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May, 28 2010 | 15 Sivan 5770
Andrew Cuomo Running for NY Governor
Vol. 6, Iss. 22
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PHOTO BY ShMUEL BEN ELIEZER
Thousands March In Celebration of Israel
US Expanding Intel Missions in Mideast
Four Star General David H. Petraeus. BY JV STAFF
BY SHMUEL BEN ELIEZER New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo declared his candidacy for governor at the Salute to Israel Parade, delivering a full-throated call for political reform and pledging to make the notoriously dysfunctional state government more accountable to its citizens.
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he announcement by Cuomo to seek the governorship once held by his iconic father, Mario Cuomo, had been widely expected and looked forward to many sectors. Cuomo had earlier talked about his candidacy on the steps of the Tweed Courthouse in lower Manhattan, named for the leader of the city's corrupt 19th century Tammany Hall political machine. Cuomo said he did so because "Albany's antics today could make Boss Tweed blush." "Enough is enough," Cuomo declared. "It's time the people of the Empire State strike back." Among the goals stated by Cuomo at a press conference during the parade, was a promised to cap the state's property taxes, which are among the highest in the nation, and to consolidate local governments and create a more favorable envi-
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Students of Magen David Yeshiva Marching in the Salute to Israel Parade. (Photo by Shmuel Ben-Eliezer) BY FERN SIDMAN Fashionable 5th Avenue in New York City morphed into a virtual sea of blue and white on Sunday afternoon, May 23rd, as thousands marched down the famed thoroughfare in a passionate display of support for the State of Israel on her 62nd birthday.
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he flag of Israel was a ubiquitous site, as marchers representing synagogues, schools, yeshivos and Jewish organizations from around the tri-state area held aloft this indefatigable symbol of Jewish statehood with pride while hoisting decorative banners and signs calling for a united Jerusalem. Scores of spectators from all over the country lined the parade route and joyfully cheered on the marchers as they raised their collective voices in tribute to the glorious legacy of Israel. For over 20 blocks, Hebrew songs blared through loudspeakers on the abundance of floats representing organizations and businesses supporting Israel as marching bands, dance troupes and choral societies provided their own unique backdrop to the day's festivities. Throngs of ebullient students repre-
senting such local area schools as Yeshiva of Flatbush, Magen David, Shulamith High School for Girls, Yeshiva of Manhattan Beach and the East Midwood Hebrew Day School proudly chanted, "Am Yisroel Chai" (the nation of Israel lives) as they paid homage to the rich heritage, ancestry, and history of the Jewish homeland. Others schools and groups participating in the 2010 Salute to Israel parade included the Yeshiva of Central Queens, Yeshiva University High School for Boys and Girls, the JCH of Bensonhurst, HAFTR - Hebrew Academy of Far Rockaway and the Five Towns, the Jewish Foundation School, the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, the Moshe Aaron Yeshiva High School, the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy, the Kings Bay YM-YWHA, the Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls, the North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey, the Sephardic Heritage Alliance, the Solomon Schecter Day Schools of Bergen, Essex and Union counties in New Jersey, United Synagogue Youth, the Ramaz School, the Westchester Jewish Conference, Temple Israel of Great Neck, Tzofim Tzabar -
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It has been decades since the US incursion into Somalia but the city of Mogadishu remains one of the most dangerous cities in the world. The Somali army and the UN peace keeping mission stay within defined areas not daring to venture into the Shabab terror organization controlled majority of the city.
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ecently though there have been reports of the steady drone at night of unmanned aircraft in the sky collecting intelligence supposedly for the US. It has also been reported that approximately 50 Americans have joined the Al-Qaeda affiliated Shabab. In response to what is seen as a growing threat, throughout the Middle East, the top American commander in the Middle East has ordered a broad expansion of clandestine military activity in an effort to disrupt militant groups or counter threats in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and other countries in the region, according to defense off icials and military documents. The secret directive that was signed in September by Gen. David H. Petraeus, authorizes sending of American Special Operations troops to both friendly and hostile nations in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Horn of Africa to gather intelligence and build ties with local forces.
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