makeover. Two decades ago, Sharon was forced to resign as defense minister for not preventing Israel’s Lebanese Christian […]

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