http://jta.org/ Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"} {gmt_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"} http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2010/02/09/1010551/toyota-good-for-the-jews Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2010/02/09/1010551/toyota-good-for-the-jews#When:20:31:00Z No. 2010-02-09T20:31:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010550/wiesel-wouldnt-cry-if-ahmajinejad-assasinated http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010550/wiesel-wouldnt-cry-if-ahmajinejad-assasinated#When:19:45:00Z Elie Wiesel said he would not cry if the "pathologically sick" Iranian president was assassinated. Frontpage Lead Headline, Breaking News, Middle East 2010-02-09T19:45:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010549/bernard-lander-founder-of-touro-college-dies-at-94 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010549/bernard-lander-founder-of-touro-college-dies-at-94#When:19:02:00Z Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, the founder and president of Touro College, has died. Breaking News, Jewish Life 2010-02-09T19:02:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010548/breaking-down-the-im-tirtzu-report-on-new-israel-fund Ron Kampeas http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010548/breaking-down-the-im-tirtzu-report-on-new-israel-fund#When:18:55:00Z The Israeli student group Im Tirtzu is saying that there could be no Goldstone report without groups supported by the New Israel Fund. Does Im Tirtzu's report on NIF back up that claim? Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Sub Headline 2010-02-09T18:55:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010547/proposal-floated-to-allow-isarelis-abroad-to-vote http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010547/proposal-floated-to-allow-isarelis-abroad-to-vote#When:18:33:00Z Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will submit a bill allow Israelis living or traveling abroad to vote in national elections. Breaking News, Middle East 2010-02-09T18:33:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010546/free-upgrades-divorces-down-plug-in-cars Marcy Oster http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010546/free-upgrades-divorces-down-plug-in-cars#When:17:40:00Z Here are some stories from the past few days in Israel that you may have missed. Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Sub Headline 2010-02-09T17:40:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2010/02/09/1010545/going-meta-with-matt-yglesias Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2010/02/09/1010545/going-meta-with-matt-yglesias#When:16:33:00Z Matt Yglesias doesn’t like Leon Wieseltier’s evisceration of Andrew Sullivan.  2010-02-09T16:33:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010544/agriprocessors-wings-go-to-the-cats http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010544/agriprocessors-wings-go-to-the-cats#When:15:59:00Z Some 20 tons of frozen chicken wings from the former Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse were given to a local zoo. Breaking News, U.S. 2010-02-09T15:59:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010543/florida-court-upholds-jewish-inmates-death-sentence http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010543/florida-court-upholds-jewish-inmates-death-sentence#When:15:47:00Z The Florida Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a Jewish death row inmate. Breaking News, U.S. 2010-02-09T15:47:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2010/02/09/1010542/oren-at-irvine Ben Harris http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2010/02/09/1010542/oren-at-irvine#When:14:59:00Z Watch the video of Israel’s ambassador being heckled throughout his speech at UC-Irvine. Featured 2010-02-09T14:59:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010540/canadian-lawmakers-fear-israel-support-causes-backlash http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010540/canadian-lawmakers-fear-israel-support-causes-backlash#When:14:53:00Z Some Canadian lawmakers fear the Conservative government's staunch support of Israel risks triggering a backlash against Israel and Canadian Jews. Breaking News, World 2010-02-09T14:53:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010539/im-tirtzu Ben Harris http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010539/im-tirtzu#When:14:18:00Z With calls for a "second Zionist revolution," the founders of an Israeli student group embroiled in a controversy over the New Israel Fund say that Israel has lost its sense of purpose. Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Sub Headline 2010-02-09T14:18:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010537/toyota-crashes-into-queens-synagogue-steps http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010537/toyota-crashes-into-queens-synagogue-steps#When:14:17:00Z An elderly man said his Toyota car's accelerator stuck, causing him to crash into the steps of a New York City synagogue. Breaking News, U.S. 2010-02-09T14:17:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2010/02/09/1010538/idea-9-its-time-for-a-systems-upgrade Bradford R. Pilcher http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2010/02/09/1010538/idea-9-its-time-for-a-systems-upgrade#When:14:12:00Z Let’s pool our resources and build the strongest technical backend we can for the organized Jewish world. 2010-02-09T14:12:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010535/oren-heckled-by-arab-students-in-la http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010535/oren-heckled-by-arab-students-in-la#When:13:57:00Z At least 11 students were arrested for interrupting a lecture by Israel's U.S. ambassador at a California university. Breaking News, U.S. 2010-02-09T13:57:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2010/02/09/1010536/love-rancor-sullivan-wieseltier Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2010/02/09/1010536/love-rancor-sullivan-wieseltier#When:13:29:00Z I’ve dispensed plenty of rancor in recent days, and probably have miles to go before I sleep. It’s one of those years. 2010-02-09T13:29:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2010/02/09/1010534/a-nuclear-iran-good-for-america Uriel Heilman http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2010/02/09/1010534/a-nuclear-iran-good-for-america#When:13:16:00Z Adam Lowther argues that a nuclear Iran could be good for America. Uriel Heilman warns against such wishful thinking. Featured 2010-02-09T13:16:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010533/yishai-tells-committee-to-legalize-silwan-building http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010533/yishai-tells-committee-to-legalize-silwan-building#When:13:07:00Z Israel's interior minister has asked a Jerusalem municipal committee to consider legalizing a Jewish building in an eastern Jerusalem neighborhood. Breaking News, Middle East 2010-02-09T13:07:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010532/ayalon-visits-britain-despite-arrest-risk http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010532/ayalon-visits-britain-despite-arrest-risk#When:12:41:00Z Israel's deputy foreign minister is visiting Britain after receiving assurances from the British government that he is not at risk of arrest. Breaking News, World 2010-02-09T12:41:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010531/jewish-muslim-study-course-grounds-interfaith-dialogue-in-sacred-text Sue Fishkoff http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/09/1010531/jewish-muslim-study-course-grounds-interfaith-dialogue-in-sacred-text#When:04:03:00Z In the latest sign that the field of Jewish-Muslim dialogue and engagement is growing fast, a new nine-week course in Berkeley, Calif., introduces students of both faiths to the methodologies and foundational content of the Koran, Torah and Talmud. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, Sub Headline 2010-02-09T04:03:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/08/1010530/rosenthal-oren-to-speak-on-civility-at-jcpa http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/08/1010530/rosenthal-oren-to-speak-on-civility-at-jcpa#When:22:01:00Z Israel's ambassador to the United States and the U.S. envoy on anti-Semitism will address a plenum featuring the theme of civility in the Jewish community. Breaking News, U.S. 2010-02-08T22:01:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/08/1010529/fracas-over-nif-sets-off-fierce-debate Leslie Susser http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/08/1010529/fracas-over-nif-sets-off-fierce-debate#When:20:39:00Z A campaign against the New Israel Fund -- a U.S.-based organization that funds civil society activists in Israel -- has sparked a fierce debate over the limits of free speech, the financing of NGOs, the dictates of loyalty to the state and, ultimately, over the fundamental values of Israel's Zionist democracy. Middle East, Sub Headline 2010-02-08T20:39:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/08/1010527/will-israels-response-to-goldstone-be-enough Uriel Heilman http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/08/1010527/will-israels-response-to-goldstone-be-enough#When:20:00:00Z With its report on its own investigation of its wartime conduct in Gaza, Israel says it has fulfilled the conditions required by the Goldstone report on the Gaza war. So will the charges of Israeli war crimes cited by Goldstone now just go away? Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Sub Headline 2010-02-08T20:00:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/letters/article/2010/02/08/1010526/lauder-paid-most-for-klimt-work JTA Mailman http://blogs.jta.org/letters/article/2010/02/08/1010526/lauder-paid-most-for-klimt-work#When:19:37:00Z To the Editor: 2010-02-08T19:37:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2010/02/08/1010525/galperin-to-leave-dc-federation-to-take-senior-spot-with-jafi Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2010/02/08/1010525/galperin-to-leave-dc-federation-to-take-senior-spot-with-jafi#When:19:30:00Z Misha Galperin has notified the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington that he will leave his post as the federation’s CEO this summer to take a position at the Jewish Agency for Israel. Featured 2010-02-08T19:30:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/08/1010464/a-valentine-for-jews-return-to-sender Edmon J. Rodman http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/08/1010464/a-valentine-for-jews-return-to-sender#When:19:05:00Z Jews -- because of their looks, humor or good character -- are attracting "the other." Should they accept their Valentines? Jewish Life 2010-02-08T19:05:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2010/02/08/1010528/stephen-walts-profound-dishonesty Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2010/02/08/1010528/stephen-walts-profound-dishonesty#When:19:03:00Z Stephen Walt—actually permitting himself to title his post “I told you so”—thinks he’s found something of a smoking gun in Tony Blair’s testimony before a British inquiry into the Iraq War. Not so fast, says Ron Kampeas. Featured 2010-02-08T19:03:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2010/02/08/1010524/the-philanthropy-of-eli-broad Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2010/02/08/1010524/the-philanthropy-of-eli-broad#When:18:49:00Z The New York Times has a story about the philanthropy of Eli Broad. 2010-02-08T18:49:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2010/02/08/1010523/in-which-i-find-something-good-to-say-about-twitter Ron Kampeas http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2010/02/08/1010523/in-which-i-find-something-good-to-say-about-twitter#When:16:59:00Z Twitter’s 140 character limit hath bestowed upon me the sobriquet, "Angry Ron," per Ali Abunimah’s tweet regarding my post below: 2010-02-08T16:59:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/08/1010522/clinton-iran-nkorea-countries-posing-gravest-threats http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/08/1010522/clinton-iran-nkorea-countries-posing-gravest-threats#When:16:27:00Z North Korea and Iran are the countries posing the gravest threats to U.S. interests, Hillary Rodham Clinton said. Frontpage Lead Headline, Breaking News, U.S. 2010-02-08T16:27:00-05:00