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Preparedness: Israel hopes she learned her lesson
JERUSALEM — Municipalities in southern Israel appear to have heeded the experiences of their northern counterparts during the Second Lebanon War two years ago. Efforts to keep more than half a million residents safe and calm in light of the current... Read more...Did Israel get Hamas’ chief commander?
JERUSALEM — Conflicting reports emerged Sunday regarding the fate of top Hamas military ...Cautious Optimism: More signs of Israeli success now than against Hezbollah, 2006
There’s something not quite right about all the predictable responses to Israel’s long...
The L-rd’s postman
JERUSALEM — For most of the year, Jerusalem’s dead letter office is a run-of-the-mill ...
Federation addresses revenue shortfall
Doug Seserman, president and CEO of the Allied Jewish Federation, held a conference call w...JTA News
The (unofficial) Jewish inaugural ball
6 January 2009, 8:11 pm
A inaugural party featuring filmmaker Aviva Kempner, National Jewish Democratic Council executive director Ira Forman, Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver and former New York Knick John Starks?...
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RAC: Back “pay equity” bills
6 January 2009, 8:03 pm
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism is urging Congress to back two "pay equity" bills that are likely to come to a vote this week in the House of Representatives—the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pa...
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Political tidbits: Coleman’s challenge, Frank’s coming out, Rubin’s background
6 January 2009, 3:20 pm
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has all the details on Al Franken’s 225-vote victory (for now) and Norm Coleman’s legal challenge in the U.S. Senate recount in Minnesota:
The lawsuit that Coleman...
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RJC not giving up Coleman fight
5 January 2009, 11:07 pm
Al Franken may have been declared the winner of the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota Monday, but the Republican Jewish Coalition is not giving up the fight for Norm Coleman....
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Saperstein: Kagan is “quintessential” Obama appointment
5 January 2009, 9:52 pm
Elena Kagan is the "quintessential Barack Obama appointment," says Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism director Rabbi David Saperstein....
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Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
5 January 2009, 7:58 pm
One of the nice things about this job (tracking policy) is uncovering open-mindedness, finding out that officials, talking heads, politicos, don’t necessarily fit into a slot, that they’re willing...
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Political tidbits: Rahm’s rabbi, Franken’s victory, Richardson’s investigation
5 January 2009, 4:12 pm
"He’s good enough, he’s smart enough, and, gosh darn it, he’s a U.S. senator?" That’s how the Washington Post begins its piece reporting that Al Franken is likely to be named the winner of the...
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