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Mossad chief seen as indispensable on Iran

Mossad chief Meir Dagan, shown at a Knesset committee meeting in February 2008, has earned plaudits for his actions on Iran and some criticism for his tactics countering terrorism. (Olivier Fitoussi / Flash90)

Despite the Mossad's suspected role in the widely criticized assassination in Dubai of a Hamas operative, the intelligency agency's chief, Meir Dagan, is unlikely to suffer many consequences given his centrality to Israel's efforts against Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. Read more » L.A. Times: Israel relies on assassinations Atlantic: A look at Israel's historic use of assassinations Anne Applebaum: Prepare for war in case Israel strikes Richard Cohen: Iran and the crazy factor

With election, change for Ukraine, but likely not for Jews

The victory in Ukraine's presidential elections by Viktor Yanukovich, the candidate with close ties to the Kremlin, is being welcomed cautiously by Ukraine's Jews. Read more » Editors' Picks James Baker: Obama caved on settlements (Lobelog, National Journal) The James Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University has issued a major report that calls for Washington to play a more aggressive role in producing an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement. In a related interview, the former secretary of state accused President Obama of "caving in" to Israeli opposition to a settlement freeze. S.F. federation to step up monitoring of grantees (J.) After months of deliberation, the San Francisco-based Jewish Community Federation has passed a resolution requiring it to take greater steps to make sure grantees are not endorsing or promoting anti-Semitism, actively seeking to proselytize Jews away from Judaism or undermining the legitimacy of Israel as a secure, independent, democratic Jewish state. Idea #23: Forget about Jewish identity Writing for Jewcy, Daniel Septimus, the CEO and editor in chief of MyJewishLearning.com, suggests that the Jewish community abandon the rhetoric of building Jewish identity and stop programming and funding with the goal of strengthening Jewish identity. Not that the Jewish world should abandon all the programs that mention Jewish identity building as their aim, but rather it should focus on more solid building blocks -- education, practice and helping the human condition. Like water for basketball (Komo News) An Orthodox girls' basketball team in Washington state is hoping a Jewish fast day won't interfere with their participation in the state championship. Time for civility (Dallas Morning News) Timed to the annual plenum of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, leaders of the JCPA call for more civility in the nation's public discourse. Dean: No anti-Semitism at UC-Irvine (L.A. Jewish Journal) The dean of the law school at the University of California, Irvine says claims that the school is inhospitable to Jews are wrong. No sex in the synagogue (New Voices) Are Orthodox college students living up to their professed sexual mores? One news outlet tries to find out. Breaking News Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has invested in an Israeli start-up company with technology that promotes safe driving. A U.S. congressman urged Energy Secretary Steven Chu to modify his trip to the Middle East to include Israel. Hamas asked the European Union to include Israel on a list of countries that support terrorism. President Obama's new Islamic envoy admitted to making critical statements against the prosecution of a professor with ties to Palestinian terrorists. Five Jewish student groups at the University of California, Irvine do not agree with a call to boycott the university over campus anti-Semitism. A United Nations-sponsored soccer tournament in Ramallah was named in honor of a Palestinian terrorist. Iran says it is ready to hand over its enriched uranium in exchange for fuel rods to power a medical research reactor. Hungary's parliament has passed a bill making Holocaust denial a criminal offense. More than 500 Reform rabbis are expected to attend the 121st annual convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis in San Francisco. The United Nations is "concerned" that two national heritage sites approved by the Israeli government are in "occupied Palestinian territory," a statement said. Israel and the United States Trade Representative struck a deal that will remove Israel from the USTR watch list. Activists for the release of captured soldier Gilad Shalit prevented fuel tankers from entering Gaza.