June 1998 OU/IPA International Briefs
1. US Pressure on Israel Recent weeks have witnessed activity by the United States Administration to pressure Israel to agree to a specific percentage of territory in the next...
Press Releases
URGENT ACTION ALERT-Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act
To: Rabbis, Synagogue Leaders, IPA Key Contacts, InfoNet From: Richard B. Stone, Chairman Betty Ehrenberg, Director of International Affairs Re: Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act Call your member of...
TALKING POINTS ON: Jerusalem: The Recent Decision of the Israeli Cabinet
The Israeli Cabinet’s decision to strengthen Jerusalem is designed to ensure Jerusalem’s unity by maintaining the demographic balance in the city and by countering PLO efforts to divide it....
OU CRITICIZES A.C.L.U. FOR SUING YESHIVA OVER CAMPUS HOUSING FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, through its Institute for Public Affairs, criticized the American Civil Liberties Union for...
OU WELCOMES FINAL HOUSE PASSAGE OF EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
This afternoon, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs, welcomed final passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of legislation designed to...
Remembering the Israeli Soldiers Captured by the Syrians During the 1982 Israeli War
On June 11, 1982, an Israeli unit battled with a Syrian armored unit in the Bekaa Valley in northeastern Lebanon. Sgt. Zachary Baumel, 1st Sgt. Zvi Feldman and Cpl....
ORTHODOX UNION HAILS SUPREME COURT DECISION UPHOLDING MILWAUKEE’S SCHOOL CHOICE
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – through its Institute for Public Affairs, hailed the decision by the Supreme Court...
Orthodox Union Lauds United States Senate Adoption of Resolution 188
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America today applauded the United States Senate for unanimously adopting Senate Resolution 188 calling for Israeli membership in a United Nations regional...
ORTHODOX UNION HAILS HOUSE PASSAGE OF D.C. VOUCHER BILL
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs, hails passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of legislation creating a school voucher program...
ORTHODOX UNION APPLAUDS GIULIANI SETTLMENT OF CROWN HEIGHTS SUIT
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America praises remarks and a legal settlement rendered by New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani with regard to riots that occurred in...