Tuesday 23 June 2009

Israel's men on Iran

Why did Israel disband an intelligence unit on Iran weeks before the Iranian elections? The Jerusalem Post reports.

Madoff the bogey man

Golfweek magazine explains how the Madoff scandal has added to rough times for historically Jewish country clubs.

Update: Heschel's daughter against roadway honor

Why is Abraham Joshua Heschel's daughter against naming a Missouri highway after her father?


Breaking News

Britain's Parliament for the first time elected a Jewish speaker of the House of Commons.
Two U.S. lawmakers will introduce legislation that would prevent government funds from going to companies supplying gasoline to Iran.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the burka has no place in his country.
An Israeli soldier was sentenced to military prison for refusing to take part in operations in the West Bank.
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband expressed dismay that British trade unions are discussing motions calling for boycotts of Israel.
Two Jewish camps in Texas have had confirmed cases of swine flu.
Israel's internal security minister made an unannounced visit to the Temple Mount compound.
Descendants of German composer Richard Wagner announced plans to have independent historians research the family archives.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said a Palestinian state will be established in two years "at most."
The Hamas speaker of the Palestinian parliament was released from an Israeli prison.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak reportedly has authorized the construction of 300 homes in a West Bank community.
A call for a boycott of Israeli products sold at Trader Joe's has backfired.
Protesters blocked Israel's border crossings with the Gaza Strip to protest the continued captivity of Gilad Shalit.
A number of Jewish groups praised the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.