Tuesday 12 May 2009


Breaking News

President Obama will meet with the leaders of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority within a 10-day period later this month.
John Demjanjuk arrived in Germany to stand trial for war crimes committed during World War II.
A Tel Aviv apartment sold recently is the most expensive ever sold in Israel.
Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was set to leave on an official visit to London.
A performance by an award-winning Jewish actress has been canceled by a Jewish organization in Melbourne because of her participation in a controversial play about Israel.
Facebook, the popular social networking Web site, has removed two groups promoting Holocaust denial.
Jewish groups are praising President Obama for proposing to fund a program providing security grants to non-profit institutions.
Ban Ki-moon called for stepped-up Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and Israel to change its policy on settlements.

Featured Stories

Politics abounds on pope's mission of peace to Israel

Pope Benedict XVI takes time for reflection at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on May 12, 2009.
Pope Benedict XVI takes time for reflection at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on May 12, 2009. (Nati Shohat / Flash90 / JTA)
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Israel as a "pilgrim of peace," but controversy has followed him along the way as Israel and the Palestinian Authority parse his words eyeing support for their positions. Read more »

U.S. statement on nukes pact stirs concerns in Israel

Given the delicate state of relations between the new administrations in Washington and Jerusalem, an American statement last week about the need for Israel to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty touched a raw nerve. Read more »

Editors' Picks

Time to say Kaddish for the non-Orthodox?

Leading figures of the Orthodox and Conservative movements go head to head over the future of non-Orthodox Judaism.

What is anti-Semitism?

Following a lingering controversy over a California professor's comparison of Israel to the Nazis, one journalist tries to figure out where the line is between criticism of the Jewish state and anti-Semitism.

Evolving through social media

Emerging social media tools offer radically different ways of engaging Jews and inspiring meaningful Jewish thought and action, says a director of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation.

Mr. Pope goes to Jerusalem

On Day 2 of the pope's visit to Israel, observers weigh in on the significance of the trip and the response to his supposed faux pas at Yad Vashem.