FBI Rejected Sephardic Jews As Translators.

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    Despite a shortage of Arabic translators, the FBI turned down applications for linguist jobs from nearly 100 Arabic-speaking Jews in New York

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    The FBI’s New York office in October 2001 asked a local charity that works with Arab Jews to submit applications for the linguist jobs, which are crucial to anti-terrorism investigations, but not one of the more than 90 applicants was hired.

    A spokesman for the FBI’s New York office says that headquarters made the final cuts.


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    The Northernmost Jew
    The Northernmost Jew
    18 years ago

    Well I had not heard it before and I found it interesting.

    Vos Iz Nies
    Vos Iz Nies
    18 years ago

    it more like 1 year, yah monday morning was last year

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    18 years ago

    This story is mamish years old.