Elsewhere: Village’s Hasidic row, Obama’s tough talk, rabbi’s Hillel rebuke

JTA rounds up noteworthy items from the Web.

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Hasidic real estate fight: A controversy over a real estate development for Hasidic Jews in rural New York has sparked a fight over voter registration. (Forward)

Ukraine’s Jewish divide: Ukraine’s Jews face internal divisions as they navigate their country’s turmoil, Russia’s rhetoric and Crimea’s fears for the future. (Tablet)

Obama’s Israel tough talk: President Obama directed some blunt words toward the Israeli prime minister, while Secretary of State John Kerry works to address Israeli peace process concerns, writes Mark Landler. (N.Y. Times)

Breaking with Hillel: Hillel’s guidelines on discussing Israel harm the campus group’s mission, writes Rabbi Bruce Warshal. (Florida Jewish Journal)

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