Friday, 19 June 2009

Breaking News

Tony Blair said an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement is possible "within the year."
The American Jewish World Service is concerned the Obama administration is sending conflicting signals about its view of Darfur.
The middle school graduation for a New York City Jewish day school was postponed because of a swine flu outbreak.
A longtime American Jewish Committee staffer on Latin American issues has died.
Hosni Mubarak said a historic peace settlement between Israel and the Arab world is within reach.
Just 6 percent of Jewish Israelis believe President Obama's policies are pro-Israel, according to a new Jerusalem Post poll.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denied that the country's recent elections were fixed, called on protesters to stop and blamed the "Zionist" media.
Israel accused the United Nations' nuclear watchdog of bias in its investigation of an alleged nuclear reactor in Syria.
Iran claims to have foiled a plot linked to Israel to bomb crowded sites in Tehran on Election Day.
The United States is increasing the pressure on Israel to open border crossings with the Gaza Strip, according to Ha'aretz.
Eighty rabbis from five countries joined a leading Reform rabbi in a water-only fast to call attention to the crisis in Darfur.
Jewish groups praised President Obama for granting domestic partnership benefits for gay and lesbian federal employees, but criticized him for not doing more for gay rights.
A longtime Brazilian Jewish official became Israel's first honorary consul in Rio de Janeiro.