A recent attack against a left-wing Israeli figure appears to be part of a violent shift in strategy among radical settlers: They're now using violence against Palestinians, Israeli soldiers and Jews in their quest to hold onto the West Bank. Full Story
Though most West Bank settlers are seen as law abiding, some of late have resorted to increasingly violent tactics to avoid evacuations.
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Jewish startups brace for worst
The past decade has seen a groundswell of innovative Jewish nonprofits. Now the spiraling economy and financial crisis threatens to stunt their growth and thwart the next generation of startups from even getting off the ground. Full Story
Palin, Dems duel over pastors
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. Full Story
The week in photos
Energy alternative
The largest closed-loop geothermal system in the world, found at the 7-year-old American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, N.C., features about a mile of plastic pipe connecting 756 wells under the college prep school’s soccer and baseball fields.
American Hebrew Academy
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New Year
Rabbi Ron Hendler practices on a shofar in preparation for the Jewish New Year in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Brain Hendler
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Presidential salute to OU
President Bush meets with Orthodox Union leaders in the Oval Office on Sept. 25, 2008 to note the OU's 110th anniversary and send New Year's greetings to the Jewish people.
White House / Joyce N. Boghosian
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Terror in Jerusalem
An Israeli police officer covers the body of a suspected terrorist at the scene of an attack in Jerusalem on Sept. 22, 2008.
Brian Hendler
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Olmert resigns
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, makes his resignation official in a meeting with President Shimon Peres on Sept. 21, 2008 in Jerusalem.
Avi Ohayon / GPO / BPH Images
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