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New Reform
Moniker Set?
Lawmakers Want
Embassy Moved
New York/JTA — The Reform syna-
gogue union may get a new name.
The Union of American Hebrew
Congregations, which represents more
than 900 North American Reform syn-
agogues, may become the Union for
Reform Judaism. The new name will
go before the group's 67th biennial
convention in Minneapolis on Nov. 5-
9 for a vote after the recommendation
last year by its board of trustees.
UAHC's President, Rabbi Eric Yoffie,
wrote in Reform Judaism magazine that
the new name is "short and eupho-
nious" while the old tide is "clumsy
and difficult to remember."
Washington/JTA — Several U.S. law-
makers are asking the Bush administra-
tion to move the U.S. embassy in Israel
to Jerusalem.
Reps. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., and
Steve Israel, D-N.Y., are asking col-
leagues to join in a letter to President
Bush on the matter. Presidents have
consistently cited national security rea-
sons for waiving compliance with a
1995 law that requires moving the
embassy from Tel Aviv to the Israeli
capital.
Two Jews Killed
In Morocco
New York/JTA — National Public
Radio insists it is not biased against
Israel.
NPR's president and chief executive
officer, Kevin Klose, told the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency that the latest of a
series of internal reviews of NPR's
reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian con-
flict revealed that of 147 interviews
aired between April 1 and June 30, 53
percent were with Israelis and 47 per-
cent with Palestinians.
NPR is trying to address criticism
that it is anti-Israel. It has hired a pub-
lic relations firm, posted its Middle
East stories online and offered an opin-
ion piece by Klose to Jewish media.
Paris/JTA — Morocco beefed up secu-
rity for the country's Jewish communi-
ty after two Jews were murdered in sep-
arate incidents.
Eli Affriat, 75, was stabbed to death
in Meknes and two days earlier Albert
Rebibo, 55, was shot in Casablanca.
While police have not ruled out
criminal motives in the killings, terror-
ism is seen as the most likely motive,
especially in light of the multiple
bombings in Morocco on May 16,
which targeted Jewish sites.
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New York/JTA — The United States
could learn from Israel's experience in
balancing national security and respect-
ing civil rights, Justice Stephen Breyer
said.
The U.S. Supreme Court justice said
in a speech at Columbia Law School
that Israeli judges have found compro-
mises that acknowledge security risks
while trying to respect human rights.
Breyer cited as an example security
defendants who are not allowed to
name their own lawyer to visit them
because of fear that they might pass on
terrorist instructions, but can choose
from a list of court-appointed lawyers
for such visits.
Public Radio Says
`We're Not Biased'
Settlers Convicted
In Bomb Plot
Jerusalem/JTA — Three Israelis were
convicted for plotting to bomb a
Palestinian girls school in eastern
Jerusalem.
Shlomo Dvir, Yarden Morag and
Ofer Gamliel, all residents of the West
Bank, were found guilty of attempted
murder and illegal possession of
firearms. Dvir and Morag were arrested
as they were about to plant a bomb at
the school. Gamliel was arrested after
the two were interrogated.
Hamas Gets
Saudi Money
Jerusalem/JTA — At least 50 percent
of Hamas' operating budget comes
from Saudi Arabia, the New York Times
reported.