Top Stories for Friday Oct. 3, 2008
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In their debate on Oct. 2, 2008, Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin both made the case that their ticket would be better for Israel.
Palin joins Dems in vowing to
make peace process a priority
In recent weeks, John McCain's advisers have said that Israeli-Palestinian talks would not be a priority, but in Thursday's debate Sarah Palin sounded a different note. More »
Is Israel becoming a violent society?
Even though Israel's violent crime rate remains smaller than most Western countries, there is a growing sense among Israelis that their streets, restaurants and playgrounds are becoming increasingly dangerous, largely due to organized crime. More »
Agri's new CEO is optimistic
Bernard Feldman, the new Agriprocessors CEO, says he wants to return production to pre-raid levels and restore the beleaguered company to prominence. More »
JTA Blogs & Elsewhere in the Media
Political Tidbits: The morning after the debate
Palin's remarks on Israel sounded like random spewing of talking points (Noam Scheiber in The New Republic). What was Joe Biden talking about when he claimed the U.S. "kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon?" (Michael Totten in Commentary). Jewish voters need more than just promises of preventing a second Holocaust (Holocaust survivor Rachel Patron in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel). (read more)
Loose change: Philanthropy fallout
The Fundermentalist rounds up the big philanthropy news: The New York Times says spiraling economy will take a toll on philanthropy. The Washington Post says endowments are suffering. Sheldon Adelson helps open $65 million campus in Las Vegas. Jewish Vocational Services in Boston braces for rough year. Chabad in L.A. is angling to build a residential complex. (read more)
Yom Kippur: The day Israel has no cars
For thoroughly secular Israelis, Yom Kippur is not so much a day of atonement as it is a national car-free day, Orna Coussin writes in Ha'aretz, and thank God for it. (read more)
Railing against Zionism
If you thought what Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had to say about Zionists at the U.N. General Assembly was bad, you should hear what he said on Iranian TV. (read more, watch video)
Breaking News
- Republicans blocked Iran sanctions legislation in the Senate.
- Israeli-Palestinian peace talks would be a priority of a McCain administration, Sarah Palin said.
- After an Orthodox Union official appeared in a pro-Obama video, the O.U. emphasized it does not endorse political candidates.
- Hundreds of U.S. Jewish clergy urged the next president to make Israeli-Palestinian peace a priority.
- A U.S. judge allowed a lawsuit against the PLO to go forward, saying acts of terror cannot be defined as "acts of war."
- The United States plans to sell Israel as many as 75 F-35 fighter jets in a deal that eventually could reach $15.2 billion.
- Settlers clashed with Israeli police and activists seeking to protect Palestinians harvesting olives.
- Bahrain called for the establishment of a Middle East association that would include Israel and Iran.
- The Israel Museum will display pages from the shuttle diary of Ilan Ramon, the astronaut who died in the Columbia disaster.
- Up to 25,000 Hassidic Jews from all over the world celebrated Rosh Hashana in Uman.
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