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Climber scaling Everest to raise money for Ethiopian olim
Toronto native Alex Iscoe, left, unfurls a UJA banner atop Mount Vinson Massif in Antarctica in January, the highest peak on the continent. (Alex Iscoe) Read more »
Pope’s visit to Israel fraught with potential minefields
Pope Benedict's upcoming visit to Israel, which comes at a time of some strain in Vatican-Jewish relations, inevitably will invite comparison -- and contrast -- with the visit to Israel by his predecessor, John Paul II. Read more »
Top Stories
Richard Pratt, eclectic Australian billionaire and philanthropist, dies at 74
Richard Pratt, who fled Poland as a child on the eve of Holocaust and went on to become one of Australia’s richest men and biggest Jewish philanthropists, died Tuesday at age 74. Read more »
With Specter’s switch, Senate loses GOP Jewish voice
For the first time in decades, a moderate GOP Jewish voice -- embodied over the years not only by Specter but also Rudy Boschwitz of Minnesota, Warren Rudman of New Hampshire and the late Jacob Javits of New York -- will be absent from the Senate. Read more »
AIPAC policy conference to push Iran bills
Just in time for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual policy forum next week, U.S. Sens. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) introduce a major new Iran sanctions bill. Read more »
The Jewish conspiracy against Durban II (No, seriously)
It’s no secret who was behind the effort to discredit the 2009 Durban Review Conference in Geneva. So why were some U.N. officials wary of saying so? Read more »
Blogs
The Fundermentalist
GUEST SIDEKICK: Why the L.A. federation tapped a Mexican poster artist
Can a Mexican poster artist living in East L.A., whose family owns panaderias (Mexican bakeries) and… Read Blog »
Capital J
Brit Tzedek, J Street, IPF, APN back unity gov stance (UPDATED WITH IPF and APN)
Four left-wing Jewish groups are urging their supporters to get behind the Obama administration’s… Read Blog »
The Telegraph
American (Jewish) Idol
L.A. Jewish Journal blogger Danielle Berrin weighs in on American Idol’s Jewish sensation, Adam… Read Blog »
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Updated 11/07/09 @ 10:12PM EDT
- President 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.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency has evidence that Iran may have tested an advanced nuclear warhead design, according to a British newspaper.
- The United States vetoed an Israeli plan to attack a ship bearing weapons allegedly from Iran to Hezbollah, according to a report in an Arabic-language newspaper.
- The Obama administration expects to keep working with Mahmoud Abbas despite his planned resignation as Palestinian Authority president.
- Obama cancels GA appearance
- 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
- Groups blast UNGA Goldstone vote
- Israel delivers swine flu vaccines to Palestinian Authority
- Abbas announces he won’t run for re-election
- 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
