R&R For The Heart And Soul: Chabad-Style NY Welcome For Wounded Israeli Veterans
Sharon Udasin Staff Writer A year and a half after the left side of his body was torn head-to-toe by shrapnel in the Gaza war, 23-year-old Ron Lichi was enjoying a relaxing tour of the Empire State...
View ArticleChabad Schools, Gets Schooled in Diplomacy at D.C. Confab
Ron Kampeas JTA WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Chabad emissaries usually associate Washington with their emphasis on education, but this year they got a taste of foreign policy suasion while handing out some,...
View ArticleJews Brace For Next Phase In Iran Battle
James D. Besser Washington Correspondent New sanctions surge could lead to new dilemmas for groups that have banked on issue.Recent breakthroughs in the U.S.-led effort to squeeze Iran could change...
View ArticleDavid Weprin’s Excellent Adventure
Doug Chandler Special to the Jewish Week The number of people who attended last month’s Israel Day Concert, the annual right-wing rally in support of Israel’s settlement movement, and a joint event,...
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 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 ArticleAt Obama - Netanyahu Summit, Great Pomp But Questions Lingering
James D. Besser Washington Correspondent Bibi-Obama meeting high on atmospherics, low on specifics going forward.President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu staged a diplomatic dance...
View ArticleDifferent takes on the Netanyahu - Obama summit
Lots of different perspectives on yesterday's Netanyahu – Obama summit, but still not a lot of information about what happened behind closed doors.read more
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