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Israeli grass-roots effort fights flotilla fallout

A scene from the video satire "We Con the World," which mocks the outpouring of condemnation of Israel's flotilla raid. (Latma)

With satirical videos, Facebook groups and new websites, young Israelis are reaching out to mount a citizen-led effort to defend Israel's actions in the flotilla affair.Read more »

Netanyahu, Obama to meet at end of June

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in Washington with President Obama at the end of the month. Read more »

U.N. Security Council passes Iran sanctions

The United Nations Security Council passed new sanctions against Iran, setting the stage for new and tougher U.S. sanctions. Read more »

Obama: Thomas was right to resign

President Obama said the decision to resign by journalist Helen Thomas was the right thing to do. Read more » EDITORS' PICKS If only the Palestinians could have more friends like these (Wall Street Journal) Bret Stephens wonders whether liberals have double standards when it comes to asking hard questions of their Israeli and Palestinian friends. Where's the deli? (Inside Scoop SF) Bay Area readers were asked to say what's missing from the local food scene. Most popular answer: traditional Jewish deli. Selling your Jewish book (Huffington Post) Dennis Danziger, author of "A Short History of a Tall Jew," recounts the experience of pitching his book to a roomful of representatives from more than 100 JCC book fairs, synagogues, Hillels and Jewish federations. Sound of sabras on TV (Haaretz) Hebrew has been invading several U.S. television programs. BREAKING NEWS The Obama administration will not treat Hezbollah as being divided into political and military factions. Israel has the right to inspect what goes into Gaza, Middle East mediator Tony Blair told an Israeli television station. American Jewish leaders said they remain concerned about Israeli conversion legislation following a meeting with high-level Israeli government officials. Several anti-Semitic acts have been reported in France since Israel's interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla. Israel reportedly has eased its embargo on allowing some food items into Gaza. A question on a provincial exam for 12th-graders in Manitoba will promote anti-Israel sentiment, B'nai Brith Canada says. The national body for Jewish Democrats urged lawmakers not to join a letter by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) calling on President Obama to penalize Israel for its deadly raid on an aid flotilla. A mosque in a Bedouin village near Haifa was vandalized with extremist graffiti. The Israeli government is looking into creating an international news channel, a lawmaker said.