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U.S. calls flotillas to Gaza 'irresponsible'

The Obama administration said sea-bound aid to Gaza, like the flotilla intercepted by the Israeli Navy, "is neither appropriate nor responsible." (Moti Milrod/Pool/Flash90)

The Obama administration said sea-bound aid to Gaza is "irresponsible." Read more »

Gay Pride parade OKs banner for 'Israel apartheid' group

Organizers of the Toronto Gay Pride parade have decided to allow a pro-Palestinian group to march with a banner condemning "Israeli apartheid." Read more »

Iran sanctions bill grants Obama waiver, not exemption

A new Iran sanctions bill in the U.S. Congress allows the president to waive penalties on countries cooperating with U.N. sanctions but denies the blanket exemption sought by the White House. Read more »

Op-Ed: Toward a broader Israel-Diaspora relationship

With tremendous challenges facing the Jewish people, Jews must begin working as a people for the common goal of sharing the light of Israel to the nations of the world, writes Israel's deputy minister of foreign affairs. Read more »

Editors' Picks

Bork aims to Bork Barack's Kagan with Barak Robert Bork says Elena Kagan is no good because she once gave a glowing introduction of former Israeli Chief Justice Aharon Barak. But so did Antonin Scalia, liberals retort. And now everyone is weighing in.

Israel: Hippocratic or hypocritical? (Washington Jewish Week) Adam Kredo of the Washington Jewish Week has two stories reflecting the image war being waged worldwide between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian forces: Israeli doctors treating Turks hurt on the flotilla and an interview with the 21-year-old U.S. Jewish woman who lost an eye protesting the Israeli interception of the ship.

eBay: No selling Yiddish mameles (Jewish Chronicle) The auction website pulls an advertisement from someone trying to "sell" his grandmother as a suitable life companion.

The male Jewish matchmaker (N.Y. Jewish Week) Aaron Ellner, aka "The Wingman," is breaking into a Jewish singles world dominated by women matchmakers.

Breaking News The Colosseum and at least two other landmarks in Italy will go dark to draw attention to the plight of a captive Israeli soldier. Israeli Air Force helicopters delivered military equipment to an airport in Saudi Arabia, an Iranian news service reported. The Anti-Defamation League joined a lawsuit to overturn Arizona's restrictive immigration law. Israel police rejected the proposed route of a gay pride march through Jerusalem. A group in Massachusetts is campaigning for localities to pass nonbinding resolutions questioning Israel's democracy. Greek citizens who sailed on a Gaza-bound flotilla are suing Israel's Navy. Jewish leaders welcomed the appointment of Australia's first female prime minister, who has been supportive of Israel. Three mortar shells were fired at southern Israel from Gaza. The chairman of Israel's National Security Council said that a Palestinian state is being built at the expense of the Jewish state's legitimacy, Ten new Chabad Houses for Jewish students will open on college campuses during the 2010-11 school term.