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Deflated Arab hopes for Obama (Washington Post, Wall St. Journal) Both Fouad Ajami and Jackson Diehl write about dissatisfaction in the Arab world with President Obama. Ajami faults his doctrine of "American penance," while Diehl says the administration's lack of support for Arab reformers is the big disappointment.

Jews on patrol (Baltimore Sun) Orthodox men come together to form neighborhood patrol.

Expressing Judaism with a paintbrush (L.A. Times) A self-described 'crazy hippie' with a gallery in Los Angeles creates vibrant biblical narratives.

Sundays with Shmuley (N.Y. Times) Rabbi Shmuley Boteach outlines his typical Sunday.

Disdaining Jews in Britain (N.Y. Times, UK Guardian) Roger Cohen and Jonathan Margolis share their stories about discrimination in Britain against Jews: one by the British Christian establishment, the other by more Jewey Jews.

S.F. federation board rejects controversial proposal

The board of the San Francisco federation overwhelmingly rejected a controversial resolution to prohibit support of events and groups that "defame" Israel or partner with those who call for boycotts, divestment or sanctions against Israel. It did pass a differently worded resolution opposing the anti-Israel BDS movement. Read more » Featured Stories The Wandering Jew in Budapest New developments jostle with buildings hundreds of years old along Kiraly Street in Budapest's Jewish quarter. (Ben Harris) It's the largest Jewish community between Paris and Moscow and home to a range of Jewish innovation that should make the hipsters in Brooklyn and L.A. stop and take notice. JTA's The Wandering Jew visits Budapest: * Coalition fights real estate development in Budapest's Jewish quarter * The Jewish hangout of Budapest (video) * Budapest stories: Teaching the Holocaust, battling developers, The Golem Theatre (blog post) Breaking News Israel would free up to 980 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for captured soldier Gilad Shalit. Chelsea Clinton is engaged to marry her Jewish boyfriend of two years. Prayers for the State of Israel and the welfare of Israeli soldiers were torn out of prayer books at the Western Wall. The French comedian Dieudonne said he secured funding from Iran for films meant to "combat" Zionism in France. The trial of accused Nazi camp guard John Demjanjuk began in Munich. Federal prosecutors have dropped all immigration charges against Sholom Rubashkin. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a joint Cabinet meeting in Berlin after being diagnosed with a viral infection. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak suspended all permits for building projects in Israeli settlements, but also approved plans for the construction of 28 public buildings. An organization that supports the right of Jews to live in the West Bank appealed to Israel's Supreme Court to stop an announced construction freeze. Some 25 percent of military-age men do not join the Israeli army, Israel's Cabinet was told during a discussion on curbing draft evasion. The Jewish Agency dropped El Al as its exclusive carrier to fly new immigrants to Israel. A health clinic in Ethiopia run by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee has reopened. Five Israelis died with the swine flu over the weekend. Hundreds of Israelis protested in Jerusalem against violence and bullying by the fervently Orthodox community. Iran's parliament threatened to reduce its cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency and approved plans to build ten new uranium enrichment facilities. The American Jewish World Service is calling on the U.S. Trade Representative to take measures that would aid small farmers in developing countries. Anti-Semitic incidents in Australia have reached record levels, according to an annual report. Romania and Israel have jointly issued a postage stamp honoring the world's first Yiddish theater. A 23-year-old Israeli backpacker was declared missing in South America. Canadian broadcast regulators approved a license for Al Jazeera Television's English-language service. The date of a special election in Florida to fill the seat of a prominent Jewish congressman was changed because it fell on the last day of Passover. Mayer Kirshenblatt, who recorded the lost world of Polish Jews in paintings and stories, has died.