Netanyahu In D.C., The Sequel
Wed, 06/30/2010 Editorial If all goes according to plan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will call on President Barack Obama at the White House next week for a visit postponed after Israel’s...
View ArticleSettlement Freeze, Iran, Peace Talks to Headline Vital Obama-Bibi Meeting
Ron Kampeas JTA WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The joke making the rounds in Jerusalem ahead of next week's Netanyahu-Obama summit: Time to bone up on geology.Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United...
View ArticleStuart Levey: The Man Trying to Make Iran Sanctions Work
Ron Kampeas JTA WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Stuart Levey was given a big stick when the Bush administration made him the first under secretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence. But the...
View ArticleObama's immigration reform speech: first reactions
President Obama, coming off a handful of important legislative victories, hinted today in a major speech that he might try his hand at legislation on the third rail of American politics – immigration...
View ArticleSummer Interns in Chicago: Building a Community and Jewish Identity
Spencer Parsons Special to the Jewish Week The 2010-2011 school year is likely to be a busy one for pro-Israel advocates on college campuses across North America. Jessica Ost, a rising junior at the...
View ArticleObama, Netanyahu to Focus on Move to Direct Talks
Ron Kampeas JTA WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Proximity talks between the Israelis and Palestinians have addressed "core issues" and President Obama is ready to move to direct talks, White House officials...
View ArticleNetanyahu in Washington, Part 1
U.S.-Israel summits are generally pretty predictable affairs, but today's Barack Obama – Benjamin Netanyahu meeting takes the honey cake.A kiss-and-make-up session, we learned weeks ago. A chance for...
View ArticleNetanyahu - Obama summit: who won, who lost?
Tonight's Israeli newspapers are touting President Obama's promise to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. will press for “direct” talks between Israel and the Palestinians as soon as...
View ArticleNASA Official Backed On Muslim Outreach
(JTA) — The White House and NASA reportedly are standing behind NASA’s administrator for saying that his “foremost” mission is to reach out to the Muslim world.read more
View ArticleRiverdale Synagogue Bomb Plot Case Carries High Stakes
Adam Dickter Assistant Managing Editor Lawyers for Newburgh Four claim entrapment in incident cited as case in point for nonprofit security grants. When the trial of the so-called Newburgh Four,...
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