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AIPAC policy conference to push Iran bills

Barack Obama, then a presidential candidate, pledged at the June 2008 AIPAC policy conference to ramp up Iran's isolation. (AIPAC)

Just in time for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual policy forum next week, U.S. Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) are set to introduce a major new Iran sanctions bill. Read more »

Richard Pratt, eclectic Australian billionaire and philanthropist, dies at 74

Richard Pratt, who fled Poland as a child on the eve of Holocaust and went on to become one of Australia's richest men and biggest Jewish philanthropists, died Tuesday at age 74. Read more »

Op-Ed: First 100 days offer cause for concern

The executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition raises concerns about the Obama administration's first three months. Read more »

Op-Ed: So far, so good with Obama administration

The chairman of the National Jewish Democratic Council gives thumbs up to the first 100 days of the Obama administration. Read more »

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The Jewish Theological Seminary announced that it still has a $5.5 million budget gap even after a round of cuts.

New York University canceled an anti-Israel event disguised as an event about climate change.

The French gang accused of kidnapping and torturing Ilan Halimi to death because he was Jewish will go on trial in Paris.

A Jewish community security network distributed health advisory information to its members on the swine flu outbreak.

A Jewish Ukrainian lawmaker urged President Victor Yuschenko to pay attention to the rapid growth of fascism in Ukrainian society.

Britain's prime minister visited Auschwitz and pledged that his government would assist school visits to the former Nazi death camp.

"With every day that passes the pain grows," the father of a Chabad emissary killed in Mumbai said at a ceremony in memory of Jewish victims of terror attacks.

A message written by Nazi prisoners and placed in a bottle was discovered by builders working near the site of the Auschwitz death camp.

The Palestinian Authority and Venezuela established official diplomatic relations.

A top Reform Jewish leader and five U.S. Congress members were arrested for civil disobedience outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington.

The umbrella organization of the Jewish federation system will black out its Web site in honor of Israel's Memorial Day.

An Australian Aboriginal leader who staged a remarkable protest against the Nazis was honored in Israel.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's review of Israel's policy on the Middle East will likely be ready for his visit to Washington, an Israeli newspaper reported.

Dennis Ross will travel to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Persian Gulf states to discuss U.S. policy on Iran.

Three men have admitted to spying on Hezbollah for Israel, according to the Lebanese media.

There are differences within the European Union on the development of relations with Israel, its current presidency said.

Florida's governor signed legislation removing the word "shylock" from Florida statutes.

Thousands of Brazilian Jews rallied to protest next month's scheduled visit to their country by Iran's president and to remember the Holocaust.

Editors' Picks

Israel remembers its fallen soldiers In Israel on Memorial Day, it feels as if the entire country is observing a funeral.

Specter switcheroo Arlen Specter explains why he will be running as a Democrat in 2010.