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Obama nuclear plan raises questions about long-term impact

Jewish groups have some concerns about the long-term impact of President Obama's new nuclear policy, but there is hope that in the short term it will ratchet up pressure on Iran. Read more » E-mails allege Muslim students orchestrated Irvine disruption The Muslim Student Union at the University of California, Irvine, orchestrated the disruption of a Feb. 8 speech by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren, leaked e-mails indicate. Read more » Land Day march highlights dilemmas facing Israel and its Arab citizens A mass demonstration by Israeli Arabs highlighted the core contradiction at the heart of the Israeli-Arab experience: demands for greater equality within Israeli society amid growing alienation from the Israeli state. Read more » Jewish group to Glenn Beck: Haik U If Glenn Beck has his way, many American Jews would be abandoning their synagogues for touting the importance of social justice. If Jewish Funds for Justice has its way, the popular right-wing talk-show host will be drowned out by a wave of haikus. Read more » Editors' Picks Quiet now, peace later (Ynet) Rather than grandiose peace plans that are doomed to fail, what Israel needs now is simple quiet, writes Yoav Hendel. The Chinese Jews (N.Y. Times) At 21 Teaching Torah Lane, the Jews of Kaifeng, China keep the faith. A Holocaust pariah (The Nation) Nathaniel Popper writes about the late Holocaust historian Raul Hilberg, whose academic stature was matched only by his penchant for challenging conventional wisdom. American Jews' deafening silence (Jerusalem Post) Shmuley Boteach says President Obama has been able to beat up on Israel recently only because American Jews let him. Breaking News President Obama is weighing a new American plan for Middle East peace, a Washington Post columnist reported. More than 1,000 Jews marched through Budapest's Old Ghetto district on Tuesday in response to a series of anti-Semitic incidents in the lead-up to Hungary's elections. A former aide to Ehud Olmert was arrested in Israel on charges of fraud and bribery. Turkey's prime minister called Israel the main threat to Middle East peace. Two students at Ottawa's Carleton University were attacked with what they say was a machete for their being Zionists. Israel's prime minister will attend President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit next week, but no one-on-one meeting is planned for the two leaders. Pro-Palestinian protesters are mounting a campaign to disrupt the opening of the Israeli Embassy in New Zealand. Israel's consulate in San Francisco is co-sponsoring a month of events highlighting gay and lesbian culture. Gaza militants fired six shells toward Israel. Israel's defense minister announced that the term of IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenzai would not be extended when it expires in 2011. Turkey is replacing its ambassador to Israel, who reportedly requested a transfer after being embarrassed by Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon. An Israeli bus advertisement campaign by a group calling for the building of the Third Temple has been removed. An Iranian-Jewish businessman accused in a Ponzi scheme resigned from his synagogue's board. A pioneering free-trade agreement between Israel and a bloc of South American countries began operating.