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Barak: Iran unlikely to give in to pressure

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said chances that Iran will give in to pressure to stop its suspected nuclear program are low, and that the dangers of a nuclear Iran outweigh the dangers of action to stop it.

Obama calls for keeping pressure on Iran

President Obama called for keeping up international pressure on Iran amid news reports that Israel may be preparing for war with the Islamic Republic.

Genocide 2.0

In Washington and abroad, longstanding Jewish organizations added their voices of protest against the genocide in Darfur.\n\nBut guess what: It\’s not enough.\n

The (almost) hardest-working man in classical music

\”I have the great good fortune to have an ear to the ground and a great many wonderful colleagues,\” Kahane said of his network of music-world sources, mostly fellow musicians with whom the conductor has formed strong bonds.

Teens can learn from Shoah survivors

For some of us, a \”problem\” is getting seven presents for Chanukah, not eight. However, 70 years ago, these so-called \”problems\” would have been luxuries for the millions of Jews and other minorities living, and dying, during the Holocaust.

Choose Grrl Power over beauty pageants, grrlz

By many measures, Jewish girls are thriving. They are leading extracurricular activities, bettering the world around them, excelling in sports and studying at elite universities. At the same time such success often comes at a cost for girls.

At Party Time: Candy is dandy — charity is sweeter

As my son\’s bar mitzvah day inched closer, I began to see the world in a whole different light — a disco ball light, to be exact — for as my child grew, so did his friends, officially putting us both on the b\’nai mitzvah circuit.

New approaches in Iraq could <I>help</I> Israel

Israel is now stuck between Iraq and a hard place; those in the administration who most uncritically support Israel don\’t know what they\’re doing, and those who have better ideas are more critical of Israel.

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