Thursday, 14 May 2009


Featured Stories

Mock trial team wins merely by competing

The Maimonides School mock trial team split its four trials in national competition in Atlanta after a battle just to compete.
The Maimonides School mock trial team split its four trials in national competition in Atlanta after a battle just to compete. (courtesy Maimondes team)
The Maimonides School may have finished 20th out of 40 teams at the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Atlanta, but that doesn't include its huge victory even before the competition that allowed the suburban Boston Jewish day school just to participate. Read more »

Op-Ed: The importance of the pope's visit to Israel

The leader of the Anti-Defamation League defends Pope Benedict XVI, saying his recent visit to the Middle East was good for Israel and the Jewish people. Read more »

Bibi and Barack -- time to talk tachles

President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting in Washington next week, culminating weeks of coded back and forth on Iran and on resuming Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Read more »


Breaking News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not declare his commitment to a two-state solution in a meeting with Jordan's king.
Four former U.S. ambassadors to the Middle East have signed a letter to President Obama urging an "active U.S. role" in pushing for a two-state solution.
A high-ranking Hezbollah official said the organization has been providing Palestinians in Gaza with "every type of support" that is possible, the Financial Times reported.
Israel's Supreme Court ordered the state to explain why it has yet to evacuate six West Bank outposts.
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass in Nazareth, calling for a rejection of hatred and prejudice.
An Australian man has been charged with allegedly posting an anti-Semitic video on YouTube.
A Belgian satirical weekly criticized Belgian society for accepting a cartoonist who has insulted Jews and mocked the pope.
J Street is backing a bipartisan congressional letter to the president urging "strong American leadership" to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab conflict.
Jews and Palestinians living in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza will reach equal numbers by 2016, according to a new study.
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav went on trial in Tel Aviv on sexual offense charges.
A political party in Ukraine accused Israel's ambassador there of insulting the country on a TV talk show.


Editors' Picks

'Daily Show' does the pope's trip to Israel

Jon Stewart weighs in on the papal visit to Israel and the pontiff's alleged 'anti-semanticism' (no, that's not a spelling mistake).

All the pope and Jews fit to print

Several Jewish and Catholic commentators weigh in on the pope's visit to the Middle East in a forum organized by The New York Times.

Meet Elena Kagan

The Los Angeles Times takes a look at the Jewish woman who could be President Obama's first pick to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court -- and why even many conservatives like her.