Top Stories for Wednesday August 27, 2008
Margolis Family
Rachel Margolis wrote in her memoir about her partisan activities, which initiated an inquiry by the Lithuanian government.
Elderly partisans' backers hoping
Lithuania leader will stop probe
The president of Lithuania has promised that his country's investigation into the wartime activities of three elderly Jewish World War II partisans will be dropped, according to an official of the Simon Wiesenthal Center -- but can he keep the promise? More »
Not much change in Obama platform
When it comes to the Middle East and Sen. Barack Obama's Democratic Party platform, things are staying pretty much the same compared with 2004 - which, in this case, is the kind of change pro-Israel activists can believe in. More »
Op-Ed: The road from King to Obama
Barack Obama is scheduled to be nominated for president on Aug. 28 -- the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech. One rabbi argues that it's a perfect moment for Jews to take pride in their support for the civil rights movement. More »
Political Tidbits
Here's what the rest of the media is saying: Biden vs. Begin. Cantor and Lieberman still in the Veep mix. Jewish grandmother pays to volunteer for Obama. GOPer named Israel waves the blue and white in race for county sheriff. (read more)
Hezbollah in Venezuela
Western anti-terrorism officials are increasingly concerned that Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based Shiite Muslim militia that Washington has labeled a terrorist group, is using Venezuela as a base for operations. (read more)
A Savage idea
The Fundermentalist talks with Nigel Savage, the founder and executive director of Hazon, about his plan to create a shared workspace for upstart Jewish non-profits. (read more)
Rice does limbo in Israel
Visiting Israel this week, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is trying to figure out what Israel’s state of political limbo means for the Bush administration's goals for the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. (read more)
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