Sunday, March 21, 2010
Obama and Netanyahu to meet
JTA
President Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday . . .
Friday, March 19, 2010
Rabbi Lipa Schapiro dies
JTA
Rabbi Lipa Schapiro, a senior member of the Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical committee, died at the age of 97.
Schapiro studied Jewish law in secret in . . .
Friday, March 19, 2010
ADL: Petraeus testimony ‘counterproductive’
By Ron Kampeas, JTA
The Anti-Defamation League said a top U.S. general's analysis of the role of the Israeli-Arab conflict in frustrating the U.S. mission in the Middle . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Rubashkin sentencing set
JTA
Sentencing for a former official of the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant has been set for April 28. . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
U.S. Treasury sanctions Gaza firms
JTA
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned two Gaza firms for their ties to Hamas.
The Treasury announced Thursday it would impose sanctions on the Islamic . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Brothers’ religious discrimination suit settled
JTA
A nationwide staffing company settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of two Jewish employees who were subjected to religious discrimination.
The U.S. . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Obama: No ‘crisis’ in U.S.-Israel ties
JTA
In his first public remarks on the strain in U.S.-Israel ties, President Obama said there was no crisis in relations between the two countries.
In . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
U.S. Treasury sanctions Gaza firms
JTA
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned two Gaza firms for their ties to . . .
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Obama: ‘No crisis’ in U.S. ties with Israel
HAARETZ.com
United States President Barack Obama said Thursday that there was 'no crisis' in ties with Israel, despite a high-profile diplomatic feud over the . . .
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Jewish retiree creates stir defending Pope Pius
By FRANK ELTMAN (AP)
LONG BEACH, N.Y. — In the long and painful debate over whether he should have done more to halt the murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazis and their . . .
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Palin to Obama: Hit reset button with Israel
JTA
Sarah Palin called on the Obama administration to hit the reset button with Israel.
In a statement critical of the Obama administration's outreach . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Swastika discovered at Calif. university dorm
JTA
A swastika was discovered carved into a hallway bulletin board at a residence hall at the University of California, Davis.
Sunday night's discovery . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A new twist on spring break in Florida: Volunteering
By Jacob Berkman, JTA
Spending spring break is a tradition of sorts for college students, but rather than partying, 57 Hillel members from seven campuses headed to Miami . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Friends in Deed
By Lee Smith, Tablet Magazine
“My time with evangelical Christians has made me a better Jew,” says David Brog, the executive director of Christians United For Israel (CUFI). . . .
Friday, March 12, 2010
Clinton to speak at AIPAC
JTA
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual policy . . .
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Brandeis imam wants Koran returned
JTA
Brandeis University's Muslim chaplain issued an appeal for the return of his Koran days after his campus office was vandalized.
Talal Eid said the . . .
Thursday, March 11, 2010
30 millionth visitor to U.S. Holocaust museum
JTA
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum welcomed its 30 millionth visitor this week.
Estelle Laughlin, a Holocaust survivor and museum volunteer, . . .
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Biden: Bond with Israel ‘unbreakable’ but U.S. will note missteps
JTA
The U.S.-Israel bond is unbreakable, but the United States will keep both sides accountable for their actions, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden . . .
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
White House faith council wants clearer guidelines
JTA
President Obama's faith-based advisory council urged clearer guidelines on church-state separation in faith-based funding, but members differed on . . .
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Hundreds protest Israeli military chief in N.Y.
JTA
Hundreds of protesters marched in front of a New York City hotel where the Israeli military's chief of staff was speaking at a dinner.
Lt.-Gen. Gabi . . .
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Oren offers to return to Irvine university
JTA
Israel's U.S. ambassador has offered to return to the California university where students interrupted his speech last month.
Michael Oren in an . . .
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Brooklyn rabbi found guilty of sexual assault
JTA
A Brooklyn rabbi was found guilty of sexually assaulting a male teenager.
A Brooklyn Supreme Court jury on Tuesday found Baruch Lebovits guilty on . . .
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Biden: No space between U.S., Israel [VIDEO]
JTA
The relationship between Israel and the United States is a centerpiece of American policy, Vice President Joe Biden . . .
Monday, March 8, 2010
Justice Dept. declines to intervene in Rubashkin case
JTA
The U.S. Department of Justice declined to intervene in the case of a convicted kosher meat executive, despite a plea from several Orthodox rabbis. . . .
