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CRC: Advocacy in Action

Abbas Chooses Terrorists Over Peace: Federation Is Troubled by Hamas-Fatah

By Gordon Haas

When working on Middle East policy one can never be surprised by the turn of events. While we had hoped for peace talks what we got instead was a Hamas–Fatah unity government. Abbas continually refuses to sit down at the negotiating table. He has chosen to align himself wit…

January Is Human Trafficking Prevention Month — Learn What You Can Do

by Gordon Haas

Human trafficking is modern day slavery, and with an estimated 27 million people enslaved worldwide, it is a prominent issue for all communities. A rapidly growing criminal industry second only to drug dealing and equal in scope to arms dealing, New Jersey is a prime location…

Iran Interim Agreement Offers Opportunity for Cautious Hope but Final Agree

The Community Relations Committee of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ has been a proponent of a strong and unyielding international sanctions regime to ensure that Iran’s nuclear weapons capability would be dismantled, and that any diplomatic solution would require, at an absolute…

The Case for Stronger Iran Sanctions During Times of Diplomacy

By Gordon Haas

For the past seven years, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ has been advocating for strong sanctions against Iran to stop it from enriching uranium and pursuing nuclear weapons. These sanctions were successfully passed in 2010 with great leadership from New Jersey’s …

Help Ensure Archives Are Returned to Descendants of Iraqi Jewish Community

By Gordon Haas

 

As my blog post I would like to call your attention to a very important issue. The following action alert was issued today from Jewish Federations of North America. Please act today.

 

Currently on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., is a magnificent…