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Much enthusiasm, muted criticism in Jewish reactions to Obama’s gay marriage support

By Ron Kampeas · May 11, 2012

Jewish supporters of same-sex marriage responded enthusiastically to President Obama's announcement of his support, while Orthodox opponents were measured in their criticism. Read more »

Netanyahu: Migrants threaten Israeli’s security and identity

May 20, 2012

The surge of illegal African migrants into Israel "threatens national security and identity," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Read more »

Lugar’s defeat raises specter of more partisanship on foreign policy

By Ron Kampeas · May 15, 2012

Sen. Richard Lugar was never considered to be one of Israel’s leading advocates on Capitol Hill, but as a champion of bipartisanship, his defeat has triggered alarms in the pro-Israel community. Read more »

In Jewish election season, old themes and new concerns about Iran

By Ron Kampeas · May 8, 2012

The timeworn election themes -- Jews tend to be liberal and to love Israel -- are playing themselves out as usual, but differences over Iran are inserting themselves into the debate. Read more »

Photos and Videos

Jack Lew, center, helps light the "national menorah" organized by American Friends of Lubavitch, with the group's director, Rabbi Levi Shemtov, left, and his father, Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, the director of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, Dec. 20, 2011. (Baruch Ezagui, courtesy of American Friends of Lubavitch.) President Obama introducing Jack Lew as his choice for the new White House chief of staff, Jan. 9, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Rick Santorum, shown speaking to Iowa high-school students in West Des Moines on Jan. 3, 2012, is reaching out to pro-Israel donors to boost his campaign following his strong showing in the state's caucuses. (Gage Skidmore via Creative Commons) Rick Santorum speaks in Iowa on Jan. 2, the day before the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses, in which he finished in a virtual tie with Mitt Romney. (IowaPolitics.com) Christopher Hitchens, the noted journalist and polemicist, speaks in 2007. (ensceptico on Flickr/Creative Commons) The rise in the Republican presidential polls by Newt Gingrich, shown speaking at a GOP leadership conference in Las Vegas on Oct. 19, 2011, has refocused attention on his foreign policy statements. (Gage Skidmore via Creative Commons) Brad Schneider, a candidate for Congress in Illinois' 10th District, greeting voters at the North Chicago Community Days Parade, Aug. 6, 2011. (Courtesy Schneider for Congress) Ilya Sheyman, right, a candidate for Congress in Illinois' 10th District, campaigning at an annual parade in Zion, Ill., Sept. 5, 2011. (Courtesy Sheyman for Congress) Leo Bretholz, a Holocaust survivor, testifying at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on allowing lawsuits to go ahead against SNCF, the French national railroad, for its role in deporting Jews to death camps, Nov. 16, 2011. Bretholz fled from such a transport. (Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans) Holocaust survivor Renee Firestone testifying at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington on allowing lawsuits to proceed against Holocaust-era insurance companies, Nov. 16, 2011. (Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans)

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  • Jack Lew, center, helps light the "national menorah" organized by American Friends of Lubavitch, with the group's director, Rabbi Levi Shemtov, left, and his father, Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, the director of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, Dec. 20, 2011.
  • President Obama introducing Jack Lew as his choice for the new White House chief of staff, Jan. 9, 2012.
  • Rick Santorum, shown speaking to Iowa high-school students in West Des Moines on Jan. 3, 2012, is reaching out to pro-Israel donors to boost his campaign following his strong showing in the state's caucuses.
  • Rick Santorum speaks in Iowa on Jan. 2, the day before the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses, in which he finished in a virtual tie with Mitt Romney.
  • Christopher Hitchens, the noted journalist and polemicist, speaks in 2007.
  • The rise in the Republican presidential polls by Newt Gingrich, shown speaking at a GOP leadership conference in Las Vegas on Oct. 19, 2011, has refocused attention on his foreign policy statements.
  • Brad Schneider, a candidate for Congress in Illinois' 10th District, greeting voters at the North Chicago Community Days Parade, Aug. 6, 2011.
  • Ilya Sheyman, right, a candidate for Congress in Illinois' 10th District, campaigning at an annual parade in Zion, Ill., Sept. 5, 2011.
  • Leo Bretholz, a Holocaust survivor, testifying at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on allowing lawsuits to go ahead against SNCF, the French national railroad, for its role in deporting Jews to death camps, Nov. 16, 2011. Bretholz fled from such a transport.
  • Holocaust survivor Renee Firestone testifying at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington on allowing lawsuits to proceed against Holocaust-era insurance companies, Nov. 16, 2011.
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