Monday, 14 November 2011





FEATURED STORY

Dennis Ross' legacy: Iran isolated, but peace still missing

As he steps down from his post with the Obama administration, veteran Middle East hand Dennis Ross can count as his legacy progress on isolating Iran even as the Israeli-Palestinian peace process remains deadlocked. Read more »

Dennis Ross, shown speaking at a Washington Institute for Near East Policy conference, and the White House cited his desire to spend more time with his family as the reason for stepping down as President Obama's top Middle East strategist.

EDITORS' PICKS

Growing gender separation in Israel

In Israel, gender segregation among haredi Orthodox Jews is expanding into ever more corners of society, JTA's Dina Kraft reports.

Recession hurting rabbinical jobs

Across the country, rabbinical school graduates are turning to part-time jobs or taking on additional responsibilities to make ends meet, JTA's Danielle Fleischman reports.

License to kvell

Sol Weinstein's 1960s slapstick books about Israeli secret agent Oy-Oy 7 have been reprinted, introducing a new generation of readers to a world where swimming pools are filled with chicken soup and villains have names like Loxfinger. JTA's Edmon J. Rodman reports.

Jack's back (New York Times)

As if to show that there's no disgrace so terrible that it defies rehabilitation, convicted ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff has launched himself on the road to reinvention with a new book and a full-throttle media blitz.

Gabby Giffords speaks (ABC News)

The Arizona congresswoman shot in the head in January gives her first interview to Diane Sawyer tonight. Clips from the interview are available on ABC's website.

Obama and Bibi (CNN)

Obama's feelings for Netanyahu follow in a long line of American frustration with Israeli leaders, writes Aaron David Miller.

Does Israel need a chief rabbi? (Jerusalem Post)

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin argues that an inflexible chief rabbinate has foreclosed the possibility of religiously valid solutions that would be more inclusive of Israel's secular citizenry.

The Eulogizer: Irving Franklin, sporting goods manufacturer

JTA's appreciation blog remembers Irving Franklin, founder of the sporting goods company that bears his name and developer of the first batting glove for baseball players.

Recipe for Roasted Chicken

Roasted chicken is one meal that will never let you down, and MyJewishLearning has a great recipe that the whole family will love.


BREAKING NEWS

An explosion in an Iranian ammunition depot that killed a missile expert unleashed speculation of Israeli involvement.
President Obama discussed further measures to isolate Iran with his Chinese and Russian counterparts.
An Israeli airstrike retaliating against a rocket fired at Israel hit a target in northern Gaza, killing one Palestinian.
An arson attack in a heavily Jewish neighborhood of Brooklyn is being investigated as a hate crime.
UNESCO will postpone some of its programs and has called for emergency donations following the pullout of U.S. support, said the organization’s head.
Evelyn Lauder, who pioneered the pink ribbon as the symbol of breast cancer awareness, has died.
Thousands of Israelis gathered at the site of Yitzhak Rabin's murder to mark the 16th anniversary of his death.
Israel's military conducted a training exercise simulating the attempted abduction of a soldier from an army base.
The Jewish Agency for Israel opened its Board of Governors meeting in Buenos Aires, marking the first time in 15 years that the meeting has been held outside Israel.
Anti-Semitism remains a serious problem in Germany, according to the first report issued by a national commission of experts.
An electric car venture set to launch a nationwide network in Israel raised another $200 million from U.S. investors.
A computer virus similar to the Stuxnet virus that attacked Iran's nuclear program last year has been detected in Iran.
A series of neo-Nazi murders across Germany shows the urgency of banning the country's largest right-extremist party, Germany's top Jewish leader said.
The Dead Sea was frustrated in its bid to become one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
Israel's Cabinet approved a proposal to construct a Bible museum in or around Jerusalem.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has sent a letter to Benjamin Netanyahu offering close cooperation with Israel on Iran sanctions.

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