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- Riotous pro-Palestinian marches spark anxiety among French Jews: French demonstrators hold signs equating Israel with Nazis and accusing the Jewish state of genocide and war crimes at an anti-Israel rally in Paris on Jan. 3, 2009. (Deborah Lauter) Read more »
How’s the mood in Israel? Depends where you live
Just as in the summer of 2006, when the northern part of the country huddled in bomb shelters during the Second Lebanon War and the rest of the country carried on with its business, a new war has come that affects Israelis -- at least in part -- according to geography. Read more »
With Obama mostly silent on Gaza, Dems move to fill void
Congress members speaking up as the president-elect says little about Israel's retaliatory strikes in the Gaza Strip, opening the door to criticism from some sectors of the pro-Israel community. Read more »
Despite split on cease-fire, E.U.-Israeli ties stronger than ever
Despite public disagreements over the need for an immediate cease-fire, Israeli and European officials appear to be forging improved relations on several fronts. Read more »
Friendly fire kills 4 Israeli soldiers
Five Israeli soldiers were killed, four in two separate friendly fire incidents in the Gaza Strip, as the third day of the ground operation against Hamas unfolded. . Read more »
Denial of bail to Rubashkin fueling legal controversy
Two organizations are protesting efforts by U.S. prosecutors to deny bail to a plant manager at Agriprocessors on the grounds that he poses an added flight risk because as a Jew he could acquire Israeli citizenship. Read more »
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The Fundermentalist
The other Merkin speaks out on Madoff
Except for an entirely missable reference in the first sentence, it’s possible to read Daphne Merkin’s… Read Blog »
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Updated 01/06/09 @ 04:39PM EST
- Norm Coleman said he will challenge Al Franken's U.S. Senate victory in court.
- Several hundred people demonstrated for Israel in New York City.
- Gordon Brown called on the international community to help build the framework for an “immediate and sustainable cease-fire” in Gaza.
- Two suspects accused of helping to bomb an ancient Tunisian synagogue claimed they were innocent on the first day of their trial in Paris.
- Barack Obama said he will have "plenty to say" on the Gaza crisis in two weeks and will "hit the ground running" on brokering Middle East peace.
- With Obama mostly silent on Gaza, Dems move to fill void
- Coleman to challenge Franken victory
- Hundreds rally for Israel in New York
- Brown: Basis for cease-fire can be found
- Alleged synagogue bombers assert innocence
- Obama promises to ‘hit the ground running’ on Gaza
- Denial of bail to Rubashkin fueling legal controversy
- Palestinians say strike on U.N. school kills dozens
- Madoff scandal rocks Jewish philanthropic world
- California foundation forced to close
- D.C. deals with Madoff losses
- Blagojevich arrest could send Jewish rep to Senate
- Madoff fraud forces Lappin foundation to close
- Yeshiva University hit hard by Madoff fraud
- Liberals push criticism of Israel’s Gaza strikes
- Hadassah loses $90 million in Madoff scheme
