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The battle for Congress
Al Franken, left, and incumbent Norm Coleman are locked in a tight U.S. Senate race in Minnesota with major national implications. (Al Franken for Senate / Coleman for Senate) Read more »
Israel eyes regional peace push, U.S. talks with Iran
With the governments in Jerusalem and Washington set to change, Israeli leaders are reassessing policy in two key areas. They are considering a new, regional approach to Arab-Israeli peacemaking and preparing for the day when the U.S. president opens a dialogue with Tehran. Read more »
Top Stories
Obama labors to gain Jewish trust of his friends and his policies
In response to a sustained GOP campaign to discredit him on Israel, Barack Obama has touted a growing roster of pro-Israel stalwarts who support him, repeatedly insisted that Israel's security is "sacrosanct," defended Israeli military maneuvers and vowed to do everything in his power to block Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons. Read more »
Rough race takes toll on McCain image
The story of how John McCain came to be friends with a Jewish anti-war protester speaks to his ability to attract praise from across the political spectrum. These days, however, Democrats say the Arizona lawmaker is no longer acting like the maverick of p Read more »
In final days, campaigns step up bid for Pa. Jewish vote
The Obama and McCain campaigns in the stretch run are intensifying their efforts to win over Jewish voters in Pennsylvania, a possible swing state where Jewish votes are seen as crucial to victory. Read more »
A look at Obama and McCain advisers
It's easy to read too much into whom a candidate chooses to advise him before an election, but it is risky to avoid the tea leaves. Read more »
Blogs
The Fundermentalist
Rabbis tell Time that the Talmud would have spared us from this ecnomic mess
A rabbi from Yeshiva University and a rabbi from the Jewish Theological Seminary – the flagship… Read Blog »
The Telegraph
Palestinian Marranos?
Palestinians and Jews in the Holy Land may be intertwined, but with the level of intermingling and overlapping… Read Blog »
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Updated 11/08/09 @ 07:53AM EDT
- Norwegian prosecutors have dropped a case alleging war crimes by 10 Israeli leaders during last winter’s Gaza military campaign.
- Palestinian activists attempted to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by knocking down a portion of the West Bank security wall.
- An evangelical Christian who promotes Messianic Judaism will be the keynote speaker at a Birthright Israel alumni event in New York this month.
- President Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu will meet, an Israeli newspaper reported a day after Obama canceled a scheduled appearance before the Jewish federations' General Assembly.
- The Union for Reform Judaism passed a resolution urging equal services for Israeli Arabs.
- Norway drops war crimes case against Israel
- Palestinians knock down portion of security wall
- Evangelical leader to speak at Birthright Next event
- Obama, Netanyahu to meet, Israeli newspaper reports
- Reform endorse qual treatment for Israeli Arabs
- Iran may have tested secret nuclear warhead design
- Report: U.S. stopped Israeli attack on weapons ship
- U.S. sees Abbas in continuing role
- Obama’s Nobel, Israel’s problem?
- Jews of color come together to explore identity
- FBI: Alleged spy wannabe asked for Israeli citizenship
- Family likely murdered by professional killer
- New signs that Ethiopian aliyah will resume
- U.S. appetite for Israeli food grows
- Female Orthodox scholars helping women talk about sex
- Attacks on J Street as parley approaches
