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Editors' Picks

Hillels wrestle with what's kosher on Israel (Philadelphia Jewish Exponent) Within the span of a little more than a week, the Hillel of Greater Philadelphia first declined to host a speech by a staunch critic of Israeli policy, then featured a lecture by a controversial politician from the ranks of Israel's pro-settlement movement. Those decisions and the flap they created highlights a conundrum Hillel chapters face nationwide.

Palin rejects settlement freeze (ABC News) Sarah Palin says she rejects a U.S. settlement freeze because many Jews will be "flocking to Israel" in the near future.

Bibi to pick up part of Jewish Agency tab? (Jerusalem Post) The Jerusalem Post reports that the Israeli government is considering making its first contribution to the Jewish Agency's core budget -- traditionally the responsibility of the federation system in North America. Meanwhile, the agency is reportedly considering holding one of upcoming board of governors meetings in St. Petersburg, Russia.

H & H Bagels and B & H electronics facing legal troubles (N.Y. Times, N.Y. Post) Two of New York's iconic stores -- H & H Bagels and B & H electronics -- are facing legal problems. The New York Times lumps them together, but not in a Jewish way. Which has JTA Editor Ami Eden scratching his head.

Britain's Israel lobby conspiracy Filled with sinister music and conspiratorial insinuations, a TV program on the Israel lobby in Britain amounts to a one-sided broadside that portrays supporters of Israel in England as a shady, moneyed lobby manipulating members of Parliament and the media at will, writes JTA Managing Editor Uriel Heilman.

Study: We're all klutzes, but only Jews say kvetch (Tablet) Researchers Sarah Bunin Benor and sociologist Steven M. Cohen bring you the Survey of American Jewish Language and Identity. Are we what we say?

Who's to blame for Abbas' resignation? You decide, in JTA's multiple choice test. Breaking News Israeli airstrikes hit targets in Gaza in response to a Kassam rocket fired into the Negev. An Arab man was stabbed in Jerusalem by a Jewish youth. A fired waiter, a Russian immigrant to Israel, was charged with killing his ex-employer and five members of his family. A Lebanese citizen accused of spying for Israel was arrested by the Lebanese security service. A Holocaust denier released from an Australian jail after publishing material offensive to Jews says he is "unbroken" and "unrepentant." Jordan's King Abdullah told American Jewish Congress leaders that U.S. Jewish groups should get behind Middle East peace efforts. A Ukrainian mayor who said Jews are to blame for all of the country's problems can run for president. A group of researchers quit their involvement in an Austrian Holocaust studies center due to a lack of access.