http://www.jta.org/ en-us Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 (c) JTA. Reproduction of material without written permission is strictly prohibited. http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20081013haider102008.html Accidental death of perhaps the country's best-known and most polarizing political figure comes following unprecedented far-right gains in last month's general elections. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20081013haider102008.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008101320081013rjcjstreet.html A campaign by a new dovish pro-Israel group to get Jewish newspapers not to run Republican Jewish Coalition attack ads has raised questions about what's kosher and what isn't in this fraught political season. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008101320081013rjcjstreet.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008101220081010garrettshulman.html Dennis Shulman is backed by the new dovish group J Street in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett, a Republican who enjoys the support of the country's largest pro-Israel political action committee. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008101220081010garrettshulman.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008101020081010lipstadtobama.html Deborah Lipstadt, a leading Holocaust scholar and Hillary Clinton supporter, explains why she now is unabashedly backing Barack Obama. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008101020081010lipstadtobama.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008101020081010amitaymccain.html A former executive director of AIPAC makes the case for John McCain. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008101020081010amitaymccain.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008100720081007iransanctions.html Republicans in the U.S. Senate have sunk anti-Iran sanctions for the second time in less than a month, drawing allegations that they are putting politics ahead of the need to confront Tehran's nuclear program. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008100720081007iransanctions.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20081007yarmuthgiffords.html Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the bailout bill's failure on the eve of Rosh Hashanah would allow lawmakers pause for "contemplation" during the Jewish holiday. Did the Rosh Hashanah timeout enable the bill eventually to pass? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20081007yarmuthgiffords.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008100720081007palinobama.html Sarah Palin is saying more attention should be paid to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor. Democrats counter that they are ready to fight back with their own barrage of guilt-by-association attacks. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008100720081007palinobama.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008100720081007irs501c3.html Jewish nonprofits are working extra hard this year to avoid any hint of partisanship, in some cases taking extra precautions to ensure that their tax-exempt status is not threatened. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008100720081007irs501c3.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200810061006olmertinterview.html Israelis on the right and left were angered by Ehud Olmert's suggestion in an interview at the twilight of his term that Israel should cede virtually all its disputed land. Too little, too late, said the leftists. Too much, said the rightists. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200810061006olmertinterview.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008100620081003bidenpalin.html In recent weeks, John McCain's advisers have said that Israeli-Palestinian talks would not be a priority, but Sarah Palin sounded a different note in the vice-presidential debate. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008100620081003bidenpalin.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008100510052008byranoped.html A senior JINSA official offers a policy direction for the United States in engaging Iran that includes building alliances where possible and not "talking" to a powerless "president." Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008100510052008byranoped.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008092820080926palinirs.html Jewish groups have been accused of carrying out a partisan agenda by disinviting Sarah Palin and other American elected officials from their anti-Iran rally. But a former top IRS official says he warned organizers that her presence could end up costing them time and money. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008092820080926palinirs.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008092620080926ajcobamamccain.html A new survey from the American Jewish Committee shows Barack Obama still hovering around 60 percent among Jewish voters. His big problem: the undecideds. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008092620080926ajcobamamccain.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080926Canadaelections092008.html Canada's federal election campaign has a distinctly Jewish irony this time around: The country's solidly pro-Israel prime minister reached out to Jewish voters with Rosh Hashanah cards just weeks before an election that falls on Sukkot. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080926Canadaelections092008.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080925windmuelleroped09142008.html Despite the fact that Jews have been aligned heavily with the Democratic Party certainly throughout much of the 20th century, November's presidential contest has raised some challenging options and interesting possibilities, one analyst says. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080925windmuelleroped09142008.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080923lebanonmeridor.html Comprehensive peace has never been closer for Israel, and within a year the Jewish state could be conducting peace talks with Lebanon, Israel's U.S. ambassador told JTA in a Rosh Hashanah interview. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080923lebanonmeridor.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200809230923livnicoalition.html With Kadima leader Tzipi Livni deep in talks to put together a coalition government, the question of whether or not Israel will be forced to go to new elections will depend on the enigmatic Ehud Barak. The answer should come fairly soon. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200809230923livnicoalition.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008092209222008iranrally.html Thousands of protesters filled Dag Hammarskjold Plaza opposite the United Nations for a rally against Iran's president, who addressed the U.N. General Assembly the following day. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008092209222008iranrally.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008092220080922bootdanzig.html Two McCain advisers told participants in a weekend retreat that his administration would discourage Israeli-Syrian talks and would not prioritize the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008092220080922bootdanzig.html