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Implications of Israeli inquiry into Goldstone present dilemma If Israel responds to the Goldstone report on last January's Gaza war by setting up a civilian-led commission of inquiry, it could resolve the international brouhaha over the report. But it might cause chaos in the IDF. Read more » Op-Ed: A not only Orthodox agenda in November and beyond Jewish votes and Jewish concerns are high on the agenda and, while there are differences, concerns of the Orthodox and non-Orthodox at the broadest level are one and the same, writes an Orthodox Union public policy official. Read more »

Editors' Picks Top 400 charities (Chronicle of Philanthropy) Many Jewish nonprofts made the list -- but the news is not all good. Isolated in Gaza (New York Times) Opportunities fade amid sense of isolation in Gaza. It's all about entrepreneurship (Daily Beast) Why Israel has thrived during the global economic crisis. Why are Egypt's liberals anti-Semitic? (Wall Street Journal) Western delegates to the 56th Liberal Congress in Cairo should know about the country's Judeophobia, write Amr Bargisi and Samuel Tadros. Breaking News Iran will continue to progress in its nuclear program as long as Israel continues to have nuclear weapons, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said. More than 20 Jewish charities were featured on the Chronicle of Philanthropy's Philanthropy 400, despite some serious drops in fund raising. The Palestinian Authority president has threatened not to run for re-election, given the state of peace talks, an Israeli TV channel reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Tzipi Livni met for the first time in four months. President Obama commemorated the 15th anniversary of a peace agreement between Jordan and Israel. The leader of the Reform movement said U.S. Jewish leaders have their "heads in the sand" when it comes to Israeli settlements. A summit of foreign ministers was postponed after Egypt refused to attend with Avigdor Lieberman. A suburban New York resident removed a Nazi flag from outside his home after receiving flak from his neighbors and his mother. Jewish settlers and Palestinian olive pickers clashed in the West Bank. A Jewish journalist who has subjected German Jewish leaders to tough criticism is running for the leadership of Germany's Jewish community. Relations with the Jewish world appears to be one topic at the heart of talks between the Vatican and a breakaway traditionalist Catholic group. A high school textbook that Jewish leaders said vilified Jews and contained falsehoods was withdrawn from bookshelves in Australia. Elie Wiesel addressed a gathering of evangelical Christians at a salute to Israel hosted by the John Hagee Ministries. Michael Steinhardt has joined the board of the JDC-Taub Center for Social Policy. Elmer Winter, a former national president of the American Jewish Committee, has died. Actor Leonard Nimoy narrates a new documentary about a historic synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.