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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 344

Robert Sugarman

US President Barack Obama, far right, with leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations at the White House, March 1, 2011. (Pete Souza/White House)
May 25, 2016, 2:07 am
In rare show of independence, US pro-Israel heavyweights press hard for two-state solution
Jewish community leaders are drafting proposals for the next president, some of them at odds with the Israeli government, that seek to satisfy Palestinian demand for sovereignty, Israeli security needs
By Ron Kampeas
Jerry Silverman, CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, at the 2012 General Assembly in Baltimore, Maryland (photo credit: JFNA/JTA)
April 3, 2015, 8:28 am
American Jewish umbrella group skeptical over nuclear deal
Jewish Federations of North America warns ‘a weak agreement presents a clear and present danger to all nations’
By ToI Staff
US Democratic Senator from New York Charles Schumer addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference in Washington on Monday, March 3, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
August 16, 2014, 6:26 am
Schumer calls for Schabas’s removal, winning Jewish praise
Communal leaders applaud US senator after he urges HRC to oust head of Gaza probe
By ToI Staff
A sign welcomes attendees to J Street’s 2013 national conference in Washington. (photo credit: Courtesy of J Street)
May 30, 2014, 6:47 pm
The inside story of J Street’s rejection by the Conference of Presidents
The vote to exclude the lobby group from US Jewish leadership umbrella group wasn’t all about ‘Lefties or Righties,’ says one source; J Street: It has prompted a debate on the community’s ‘ability or lack thereof’ to hear and reflect diverse views
By Edwin Black
Spanish Minister of Justice Alberto Ruíz Gallardon, left, Malcolm Hoenlein and Robert Sugarman at Madrid’s Intercontinental Hotel, Feb. 12, 2014. (Fuenta Latina/JTA)
February 18, 2014, 10:26 pm
The Presidents Conference goes to Madrid
An inside look at the highly diplomatic treatment a contingent of Jewish leaders received at the throne of the king of Spain
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Malcolm Hoenlein meets King Juan Carlos I in Spain. February 13, 2014. (photo credit: Courtesy)
February 13, 2014, 11:14 pm
Spain’s doors always open to Jews, king says
With bill to afford citizenship to Sephardi community pending, 60 prominent Jewish-American leaders meet with Juan Carlos I
By Marissa Newman
US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, in May 2013. (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)
June 27, 2013, 5:19 am
Jewish leaders endorse Kerry’s push for peace
In meeting with Senate democrats, heads of major Jewish groups talk Israel-Palestinian peace, cast doubts on post-election change in Iran
June 6, 2013, 6:00 am
Conference of Presidents finds its Sugarman
Organization elects lawyer and former ADL head Robert Sugarman to lead group for next year
By ToI Staff
April 23, 2013, 9:48 am
Presidents Conference taps ADL’s Sugarman as chair
Long-time lawyer to succeed two-term chairman Richard Stone
August 12, 2012, 4:30 pm
ADL defends U. Texas admissions diversity policy
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, and its eventual ruling could have profound consequences for the future of affirmative action
The Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2012. (photo credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 26, 2012, 5:20 pm
Give me your tired, your poor — but not from Mexico, please
Jewish groups see progress in a new Supreme Court immigration ruling, but have concerns about potential for racial profiling
By JTA
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