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FEATURED STORY In summer, Jewish studies flowers in Eastern Europe Eastern European summer programs in Jewish studies reflect the remarkable resurgence of Jewish learning in Eastern Europe since the fall of communism, going some way toward repairing the damage wrought by the Holocaust. Read more » EDITORS' PICKS How to identify security threats Focus on behaviors common to all extremists: That's the advice security experts are offering in the wake of the attacks in Norway. JTA's Ron Kampeas has the story. A Brooklyn food fight over Israel The New York Observer reports on the calls to boycott Israel that are dividing a popular cooperative grocery store. Dominique Strauss-Kahn's wife stands by her man New York Magazine profiles Anne Sinclair, the wife of the former International Monetary Fund chief. In Jaffa, tents are for protest, not drinking or cohabitation Haaretz visits a protest encampment in hardscrabble Jaffa and identifies some differences with the one nearby in the heart of Tel Aviv. The case for Tel Aviv (at any price) The high cost of living in Tel Aviv is helping to fuel protest, but Amnon Rubinstein says in The Jerusalem Post that there's good reason why young Israelis flock to the city. Iran's nuclear push, unabated Ray Takeyh writes in The Washington Post that sanctions, diplomacy and sabotage haven't stopped Iran's nuclear program. The non-state of Palestine Steven Rosen writes in Foreign Policy that the Palestine the United Nations General Assembly seems likely to vote to recognize in September will not meet the legal definition of a state. Comings & Goings New heads for the Nathan Cummings Foundation, Young Judaea and Boston's JCRC, departures at Jewish Funds for Justice, San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum and the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Vote on which European story idea you like best JTA invited readers to submit story ideas for roving European correspondent Alex Weisler to write about. Now you can vote on which one he should pursue. Havdalah and divorce In Kveller, Jordana Horn examines the issue of separation in the Havdalah ceremony and in divorce. JEWISH IDEAS DAILY Sponsored Content Hizballah in America Hizballah is a Shiite Muslim movement which strongarms Lebanon through threats and violence, assaults Israel with rockets, and is funded through massive criminal enterprises. And it has arrived in the Americas. Re

BREAKING NEWS Levi Aron, the Brooklyn man who is accused of killing and dismembering 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment. An aide to Benjamin Netanyahu denied an Israeli lawmaker’s assertion that the prime minister had offered Hosni Mubarak asylum in Israel. The new U.S. ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro, said President Obama hopes to visit the country. The Knesset is considering a bill that would enshrine in Israel's Basic Laws a definition of the country as a Jewish state and the homeland of the Jewish people. Jordan Farmar of the New Jersey Nets has signed to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Israeli airstrikes hit multiple targets in the Gaza Strip after two long-range rockets fired from Gaza struck southern Israel. A U.N. Security Council statement condemning Syria's crackdown on dissidents was inadequate, the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League said. Several former German ambassadors to Israel applauded Chancellor Angela Merkel's refusal to endorse the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September. Israel released from prison one of the founders of Hamas, who had been imprisoned for five years for terrorist activities. The leader of an alleged cult in Jerusalem that is suspected of severely abusing women and children was indicted. A new Modern Orthodox day school is opening in Baltimore three months after another shut down.