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Unusual coalition gov't leaves British Jews uncertain on policy

British Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg during their first joint media conference, May 12, 2010. (Prime Minister's Office)

With Britons uncertain of how the country's first coalition government since World War II will go about governing, the country's Jewish community is taking a wait-and-see approach to the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat government. Read more »

Kagan seen as brilliant and affable -- and a mystery

Jewish community reaction to President Obama's selection of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to fill a U.S. Supreme Court seat is enthusiastic until officials consider what it is, exactly, she stands for. Read more »

Jerusalem: The city that drives people mad

At a time when Jerusalem is at the center of major political debate, cases of Jerusalem syndrome are a reminder that the city not only drives politicians a bit mad, but some visitors, too. Read more »

Editors' Picks

A call for clarity (Jerusalem Post) On Jerusalem Day, the Jerusalem Post calls for clarity on the government's policy on eastern Jerusalem.

L.A. Jewish Journal adapts (L.A. Times) With the newspaper industry in crisis, has the L.A. Jewish Journal found a model not just to survive but to thrive?

Cameron's Cabinet (U.K. Jewish Chronicle) Britain's main Jewish newspaper takes a look at the Cabinet of the country's new prime minister, David Cameron.

Hitching a ride with Bibi (Jerusalem Post) When Israel's prime minister met a lone soldier who happened to be from Vancouver during a photo op, Benjamin Netanyahu invited the soldier, Yonatan Feder, to join him on his upcoming trip to Canada.

Riding a wave of good will (CNN) A group of surfers in Gaza are getting a hand from fellow surfers in Israel as they try to ride Gaza's waves. Breaking News "The struggle for Jerusalem is a struggle for the truth," Benjamin Netanyahu said in remarks in honor of Jerusalem Day. A petition supporting Brandeis University's invitation to Israel's U.S. ambassador to be the commencement speaker has garnered nearly 5,000 signatures. Two of Canada's leading Jewish philanthropists have made one of the largest gifts ever to Toronto's Jewish community with a donation of $20 million for a revitalized arts center. President Obama called Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the outset of renewed Israeli-Palestinian talks. Arab leaders have threatened to boycott a European Union summit if Israel's foreign minister attends. An Australian woman is being honored posthumously by Yad Vashem for saving the life of a Jewish doctor during the Holocaust. Israel is prepared to demolish illegal Palestinian homes in eastern Jerusalem, the country's public security minister said. A memorial was held for the some 4,000 Jewish Ethiopians who died making their way to Israel. Mordechai Vanunu, who served 18 years in prison for leaking Israel's nuclear secrets, is going back to jail. Senior faculty members at Tel Aviv University are protesting remarks by Alan Dershowitz during his acceptance of an honorary doctorate. The leader of the Republican Party will appear at a rally calling for Jerusalem to remain united under Israeli rule.