Friday, 24 April 2009



Featured Stories

Malcolm X's daughter: 'Zionist agitators' bothered at Durban II

Malcom X's daughter, Malaak Shabazz, complained to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights of
Malcom X's daughter, Malaak Shabazz, complained to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights of "Zionist agitators" at the Durban II conference. (Michael J. Jordan)
Were pro-Israel groups disruptive at the Durban II conference? Two were expelled for disruptive behavior and Malcom X's daughter complained of "Zionist agitators." Read more »

Sharansky nomination shines light on debate over reforms at Jewish Agency

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated former Soviet dissident and close political ally Natan Sharansky for the chairmanship of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Once that would have made him a shoo-in for the job, but now some of the organization's Diaspora-based lay leaders think they should be making the decision. Read more »

Clinton: U.S. could deal with P.A. gov't that includes Hamas

The Obama administration said it would deal with a Palestinian government that includes Hamas if the government were committed to peace. Read more »

Editors' Picks

Intermarried rabbis?

The latest issue of New Voices has a big story on efforts to end the ban at non-Orthodox seminaries against intermarried Jews becoming rabbis.

West Bank Park

McClatchy Newspapers reports on a new South Park-style Internet cartoon that mocks Islamic terrorists.

AJC: Time to get tough with Iran

The American Jewish Committee has released a new video warning that tough sanctions are needed to stop the Iranian nuclear program.

Madoff: The Movie

Casting calls are being held for the lead roles in get-it-out-quick Bernie biopic.

Breaking News

The Jesuit order denied reports that it plans to release a collection of documents that could shed light on Pope Pius XII's role during the Holocaust.
A Pakistani man living in New York was sentenced to 69 months in prison for broadcasting the Hezbollah television station Al Manar.
A Kansas man will be tried in the United States for covering up his involvement in the Rwandan genocide when he immigrated to the United States.
Israel warned Israeli businessmen in Europe to return home because of the threat of a terrorist attack by Hezbollah.
Bolivian police raided a Jewish center in northeastern Bolivia and arrested an outreach worker.
Two Jewish activists are petitioning the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to probe "government-instigated anti-Semitism in Venezuela."
Hillary Clinton said Israel could lose Arab support for countering the Iranian threat if Israel does not pursue peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
The lesson of the Holocaust is never to be silent in the face of inhumanity, President Obama said.
A majority of Israelis would like to see their country join the European Union, a new survey found.
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee ordered an inquest into how a congresswoman was wiretapped.