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| |  | | U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak greet each other in Washington at a meeting of the American Jewish Committee, April 29, 2010. (Ron Sachs/AJC) | | | Fifteen years after Ehud Barak walked into politics wearing the warrior's mantle, he is easing into the diplomat's lapels. The former military chief of staff, in his current role as defense minister, is emerging as the Obama administration's go-to guy in the Netanyahu government. Read more » | | | | Delegates to a United Nations conference on nuclear proliferation walked out as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began his speech, which attacked the United States and Israel. Read more » | | | | Under the guise of helping immigrants to Israel from the former Soviet Union, a proposed Knesset bill on conversions actually strengthens the power of the Chief Rabbinate, jeopardizing the achievements of non-Orthodox movements, argues the head of an organization that advocates for religious freedom and equality in Israel. Read more » | | | | Simon Wiesenthal Center head Rabbi Marvin Hier offers a summary of the center's new brochure "2010 Top Ten Anti-Israel Lies," which will be distributed to millions worldwide in a bid to counteract the recent worldwide frenzy of intimidation and threats directed against Israel. Read more » | |
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Editors' Picks | Connie Bruck offers up an in-depth profile of the Hollywood mogul and political mega-donor who has made protecting Israel his No. 1 priority. | | The champion boxer and would-be rabbi does late night. | | Actor Steve Carell plays a shmendrik in Jay Roach's new comedy. | | Read the remarks that Richard Goldstone, the retired judge who authored the controversial U.N. report on the Gaza war, delivered to Jewish community leaders in South Africa this week. Breaking News | A delegation of senior South African Jewish communal leaders met with Richard Goldstone. | | The northern California home of Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of the progressive Tikkun magazine, was vandalized. | | President Obama renewed Syria sanctions for a year, noting among other factors its continued backing for terrorist groups. | | The leaders of Jewish Democratic and Republican groups signed a pledge of civility. | | Attorney Alan Dershowitz reportedly turned down an offer to serve as Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. | | President Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss talks with the Palestinians. | | The cause of a fire that heavily damaged a mosque in a Palestinian village near Nablus is under dispute. | | Some Jewish groups have expressed disappointment with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that calls for a policy of accommodation toward religious displays on government-owned land. | | President Obama is hosting Elie Wiesel for lunch at the White House. | | The Orthodox Union is urging American Jews to mark the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem with prayer, Torah study and advocacy. | | For the first time, young American Jews and German Catholics will formally debate the meaning of Germany's controversial Passion Play at Oberammergau. | | The new European Jewish lobby JCall launched a campaign calling for tougher love for Israel. | | An Iraqi delegation pressed the State Department for the return of Jewish artifacts currently stored in the United States. | | Rabbi David Forman, the founder of Rabbis for Human Rights who fought for religious pluralism in Israel, has died. | | Robert Elman was elected president of the American Jewish Committee at the organization's annual meeting. | | Rabbi Moshe Hirsch, a close adviser to Yasser Arafat, has died. | | Orthodox Jewish community leaders in Texas met with senior state officials including Gov. Rick Perry, who expressed support for a school voucher program. |
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