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Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said European consuls reacted favorably to backing the Palestinian Authority's idea about asking the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state.
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said European consuls reacted favorably to backing the Palestinian Authority's idea about asking the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state. (Nati Shohat / Flash90 / JTA)

Palestinian threat to declare statehood seeks to put onus on Israel

With a threat to unilaterally declare statehood, Mahmoud Abbas is upping the ante to try to press the Israelis into making concessions ahead of negotiations. Read more »

Expat American still thankful to USA

One expat American says she sees no contradiction in celebrating a quintessential American holiday in Israel. Read more »

Orthodox groups decry State Dept. report on religious freedom

A U.S. State Department report on religious freedom is drawing sharp criticism from Orthodox Jewish groups over its portrayal of Israel. Read more »

Thanksgiving tradition mostly lives for expat Americans in Israel

A look at how some Americans now living in Israel continue to mark the bountiful American holiday -- and others leave the tradition behind. Read more »

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Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said European consuls reacted favorably to backing the Palestinian Authority's idea about asking the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state. (Nati Shohat / Flash90 / JTA) Adaya Mor said celebrating Thanksgiving with other Israeli soldiers who had left behind their families in America provided a needed boost. (IDF) An architectural image of Rawabi, the first planned Palestinian town, which developers hope to start building soon. (Bayti Real Estate Investment Company) An architectural image of Rawabi, the first planned Palestinian town, which developers hope to start building soon. (Bayti Real Estate Investment Company) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, shown speaking in Ramallah on Oct. 24, 2009, is insisting that his decision to resign is not a tactical ploy.
 (Issam Rimawi / Flash 90 / JTA) Israeli children play baseball,  a game becoming increasingly popular in their country, on JNF fields. (JNF)

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  • Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said European consuls reacted favorably to backing the Palestinian Authority's idea about asking the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state.
  • Adaya Mor said celebrating Thanksgiving with other Israeli soldiers who had left behind their families in America provided a needed boost.
  • An architectural image of Rawabi, the first planned Palestinian town, which developers hope to start building soon.
  • An architectural image of Rawabi, the first planned Palestinian town, which developers hope to start building soon.
  • Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, shown speaking in Ramallah on Oct. 24, 2009, is insisting that his decision to resign is not a tactical ploy.
  • Fundermentalist Jacob Berkman interviews the recipient of the 2009 Jewish Community Hero Award, Ari Teman of JCorps.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Washington Nov. 9, 2009 to participants at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America.
  • The Jewish Federations of North America releases its official fund-raising campaign video for 2010.
  • The Jewish Federations of North America is set to announce its first hero of the year award. Meet the five finalists.
  • Israeli children play baseball,  a game becoming increasingly popular in their country, on JNF fields.
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