Tawang, India. As I sit here at 10,000 feet on the veranda overlooking the cloud-covered mountain range before me, I study over my books on this spectacular mountain range. I am a long way from New York. Let me share with you what I am learning! The Himalayas is a mountain range in Asia, separating […]
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U.N. Chief ‘Deeply Concerned’ by U.S. Decision to Exit Iran Nuclear Deal
New York, N.Y. Following a decision on Tuesday by the United States to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, the United Nations chief said he was “deeply concerned” by the move, and called on all parties to preserve the deal. President Donald Trump made the announcement at the White House, and immediately afterwards […]
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité: Immigrant Doctors in France Save Grand-maman
With Tony Abdel ghany. Provins, France. The entire world seems divided at year-end between the forces of love and hatred. Authoritarian regimes have reared their ugly heads across the planet. Politicians have painted Muslims as evil on two continents. Yet, outside Paris, a good-news story emerges that shows love can in fact triumph over evil. […]
VIDEO: Obama Praises Diplomacy over War in Historic Day with Iran
Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama lauded a historic 24 hour period in U.S.-Iran relations, commending “strong American diplomacy” after the implementation of a landmark nuclear deal and a prisoner swap that led to the release of five Americans held by Iran. Barack Obama’s first Weekly Address as President of the U.S., January 24th, 2009. Photo: Wikipedia / […]
Highlighting Importance of Iran Deal in Israel
While traveling in Israel, Adam Szubin, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, laid out why the Iran deal is so vital to our global security.
Kerry Gives Speech on Iran Deal as Support Rises
Washington, D.C. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will give a speech Wednesday in Philadelphia in support of the international agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, while Democrats in Congress are on the verge of guaranteeing lawmakers will not be able to pass a measure opposing the deal. Kerry and top diplomats from Britain, China, France, […]
340 Rabbis Urge Congress to Support Nuclear Deal with Iran
New York, N.Y. Yesterday, 340 rabbis from all streams of Judaism sent a letter to all Members of Congress urging that they support the agreement between the international community and Iran on the Iranian nuclear program. “We commend the U.S. and the other negotiating teams for their dedication to reaching an agreement to prevent Iran […]
Obama to Iran Deal Critics: Choose Diplomacy or War
Washington, D.C. He stood at the same university where more than 50 years ago then-President John F. Kennedy used a commencement address to first call for nuclear disarmament and a nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union. Kennedy’s historic call for diplomacy was not lost on President Barack Obama on Wednesday. “He [Kennedy] rejected […]
