http://jta.org/news/ en rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T16:30:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/19/1009312/obama-new-iran-sanctions-coming-within-weeks Eric Fingerhut http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/19/1009312/obama-new-iran-sanctions-coming-within-weeks#When:22:26:01Z President Obama said that within the next few weeks, the United States and other world powers would be formulating new sanctions on Iran. Frontpage Lead Headline, Breaking News, Politics, World 2009-11-19T22:26:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/18/1009280/obama-settlement-expansion-could-be-dangerous http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/18/1009280/obama-settlement-expansion-could-be-dangerous#When:15:36:00Z President Obama said additional Israeli settlement building "embitters the Palestinians in a way that could end up being very dangerous." Breaking News, Frontpage Sub Headline, Politics 2009-11-18T15:36:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009250/adl-report-says-wave-of-anti-government-hostility-sweeping-country http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009250/adl-report-says-wave-of-anti-government-hostility-sweeping-country#When:14:42:00Z A "current of anti-government hostility" has swept across the United States in the year since Barack Obama was elected president, a new Anti-Defamation League report found. Breaking News, Politics 2009-11-17T14:42:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/12/1009145/adl-to-gop-leaders-forcefully-condemn-holocaust-imagery http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/12/1009145/adl-to-gop-leaders-forcefully-condemn-holocaust-imagery#When:16:07:00Z The Anti-Defamation League is urging Republican congressional leaders to "condemn forcefully the invocation of Holocaust imagery" at last week's rally against health care reform. Breaking News, Politics 2009-11-12T16:07:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/12/1009143/president-obama-appoints-jewish-preservation-advocate-to-key-administration-post http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/12/1009143/president-obama-appoints-jewish-preservation-advocate-to-key-administration-post#When:15:22:00Z President Obama appointed a Jewish preservation advocate to the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. Breaking News, Politics 2009-11-12T15:22:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/11/1009115/rosenthal-top-candidate-for-anti-semitism-envoy-post http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/11/1009115/rosenthal-top-candidate-for-anti-semitism-envoy-post#When:16:33:00Z A former Jewish communal leader reportedly is a top candidate for the U.S. secretary of state's anti-Semitism monitor. Breaking News, Politics 2009-11-11T16:33:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009099/obama-shifts-into-israels-corner-but-tries-not-to-show-it Uriel Heilman http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009099/obama-shifts-into-israels-corner-but-tries-not-to-show-it#When:21:33:00Z The unusual circumstances of the Obama-Netanyahu meeting this week reflect the predicament faced by both sides: Neither wants to make it too obvious that the Obama administration has adopted the Israeli position on returning to the Israeli-Palestinian negotiating table. Frontpage Sub Headline, GA2009-Featured, Politics, Middle East, Sub Headline 2009-11-10T21:33:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009094/abbas-threat-to-resign-sparks-fears Leslie Susser http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009094/abbas-threat-to-resign-sparks-fears#When:16:56:00Z Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama both fear that Mahmoud Abbas' resignation could lead to instability, chaos and even violence in the Palestinian-populated territories. Frontpage Sub Headline, Politics, Middle East, Lead Headline 2009-11-10T16:56:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009081/jewish-groups-opposing-abortion-amendment-to-health-care-bill http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009081/jewish-groups-opposing-abortion-amendment-to-health-care-bill#When:14:44:00Z Three Jewish organizations are opposing an amendment to House health care legislation restricting federal funding of abortion. Breaking News, Politics 2009-11-10T14:44:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009060/jewish-candidate-files-against-alleged-supremacist http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009060/jewish-candidate-files-against-alleged-supremacist#When:11:47:00Z A Jewish candidate for the U.S. Congress filed an objection against the candidacy in the same district of an alleged white supremacist. Breaking News, Politics 2009-11-10T11:47:00-05:00