John Fishel

President and CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles

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John Fishel on KCRW

Prime Minister  Ehud Olmert  now has a  Kobe Bryant  jersey, and security experts from the  Ben Gurion  airport will be making regular inspections of LAX.

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