Top Stories for Monday Sept. 8, 2008
Brian Hendler
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is among the top two candidates to win the Kadima party primary Sept. 17.
Tzipi Livni: She may be clean,
but is she still wet behind the ears?
Kadima candidate Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister, has built a reputation as a corruption fighter, but her dearth of military credentials and leadership experience is seen as a liability. More »
A sailor's tale: From Holocaust to Palestine
A new film is a reminder of the American Jewish sailors who braved British soldiers and the high seas to transport Holocaust survivors and refugees from Europe to the shores of prestate Palestine. More »
Senior prom and the Six-Day War
In a column on High Holidays reflections, Ruth Gruber remembers her senior prom and the 1967 Six-Day War. More »
JTA Blogs & Elsewhere in the Media
The Olmert indictment recommendation
Now that Israeli police have recommended that Ehud Olmert be indicted, it's up to Israel's attorney general to decide whether or not to go ahead with an indictment. The political ramifications are limited, since Olmert already declared he is resigning, but the announcement nevertheless prompted an uproar in Israel. (read more)
Conflicts fit to print
Among the recent Mideast (and Far East) conflict reportage in The New York Times: the culture clash in Gaza, an ethical dilemma for Jews visiting the Persian Gulf, a Palestinian Authority court date in the U.S. and the return of the Taliban. (read more)
Political Tidbits: Moose meat
Chuck Schumer says that Jews won't be impressed that Sarah Palin eats moose meat. But will they care if Barack Obama has Jewish friends? (read more)
Jerusalem's Shabbos Goy
The Seattle Times has a feature on one of Israel's oddest jobs. (read more)
YU's transgender professor
When Yeshiva University's Jay Ladin, 47, returned to campus this fall, the literature professor was sporting some changes: lipstick, breasts and a new name. Not everyone's happy about the school's first transgender professor, The New York Post reports. (read more)
Breaking News
- Ehud Olmert should be indicted on corruption charges, Israel's police recommended.
- Three Jewish teenagers were attacked in the same Paris district where a Jewish teen was beaten severely in June.
- Orthodox Jewish and Catholic leaders signed a joint statement affirming a "shared commitment" to marriage between a man and a woman.
- Ehud Olmert told his Cabinet that current "serious" peace negotiations mean that it must begin thinking about relocating some citizens.
- A former Israeli Supreme Court justice criticized the government's record on caring for Holocaust survivors.
- A delegation of Israeli lawmakers is visiting Georgia.
- A research satellite jointly built by China, Iran and Thailand was launched on a Chinese rocket, an Iranian minister said.
- An autobiographical novel by Israeli author Amos Oz has been translated into Arabic in an effort to promote coexistence.
- An Israeli swimmer won a silver medal on the first day of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
- Canada's prime minister called Jewish leaders to discuss the federal election date, which falls on Sukkot.
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