- Doni Remba and the Jewish Alliance for Change rebutted attacks on Barack Obama in the Jewish community during the campaign. Now Remba’s has a new site entited "Obama and the Middle East: Myths and Facts" in which he takes on what he calls the "top 5 myths" about Obama’s Middle East policy — such as "Anyone, Jew or Arab, can purchase a home anywhere in Jerusalem."
- David Twersky, in Haaretz, looks back on the last time the U.S. and Israel had a fight over settlements, 20 years ago.
- The National Jewish Democratic Council’s Aaron Keyak, at the Huffington Post, says Rep. Darrel Issa (R-Calif.) has "reached a new level of hypocrisy" for his letter complaining about Rahm Emanuel’s "fist in the nose" tactics.
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