Tuesday, 19 May 2009


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Bibi gets his first date thrill, but what about the relationship?

President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the South Portico following their meetings at the White House Monday, May 18, 2009.
President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the South Portico following their meetings at the White House Monday, May 18, 2009. (White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
Without offering up anything concrete in return, Benjamin Netanyahu secured a presidential commitment that outreach to Iran will not drag on beyond this year. But Barack Obama made clear that the United States still believes in a two-state solution and expects Israeli concessions down the road on settlements. Read more »

The Obama-Bibi video

Check out the video from the Obama-Netanyahu press conference. Read more »

Breaking News

Reports that construction is due to begin on a new settlement in the Jordan Valley are false, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Human remains found in the Galilee have been identified as an American-Israeli teenager missing for six years.
Brazilian police seized Nazi material during a joint operation in five cities.
Palestinian groups expressed disappointment in the outcome of talks between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu.
An Australian man who denigrated Judaism on a YouTube video was ordered to stay away from Jewish buildings and report to police daily.
Leading Soviet Jewry and human rights activist Si Frumkin has died.
A Jewish New Yorker was the city's first fatality from swine flu.
A New York-based foundation has given $1.8 million to the American Technion Society for kidney research at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa.
Federal prosecutors filed a new 142-count criminal indictment against former managers of Agriprocessors.
A peace process will be impossible as long as Hamas controls the Gaza Strip, Israel's Shin Bet chief said

Perspectives on Barack-Bibi

An important step toward peace or an exercise in futility? JTA rounds up opinion on the Barack-Bibi summit.