How communal norms may lead to improper conduct
With the well-publicized arrests of haredim in New Jersey and New York, some are suggesting that the tight bonds of religious observance can sometimes lead to an us-vs.-them view of the outside world that rationalizes acts of wrongdoing. Read more »
Ride of the Living
Jewish motorcycle riders gathered at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to remember the Shoah; they mourned and remembered, and they also enjoyed the ride. Read more »
Carols out in some N.J. schools
Christmas carols, with lyrics and without, have been banned in some New Jersey schools, leading some area residents to ask if the move is a necessary nod to church-state separation or overkill. Read more »
Times workers charge racism, anti-Semitism
Nine New York Times employees, including a Jewish man, have filed a lawsuit charging that they were subjected to racial and religious discrimination while working at a printing plant. Read more »
Sharon says Libya funds Iraqi nukes
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Sen. Robert Torricelli that Libya is quietly bankrolling and sharing nuclear weapons technology with Iraq. Sharon vowed that unlike in the Persian Gulf war, Israel would retaliate forcefully if attacked by the Iraqis. Read more »
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Updated 11/22/09 @ 05:02PM EDT
- Hundreds of Jewish and non-Jewish Brazileans protested in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit.
- "Real progress" has been made in negotiations to release a captured Israeli soldier, President Shimon Peres confirmed.
- The online auction Web site eBay said it took down an ad offering biological samples from Benito Mussolini before anyone could bid on them.
- Turkey has given Israeli defense contractors 50 days to deliver 10 promised drone aircraft.
- Iran began an air defense drill designed to protect its nuclear program, Iranian state television reported.
- Brazileans protest Ahmadinejad visit
- Peres: ‘Real progress’ in Shalit talks
- The Mofaz plan—state now, ask questions later
- eBay removes Mussolini brain, blood samples
- Turkey demands delivery of Israeli drones
- Iran begins air defense drill
- More Israeli recruits seeking to join combat units
- Haredim return to protest Jerusalem Intel factory
- Female Orthodox scholars helping women talk about sex
- Obama half-brother has Jewish roots
- Lieberman: Fort Hood could be terror attack
- J Street confab shows generational divide on Israel
- What really happened at the Reform biennial in Toronto
- Rubashkin convicted on 86 charges
- Pro-Israel fliers confiscated at campus speech
- Obama shifts to Israel’s corner, but tries not to show it
