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Jan Karski, from hell on earth to recipient of U.S. presidential honor
By the time he was 26, Jan Karski had been imprisoned by the Soviets, tortured by the Gestapo, and nearly drowned while escaping from a hospital in German-occupied Slovakia.
U.S. representative in Iranian talks arrives in Israel
The top U.S. negotiator in international talks with Iran arrived in Israel today to brief that country’s leaders.
Iran, big powers agree to hold more nuclear talks in June
Iran and world powers agreed to meet again in Moscow next month for more talks to try to end the long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, but there was scant progress to resolve the main sticking points between the two sides.
U.S. Jewish groups condemn anti-African violence in Tel Aviv
Jewish groups called on Israel to protect African migrants in Israel after riots in Tel Aviv.
Senate distinguishes between Palestinian refugees and descendants
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved language that would distinguish between Palestinian refugees alive in 1948 and their descendants.
Iran nuke talks stall over sanctions
Talks between world powers and Iran on its nuclear program have stalled over Iran's reluctance to advance without sanctions concessions.
Iran talks show common ground, disagreement
A first day of talks between Iran and world powers about a nuclear program that the West suspects is aimed at nuclear bomb research showed a "fair amount of disagreement" but also areas of common ground, a senior U.S. official said.
Nuclear talks: U.S., Iran and the fine art of semantics
Once again, nuclear negotiations are taking place, and once again there’s a gap between the gloomy tone of the Israeli observers and the optimistic, albeit guarded, noises on the American side.
Major powers and Iran start nuclear talks in Baghdad
The major powers launched a new round of talks with Iran on its suspected nuclear weapons program.
When Israel lacks leadership, we should speak up
When a family member behaves self-destructively, what do you do? Do you become an apologist, an enabler, or do you call him out? Do you blame everyone else but him, or do you intervene? Do you sit back and just hope things will improve on their own, or do you take urgent action?
Bob Dylan: ‘Prophet’ and Medal of Freedom recipient
Most rock stars are retired by 71, but not Bob Dylan. He’s touring, performing and later this spring receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor given by the U.S.
House explicitly counts out Iran war nod in bill
The U.S. House of Representatives explicitly stated that tough measures it recommended for Iran in a major defense bill did not authorize war.
Israel, U.S. agree on immigration fast track
The United States and Israel are set to add Israelis to a fast-track immigration system.
Israel: Iran in ‘chess game’ to guard nuclear gains
Iran is likely to use talks planned with world powers next week to buy more time for advancing its disputed nuclear program and it is "very good at playing this kind of chess game," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday.
US Senate Republicans block Iran sanctions vote
U.S. Senate Republicans blocked legislation for new economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector on Thursday saying they needed more time to study the bill, a surprise move that drew anger from Democrats who wanted approval ahead of nuclear talks next week.
Amid new Iran nuke rumors, Barak and Panetta to meet
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet with his U.S. counterpart, Leon Panetta, in Washington amid reports that Iran may have achieved the capability to build a nuclear bomb.
Iran nuclear concession would test big power unity
Facing an imminent toughening of sanctions, Iran is hinting at a readiness to give some ground in its long nuclear stand-off with world powers, but any flexibility could split their ranks and lead to protracted uncertainty about how to respond.
Top U.S. think tank warns against Israeli, American strike on Iran
The RAND Corporation, a think tank which advises the Pentagon, warned on Tuesday against an Israeli or American attack on Iran's nuclear reactors, and recommended the Obama administration try to "quietly influence the internal Israeli discussion over the use of military force."
House passes enhanced Israel cooperation bill
The U.S House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that reaffirms and enhances U.S. policy commitments to Israel’s security.
Are Netanyahu and Barak bluffing on Iran?
Has Israel’s game of chicken with Iran jumped the shark?
Ex-congressman Sam Gejdenson tapped for U.S. religions commission
Sam Gejdenson, a former congressman who is the child of Holocaust survivors, was named to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Obama proclaims Jewish Heritage Month
President Barack Obama celebrated the “shared struggle” of Jewish identity in proclaiming Jewish Heritage Month for the month of May.
Benzion Netanyahu’s role in U.S. politics
Benzion Netanyahu — historian, one-time political activist and father of Israel’s prime minister — died on April 30 in Jerusalem at 102. An accomplished scholar and the patriarch of one of Israel’s most important political families, he also played a surprising and little-known role in American political history.
April 27, 2012
Rubio: Iran should be preeminent foreign policy issue
Preventing Iran from becoming preeminent in its region should guide all U.S. foreign policy, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said.
Elie Wiesel honored by U.S.’ largest pro bono law firm
Germany started its long descent into brutality and murder when the Nazi regime began to corrupt the nation’s laws, Elie Wiesel told more than a thousand guests, predominantly lawyers, on April 22 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Obama letter to Peres: U.S. commitment to Israel ‘strong’
President Obama said the United States "remains steadfast in its commitment to Israel's security and a comprehensive peace in the region" in an Independence Day message to Israeli President Shimon Peres.
House committee to propose Iron Dome boost
The House Armed Services Committee reportedly is proposing $680 million in additional funds for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system.
Obama at Holocaust museum: ‘I’ll be there for Israel’
President Obama in an address at a Holocaust remembrance event said he would "always be there for Israel" and defended his administration's record on preventing atrocities.
AJC survey of Latinos finds positive views, limited contact with Jews
A survey commissioned by the American Jewish Committee found that Latinos held positive views about Jews, but have had limited contact with them.
Supreme Court rejects torture lawsuit against P.A.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously against a request by the family of an American allegedly tortured to death while in Palestinian custody to sue under the Torture Victim Protection Act.
Dept. of Justice response on prosecuting Palestinian killers unsatisfying for lawmakers
U.S. House lawmakers want more answers after the Department of Justice reiterated the obstacles it says stand in the way of prosecuting alleged Palestinian terrorists who killed Americans.
Homs shelled as Syria demands ‘neutral’ U.N. mission
Syria challenged the United Nations chief over the size and scope of a U.N. truce monitoring mission on Wednesday, resisting a larger presence as its army shelled targets in the city of Homs in violation of the ceasefire.
Barak: Israel did not promise not to attack Iran
Israel did not promise the United States that it would abstain from attacking Iran while negotiations are going on, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said.
Palestinians to deliver Netanyahu ultimatum on talks
The Palestinian prime minister plans to use a rare meeting set for Tuesday with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a letter detailing Palestinian grievances on stalled peace talks.
Iran says it’s ready to resolve nuclear issues
Iran is ready to resolve all nuclear issues in the next round of talks with world powers if the West starts lifting sanctions, its foreign minister said on Monday.
Obama responds to Netanyahu’s Iran ‘freebie’ comment
President Obama responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that world powers gave Iran a "freebie" by agreeing to hold more talks.
West pushes U.N. Syria vote despite Russian criticism
Western powers brushed aside Russian criticism of a U.S.-drafted Security Council resolution authorizing an advance team of U.N. observers to monitor Syria's fragile ceasefire and said on Friday they hoped to put it to a vote this weekend.
Is Iran really willing to talk?
The Obama administration has its Iran ducks in a row: Tehran is coming to the table, Israel is sitting still, most of the world’s major oil buyers and sellers are on board with the sanctions effort, and Congress is in an agreeable mood.
U.S.: Time for reaching diplomatic solution to Iran nuclear standoff limited
Time is not infinite for nuclear talks between Iran and the West, a White House said on Monday, five days before a planned round of talks was set to begin, adding that the window of opportunity in which a diplomatic solution can be reached is closing.
World powers to meet Iran in Istanbul this week
Nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers will be held this week in Istanbul, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton announced.
U.S. not backing off as Iran sanctions bite
The Obama administration's man in charge of squeezing Tehran over its nuclear program is unapologetic for the strain Western penalties on Iran have exerted on global oil markets.
Demjanjuk reportedly buried secretly in United States
Convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk reportedly was buried in secret in an undisclosed location in the United States.
Clinton: Strike on Iran is ‘not in anyone’s interest’
A unilateral strike by Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities is not the best course of action, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
Survey: Jewish voters want Obama back, see economy as top concern
Jewish registered voters see the economy as the most important issue, and nearly two-thirds support President Barack Obama’s re-election, according to a new survey.
Iran says it could hit U.S. if it came under attack, Iranian newspaper
The United States would not be safe from retaliation if Iran is attacked by Washington, the Iran newspaper quoted a senior Revolutionary Guards commander on Tuesday as saying.
Australia to ask U.S. to extradite alleged child molester
Australian police plan to ask U.S. authorities to extradite a former teacher at a Melbourne Jewish school over a child sex abuse scandal.
Gerald Estrin, computer pioneer in U.S. and Israel, dies
Gerald (Jerry) Estrin, a computer pioneer in the United States and Israel who built the first computer in the Middle East, has died.
U.S. won’t budge on Jerusalem, but attorney calls passport ruling ‘full victory’
Nathan Lewin didn’t ask the Supreme Court to come out and say directly that Jerusalem is in Israel, or that it is the capital of Israel. He did, however, get the decision he was seeking for 9-year-old Menachem Zivotofsky.
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U.S. Treasury levels new sanctions against Iran
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed additional sanctions against Iranian engineering firms linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and individuals and companies linked to the Iranian state shipping line.
Obamacare’s heated day at Supreme Court: Kagan, Ginsburg attempt to aid defense of the law
The Supreme Court appeared closely divided along ideological lines during tense arguments over President Barack Obama's healthcare law on Tuesday, with conservative justices vigorously questioning the Obama administration's lawyer on whether Congress had the power to require people to buy medical insurance.
Supreme Court decides that Zivotofsky suit remains viable
On Monday, 9-year-old Menachem Zivotofsky won a resounding, if partial, victory from the Supreme Court in his litigation against the U.S. government. On an 8-1 vote, the Court decided that the courts can decide whether the President must obey a Congressional command to enter “Israel” in the identity papers of Americans born in Jerusalem.
Supreme Court rules federal courts can consider Jerusalem passport issue
American parents of a boy born in Jerusalem can go to court to argue that their son's U.S. passport can list Israel as his birthplace, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a setback for the U.S. government.
Israeli-built robots shoot for U.S. competition
Forward Omri Casspi made the leap from Israel to the National Basketball Association in 2009, but the latest Israeli hoopsters seeking to compete on American soil aren’t human.
French shooter was on U.S. “no fly” list
The French Islamist gunman suspected of murdering seven people who was killed in a shootout with police on Thursday was on a "no fly" list maintained by U.S. authorities, two American officials said.
Demjanjuk to be buried in the United States
Convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk will be buried near his home in suburban Cleveland.
Lawmakers introduce legislation to further assist Iron Dome
Key congressional leaders introduced legislation that would provide further assistance to the Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile defense system.
U.S.: Impediments to prosecuting Shalit prisoners remain
A U.S. Department of Justice official reiterated that there are “significant impediments” to pursuing criminal charges against Palestinian terrorists freed in exchange for captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
U.S. simulation projects war resulting from Iran strike
A potential Israeli military strike to halt Iran’s nuclear program could cause a regional war and draw the United States into the conflict, according to a simulation played out by the U.S. military.
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