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Featured Stories How will Obama's election affect Israel? Barack Obama's election as U.S. president was met in Israel by a mix of elation, skepticism, fear and political maneuvering. (Brian Hendler) Barack Obama's election has left Israeli politicians deeply impressed, somewhat worried about possible new U.S. policy directions and uncertain about how America's choice will affect voters here come next February, when Israel will hold elections of its own for Knesset and prime minister. Read more » Congressional roundup: 3 new Jews, no rabbi The House of Representatives is getting three new Jewish members, but Tuesday's vote failed to send Congress its first rabbi, Jewish Latina or Chinese Jew. Read more » OP-ED: Why Jews voted for Obama Once again, the claims that the Republican nominee would receive a record amount of the Jewish vote were discredited, writes the head of the National Jewish Democratic Council. Read more »

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Blind rabbi loses race (JTA video) JTA's Ben Harris joins Dennis Shulman, the blind rabbi who ran for Congress from New Jersey, on an Election Day that ultimately proves disappointing for the candidate.

All about Rahm Emanuel JTA's Eric Fingerhut rounds up the dish on Rahm Emanuel, the Jewish congressman tapped to be Barack Obama's new chief of staff.

Obama in the Middle Eastern eye Obama's election is being met by some hope but much skepticism in the Middle East.

Obama in the eyes of world Jewry While American Jews voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama, Jews around the world had more of a mixed reaction to what an Obama presidency would mean. Breaking News U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) reportedly has signed on to be the next White House chief of staff. Democrat Alan Grayson defeated a four-term incumbent to to win a congressional seat in Florida. Agriprocessors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Vandals painted swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti on the Jewish Agency for Israel headquarters in the southern Russian city of Saratov. Ehud Olmert will visit Washington to shore up agreements on the peace process and military cooperation. U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) is positioning himself to run for the leadership of one of the most powerful congressional committees. The head of Peace Now will run for Knesset. A French Jewish umbrella group's statement indirectly betrayed some of the community's concerns over Barack Obama's Middle East policy. The family of a British student killed in Germany in 2003 moved one step closer to a new review of the case.