For Holocaust museum, money and relevance key
The chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Council sees a wide range of new goals for the institution as it enters its second decade. Read more »
Israel, Palestinians cooperate on water
Despite heavy rains and new desalination plants that are expected in the near future, the water supply remains a contentious issue for Israel and the Palestinians. But as the intifada rages on, water is one of the few areas where the two sides still manag Read more »
Jews temper views on affirmative action
In the years since the Supreme Court outlawed racial quotas for college admissions, Jewish groups have tempered their opposition to affirmative action. As two key affirmative action cases reach the Supreme Court, these groups’ positions are more mut Read more »
Holocaust museum marks 10 years
Ceremonies marking the U.S. Holocaust Memorial museum's first 10 years are expected to draw dignitaries and visitors from around the world. Read more »
AIPAC reaches out to black legislators
As it gears up for a struggle over the "road map" toward Israeli-Palestinian peace, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is making special overtures toward the Congressional Black Caucus, a group with which it has had rough relations in the recent Read more »
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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
- Mideast peace push cited in Obama Nobel
- 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
