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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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Featured Stories Prosecution of AIPAC staffers dealt major blow Two rulings in less than a week clear the way for Steve Rosen, left, and Keith Weissman, right, to argue that information they allegedly received and relayed when they were AIPAC staffers did not meet criminal standards of classified information. (Lloyd Wolf) The prosecution in the case against two former AIPAC staffers lost two key battles in recent days, raising hopes among the defense that the two ex-officials of the pro-Israel lobby ultimately will be acquitted of all charges. Read more » Jewish banker sets heartfelt tone for Obama speech In times like these, "Jewish banker" might seem an unlikely descriptor for "hero," but that's who President Obama chose to make his point about being generous in hard times. Jewish groups in general were very pleased with the speech. Read more » Survey: Most Israelis dissatisfied with election results The Likud Party launched official coalition talks a day after a new study found that most Israelis are dissatisfied with the election results. Read more » Gadhafi: Israel responsible for Darfur crisis Libyan President Muammar Gadhafi said Israel is to blame for the crisis in Darfur. Read more » Editors' Picks Israeli political corruption is our business Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says corruption allegations are not the business of Diaspora Jews. JTA's Ami Eden disagrees. White House Jewish outreach, Obama style The Forward's Nathan Guttman reports on the new wrinkles in the Obama team's approach to the Jews. Anti-Semites are like bagels Writing in the New Hampshire Register, a veteran Jewish communal worker and pro-Israel activist explains why a global spike in anti-Semitism makes him think of bagels. Pop culture wars Why are Israeli leftists upset with Achinoam Nini? Bar Refaeli does her part for Israel. Controversy on Israel's "Survivor." The director of "Waltz with Bashir" said he knew he'd lose the Oscar. Breaking News Libyan President Muammar Gadhafi said Israel is to blame for the crisis in Darfur. Alan Dershowitz has gone from criticizing Hampshire College to pledging to donate money to the school. President Obama coupled his calls for expanded diplomatic outreach to his quest for peace for Israel and its neighbors. Corruption scandals are "none of Diaspora Jewry's business," Israel's prime minister ranted during discussion of a report assessing Israel's and the Jewish peoples' situation. An appeals court rejected the prosecution's bid to overturn tough restrictions on what it must prove in the classified information case against two former AIPAC staffers. The mayor of Washington was aware of an Israeli player's exclusion when he attended a tennis tournament in Dubai. Israel's former chief negotiator with Egypt apologized to Ehud Olmert for publicly criticizing the government. A major figure in French satire, cartoonist Maurice Sinet, was acquitted of spreading anti-Semitism. Britain’s prime minister became the first world leader to sign the London Declaration on combating anti-Semitism. A Holocaust revisionist bishop landed in his native Britain to face criticism from activists who have described him as an anti-Semite. Jewish leaders and school directors from low-income, northern Paris towns were reassured by the region’s new police chief. A Hamas official accused the Palestinian Authority of quashing a deal for the release of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Israeli planes bombed smuggling tunnels on the Gaza-Egypt border following Kassam attacks on Israel. Syria built a missile facility on the site of an alleged nuclear reactor, according to reports. Israel and Sweden will play their Davis Cup match without spectators. Lawyers representing more than 30 Palestinian families are challenging Britain’s foreign secretary in a London court for failing to suspend arms exports to Israel.