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Dennis Ross explains Middle East strategy of President Obama
Chris LeppekJun 02, 2011
IT wasnt exactly damage control, since Dennis Ross, special assistant to President Obama and an acknowledged Middle East expert, didnt backtrack or make apologies...
Unkind cut: San Francisco asked to ban circumcision
Sue Fishkoff, JTAJun 02, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO In November, San Franciscans will vote on a ballot measure that would outlaw circumcision on boys under the age of 18. Although experts say it is...
In Washington, clash between Obama and Netanyahu on the future of Israel
Uriel Heilman, JTAMay 26, 2011
WASHINGTON President Obama knew he had some damage control to do when he took the podium before thousands of Israel supporters on Sunday morning, May 22, at the...
What do Denverites think of Obama’s 1967-border suggestion?
Andrea JacobsMay 26, 2011
On May 19, Barack Obama dropped a policy bombshell when he proposed that borders predating the 1967 Six Day War should be the basis of peace negotiations between...
After three decades, Demjanjuk convicted in Germany
JTAMay 19, 2011
By Toby Axelrod, JTA BERLIN — The guilty verdict pronounced May 12 against John Demjanjuk in a Munich courtroom was a long time coming. Following a trial that...
Terror plot against NY synagogues underscores ‘lone wolf’ threat
Ron Kampeas, JTAMay 19, 2011
By Daniel Treiman, JTA NEW YORK — A foiled plot to attack New York synagogues offered a distressing reminder to the Jewish community that Osama bin Ladens death...
French Jewry shocked by ‘loss of a friend’
JTAMay 19, 2011
By Dvorah Lauter, JTA PARIS — Shock waves continue to ripple throughout France as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, considered the likely Socialist Party candidate to...
Message at borders: ‘Retake Palestine’
Uriel Heilman, JTAMay 19, 2011
TEL AVIV — If a single phrase could capture the sentiment that motivated thousands of Arabs to try to cross Israel’s borders on Sunday, May 15, to retake...
Should Kushner’s honorary degree be revoked?
Ron Kampeas, JTAMay 12, 2011
WASHINGTON It was the latest dustup over what constitutes acceptable discourse in the American Jewish community when it comes to Israel. Except this time the battle...