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An Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system placed in the Dan region, on November 16, 2012. (Alon Besson/Ministry of Defense/Flash90)
From the WebFebruary 28, 2013, 3:24 pm
Israel fights to salvage millions in US military aid
Security establishment argues that missile defense programs are essential for American interests ahead of 2013 budget cuts, Globes reports
William Daroff, vice president for public policy and director of the Washington office of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), gives testimony at a hearing by the United States House Ways and Means Committee on 'Oversight Plan for the 113th Congress and Tax Reform and Charitable Contributions' in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2013. (Ron Sachs)
February 20, 2013, 6:12 pm
Charities grapple with Washington’s fiscal chaos
Congressional wrangling over looming ‘sequester’ and the deficit leaves Jewish and other groups bracing for potentially massive cuts
By Haviv Rettig Gur
US President Barack Obama salutes as he gets off Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii on Wednesday. (photo credit: AP/Gerald Herbert)
January 3, 2013, 8:00 am
Obama signs massive defense bill upping Iran sanctions
White House had originally opposed $633 billion spending bill, which also provides money for Afghanistan War, security at embassies
By AP and ToI Staff
January 3, 2013, 12:38 am
Jewish federations praise fiscal cliff agreement for sparing America’s ‘most vulnerable’
Besides preventing tax hike, bill staves off cuts, maintains charitable contribution tax deduction for ‘critical community-based services,’ umbrella group says
By Haviv Rettig Gur
January 2, 2013, 6:37 am
Congress signs last-minute deal, steps back from fiscal cliff
Republican-controlled US House of Representatives approves tax hikes on the wealthy, 257-167
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)
From the WebJanuary 1, 2013, 6:01 pm
US fiscal agreement boosts TASE
The Tel Aviv 25 Index rose 1.6% in morning trading, Globes reports
US President Barack Obama speaking on Monday. (photo credit:AP/Carolyn Kaster)
January 1, 2013, 6:09 am
US lawmakers reach 11th-hour deal to stave off ‘fiscal cliff’ tax raise
Plan will put tax hike on rich, leave levels for lower and middle incomes untouched
By David Espo
Soldiers walk through the remains of a makeshift structure in the West Bank outpost of Oz Zion on Saturday, Dec. 29 (photo credit: Flash90)
December 30, 2012, 4:38 pm
The folly on the hill
Election rhetoric heats up following military clashes with right-wing extremists, and US lawmakers make last-ditch effort to avoid economic meltdown
By Ron Friedman
Congressional Democrats join Bend the Arc to lobby on Capitol Hill for a tax hike on those with annual incomes of $250,000 or more, December 20, 2012. (photo credit: Courtesy of Bend the Arc)
December 28, 2012, 2:03 am
‘Everybody is going to have to take a hit, and that includes us,’ US Jewish groups say
Standing at the ‘fiscal cliff,’ Jewish organizations rally to save federal anti-poverty programs from budget cuts
By Ron Kampeas
A supporter congratulates then-Lt. governor-elect Brian Schatz, center, as his wife Linda looks on in 2012 (photo credit: Eugene Tanner/AP, File)
December 27, 2012, 6:29 pm
Hawaii’s Jewish lieutenant governor chosen for US Senate seat
Governor Neil Abercrombie selects Democrat Brian Schatz to replace the late Daniel Inouye, become 11th current Jewish Senator
US Congress (photo credit: CC BY-SA Dougtone, Flickr)
December 27, 2012, 12:06 pm
Political showdowns will make 2013 a busy year for US Jews
From Iran’s nuclear program to the fight over gay marriage, Jewish groups are already gearing up for their next big battles
By Ron Kampeas
US Pesident Barack Obama pauses during a speech on Dec. 16, 2012. (photo credit: Evan Vucci/AP)
December 26, 2012, 7:06 am
Obama to fly home early as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms
President cuts short family vacation to work on January 1 deadline for budget reforms
By Matthew Daly
December 26, 2012, 6:47 am
Jewish federations bid to save billions in lost charity from ‘fiscal cliff’ fallout
William Daroff, head of public policy for JFNA: ‘Whatever cuts are made shouldn’t be made disproportionately on the backs of vulnerable populations’
By Haviv Rettig Gur
December 21, 2012, 8:07 pm
Jewish clergy lobby against social program spending cuts
Rabbis join other religious leaders in call to protect poor during US ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (photo credit: US Dept. of the Treasury)
November 10, 2012, 8:42 am
Looming ‘fiscal cliff’ is White House’s top priority
Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner likely to postpone his departure until the president and lawmakers reach an agreement
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