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Editors' Picks Huckabee on Israel Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is wrapping up a tour to Israel and says he finds evangelicals generally to be more firm in their support of Israel than Jews. Homeless after the Holocaust A survivor of Babi Yar finds himself living on a park bench in Israel. Haaretz explains how it happened. Why Novak was harsh on Israel James Kirchick at Tablet Magazine takes a shot at finding the answer. Careful where you eat The IDF has told its soldiers not to eat in front of Muslims during Ramadan and to beware of weapon-shaped children's toys. Featured Stories Toronto day schools a model Students at the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto. (Stephen Epstein / Big Dipper Communications) At a time when communities across North America are struggling with the challenge of how to keep quality Jewish education affordable during tough economic times, Toronto's day schools stand out as a model. Read more » Just 12 percent of Israelis see Obama as more supportive In a survey, 12 percent of Israelis said President Obama supports Israel more than he does the Palestinians. Read more » Breaking News Ukraine's secret service detained the chairman of that country's Orthodox Union chapter on charges of embezzling community money. Several Jewish groups sent representatives to a White House strategy session on immigration reform. The Anti-Defamation League called the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber a "travesty of justice." The Obama administration will "finalize the steps" for the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks in the next few weeks, the White House spokesman said. Israel recorded its 12th death related to swine flu. Two Jewish religious streams praised President Obama's efforts to achieve universal health care. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nominated as his defense minister a man wanted in the 1994 AMIA bombing. Top U.S. Congress members met with senior Chinese officials and urged the isolation of Iran. A monument to Nazi victims was erected in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region.