House passes enhanced Israel cooperation bill

Published on May 10, 2012

The U.S House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that reaffirms and enhances U.S. policy commitments to Israel’s security.

Taking a stand. Together.

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on March 8, 2012

Italy, Israel cement relationship with cooperation agreements

Published on June 14, 2011

Relations between Italy and Israel remain strong following a high-level meeting in Rome where Italy strongly condemned any attempt to "delegitimize and boycott" the Jewish state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed a senior delegation that meet with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and other Italian officials on Monday. The two sides signed eight bilateral agreements on economic, cultural, technological and other cooperation.

Proposed USC-Dubai journalism school concerns faculty and community

By Bill Boyarsky
Published on October 29, 2008

Faculty members at the USC Annenberg School for Communications are deep into a controversy that should be of interest to the Jewish community.
It concerns a proposal from USC for a $3 million contract for Annenberg to work with the American University in Dubai to create a journalism and communications school in the Middle Eastern nation.

L.A. benefits from ties with Israel

Published on June 19, 2008

Over the past week, I led a delegation of civic, faith, business and community leaders on a trip that will help make Los Angeles stronger, safer, more secure and better stewards of the environment -- and all Angelenos stand to reap the benefits of our efforts.

Israel’s Teens Get Ironic ‘Inheritance’

By Robert David Jaffee
Published on May 4, 2006

Amos Oz has explored the subject in novels. Amos Elon has penned essays about it. Politicians as varied as Abba Eban, Mahmoud Abbas, Bill Clinton and even Ariel Sharon have tried to solve it. So, what can a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate add to the long and storied history of the region with the world's most intractable political problem? Plenty of inspiration, if we are to judge by Jennifer Miller's new book, "Inheriting the Holy Land."

Harmony on the Table at Interfaith Events

By Reina V. Slutske
Published on February 2, 2006

At the Islamic Center of Southern California, each table had a word. There was "family," "social action," "prayer," "rituals" and "holidays." Participants were asked to move to the table that reflected how they viewed their faith.

The exercise was part of the second annual Jewish/Muslim Dialogue organized by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics. About 120 people participated in the program, which included a screening of three clips from a new documentary that emphasizes ongoing cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians.

Israel-Turkey Ties Take Cooler Turn

By Yigal Schleifer
Published on May 27, 2004

Is Israel's relationship with Turkey on the skids? Such fears came to the fore when a Lebanese newspaper, quoting sources in Ankara, reported recently that Turkey was freezing future military contracts with Israeli firms. According to the paper, the step was decided on by Turkey's Islamic-oriented government, which rejects strategic military cooperation with Israel.

Scandal Erupts Over Secret Arafat Funds

By Gil Sedan
Published on December 12, 2002

Those inclined to look on the bright side might say that Israeli-Palestinian cooperation is alive and kicking: Israelis and Palestinians allegedly joined ranks to make big money, until one of them woke up with a bad conscience.

The joint venture in question began in February 1997, when Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat transferred official Palestinian Authority funds from the Arab Bank in Ramallah to private accounts in Swiss banks. The money was Palestinian, mostly customs and levies on products imported into the Palestinian Authority via Israel.

Mission Accomplished

By Judy Lash Balint
Published on January 18, 2001

Maybe something positive will come out of the current crisis in Israel after all. Perhaps the arrival of many groups from communities all over the world will help further the understanding between Israelis and Diaspora Jews and lead to greater cooperation.

The Cardinal Comes to the Board of Rabbis

By Ruth Stroud
Published on December 3, 1998

In a historic address to the Board of Rabbis of Southern California last week, Cardinal Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, called for the elimination of centuries of Catholic and Christian anti-Semitic teaching and a new era of Catholic-Jewish understanding and cooperation.