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Saving grace of Sandy: face time

PASSAIC, NJ — It is long past midnight and I have just put all the pots and pans to bed, reluctantly setting up lots of plastic and paper goods for […]

Obama’s second term: More of the same, at least until Iran flares

WASHINGTON — The day after the election looks a lot like the day before for President Obama, particularly in areas that have attracted the attention of Jewish voters:...

Election 2012: Obama and the Jews

WASHINGTON — — The moment in the final presidential debate when President Obama described his visit to Israel’’s national Holocaust museum and to the...

Election 2012: Romney and the Jews

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s record as a moderate Republican governor would seem to have made him ideally suited to peel off Jewish votes from President Obama. The...

Surprise: Bibi-Liberman pact

TEL AVIV — Political pundits have long debated who the real Benjamin Netanyahu is. Is he a pragmatist handcuffed by his right-wing support base and fealty to his late...

Danish fest organizers don’t want Israeli flag

COPENHAGEN —— The organizers of a Copenhagen event celebrating diversity asked Danish Jews to refrain from displaying the Israeli flag “for security reasons.” The...

East Side eruv down

Due to weather conditions, the East Side eruv is down, as is the eruv hotline. Further damage to the eruv is forecasted for Thursday night, October 25, and it is...

Israel in presidential debate 29 times

  WASHINGTON — Israel, a heated issue throughout the campaign, finally took center stage at the final presidential debate. It was mentioned a total of 29 times by...

One-third of Israel is at risk of poverty

JERUSALEM — One-third of Israelis are at risk of poverty, a new Israeli government report shows. The Central Bureau of Statistics report issued Oct. 17 shows that some...

McGovern’s regret: ‘We didn’t bomb Auschwitz’

By Rafael Medoff WASHINGTON —— George McGovern is widely remembered for advocating immediate American withdrawal from Vietnam and sharp reductions in defense...