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'Stand up and be counted' Isi Leibler writes in The Jerusalem Post that American Jews need to get tougher with President Obama -- for Israel's sake.

'Defenders of Israel' JTA's Ron Kampeas reflects on being identified in The New York Review of Books as one of Israel's leading defenders in the blogosphere.

Tear it down Columnist Michael Freund urges the president of the Czech Republic to tear down a statue of Jesus, saying it has an anti-Semitic back story.

Beyond black & white Yes, it's a good thing that an African-American woman has been ordained for the first time. But don't forget the other Jews of color, say April Baskin and Corinne Lightweaver in Jewcy.

Disowning Dwek? Multiple reports claim that a prominent Syrian Jewish rabbi in Deal, N.J., is sitting shiva for his son because he served as the government's main informant in the sting that led to the arrest of several rabbis. But now a leading Orthodox blog says it's not true.

Settling the settlements question Moshe Arens, the Israeli defense minister-turned-Ha'aretz columnist, defends Israeli settlements, but calls for the Netanyahu government to take down illegal ones.

Featured Stories Iran, peace process converge in U.S.-Israel talks U.S. special envoy George Mitchell, left, with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak before their meeting in Tel Aviv on July 26, 2009, is emphasizing Syria as part of a regional peace package. (U.S. Department of State) As four senior U.S. officials traveled to Israel to meet with their Israeli counterparts, the linkage between Iran and Israeli-Palestinian peace kept coming up. Read more » Israel studies seminar in China beats obstacles In China, the first major Israel studies seminar went on at Peking University despite many roadblocks and was lauded by participants before moving on for two more weeks at another university there. Read more » Breaking News American donors gave $25.4 million in the past five years to build Jewish homes in Arab parts of Jerusalem, Bloomberg reported. Seven North Carolina residents were charged with plotting to commit terrorist attacks around the world, including in Israel. A letter urging Saudi King Abdullah to "assert a strong leadership role" in the Middle East is gathering signatures in the House of Representatives. The Disney Channel will launch an Israeli counterpart in September. U.S. envoy George Mitchell said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made "good progress" during a meeting in Jerusalem. Two teenage Russian neo-Nazis were found guilty of painting racist and anti-Semitic graffiti. A man who assaulted a Ukraine rabbi was given a suspended sentence. Israel's northern border is quiet, despite the recent explosion of a hidden weapons cache, the Israeli military's chief of staff said. About 1,000 right-wing activists at a Jerusalem rally called on Israel to ignore the U.S. demand to freeze settlement activity. An Iranian swimmer reportedly refused to race against an Israeli competitor at the World Championships in Rome. The Ukrainian Jewish Committee is cutting a considerable number of its programs due to dwindling financial support. Americans for Peace Now is urging U.S. senators not to sign a letter encouraging the Arab world to normalize ties with Israel because it does not mention efforts to halt Israeli settlements.