Friday, 16 October 2009

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Europe, U.S. standing shoulder to shoulder on Iran

President Obama speaks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh on Sept. 25, 2009.
President Obama speaks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh on Sept. 25, 2009. (White House Photo)
The united European-American front against Iran is not new, but three relatively recent developments have strengthened the alliance: Washington's shift toward negotiations, changes in government in Europe and the disputed election in Iran. Read more »

U.N. body sends Goldstone report to Security Council

The U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva sent the Goldstone report to the U.N. Security Council, while Richard Goldstone condemned the council for ignoring his findings on Hamas war crimes. Read more »

Editors' Picks

Checking in on Hebrew charter school

The New York Jewish Week reports on New York's first-ever Hebrew-language charter school.

Abbas the collaborator

The Israeli government turned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas from a partner into collaborator -- and in the process they're killing him, writes Yossi Sarid in Ha'aretz.

Cohen: Enough about the Holocaust already

Roger Cohen, again. This time, it's a call for Israel to stop talking about the Holocaust already and dismantle its assumed nuclear arsenal.

Idol interview

The L.A. Jewish Journal's Hollywood Jew interviews "American Idol" sensation Adam Lambert, and asks the pressing Jewey questions.

Breaking News

Turkey's relationship with Israel remains strong, the Turkish deputy prime minister said.
Susan Rice, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, will visit Israel.
National Security Adviser James Jones called for a reopening of the crossings from Israel into the Gaza Strip.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee will mark up Iran sanctions legislation at the end of the month.
Spain's president visited Israel and the West Bank and received a medal from the Palestinian Authority president.
Peru is extraditing an Israeli judge wanted on bribe-taking charges.
A Massachusetts butcher was fined for falsely billing his shop as having kosher certification.
A Jewish professor is opposing an allegedly anti-Israeli resolution by a prominent academic association.
A swastika and the name of President Obama were carved into the green of a Massachusetts golf course.