http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/poll-half-of-us-voters-back-strike-on-nuclear-iran/ A poll showed that nearly half of likely voters believed the United States should use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. en-us zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/reform-leader-rabbi-gunther-plaut-dies/ Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism, died in Toronto. en-us rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;21:23:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/dc-hebrew-language-charter-school-accepted-for-review/ The application for a proposed Hebrew-language charter school was accepted by the District of Columbia Public Charter School board. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;19:57:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/op-ed-kick-the-reaction-addiction-on-campus/ Some in the pro-Israel community react to every anti-Israel infraction on campus, but the real work in supporting Israel isn't reactive at all but targets the influencers with a positive, pro-Israel message, writes the head of The David Project. en-us dbernstein@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;18:19:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/berman-acts-to-grant-israelis-investor-visas/ U.S. Rep. Howard Berman introduced legislation that would allow eligible Israeli nationals to receive non-immigrant investor visas in the United States. en-us zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;18:02:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/calves-hijacked-into-palestinian-territory/ A truck driving calves from Eilat to the Golan Heights was hijacked into the West Bank. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;18:02:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/report-israeli-journalist-also-works-for-prime-minister/ A columnist for casino mogul Sheldon Adelson's Israeli newspaper is also receiving a salary from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office for speechwriting and other services, according to an Israeli television station. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;17:48:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/larry-greenfield-tapped-to-lead-jinsa/ Larry Greenfield, a longtime Republican Jewish activist, was named national executive director of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs in Washington. en-us tomtu@pacbell.net Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;16:51:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/minn-rabbis-oppose-ban-on-same-sex-marriages/ Members of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association have signed a statement opposing a state ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriages. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;15:42:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/shalit-family-meets-with-sarkozy-in-paris/ Former captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and his parents met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the presidential palace in Paris. en-us devorahlauter@yahoo.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;15:03:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/kissenger-others-honored-by-israeli-president/ Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was among the recipients of Israel's first President's Prize. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;14:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/shoah-director-denies-sexual-harassing-israeli-airport-guard/ Jewish French film director Claude Lanzmann denied accusations that he sexually harassed a guard at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport. en-us asoclof@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;14:35:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/peace-nows-jerusalem-office-vandalized/ The fence outside the Jerusalem offices of Peace Now was spray-painted with threatening graffiti. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;14:32:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/israeli-tourist-released-from-chile-jail/ An Israeli tourist charged by Chile with accidentally starting a massive forest fire in a popular national park was fined and released. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;14:09:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/bagels-regain-bread-status-in-ireland/ Bagels were granted equal status with soda bread in Ireland following a government decision to reclassify the traditionally Jewish favorite as ordinary bread for the purposes of taxation. en-us jonihle@eircom.net Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;13:48:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/senators-to-urge-obama-to-make-iranian-capability-a-red-line/ A bipartisan slate of U.S. senators will present a resolution calling on the Obama administration to make a "nuclear-weapons capability" by Iran a red line. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;00:24:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/napolitano-to-jewish-leaders-no-imminent-threat/ Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and top U.S. security officials told Jewish community leaders that there is no imminent threat of an attack on Jewish targets in the United States. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T;00:01:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/pro-palestinian-presbyterians-close-facebook-page-after-complaints/ A pro-Palestinian affiliate of the Presbyterian Church (USA) pulled down its Facebook page after Jewish groups complained about offensive postings. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;22:36:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/jfna-lauds-obama-on-charitable-deduction-backtrack/ The Jewish Federations of North America commended the Obama administration for maintaining the deductibility rate of charitable donations. en-us zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;20:41:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/jewish-groups-split-on-gay-marriage-ruling/ Jewish groups split on their response to a federal appeals court ruling that allows same-sex couples to marry in California. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;20:01:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/calls-grow-in-congress-to-reconsider-egypt-aid/ Calls are growing in Congress to reconsider U.S. aid to Egypt. en-us zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;17:27:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/for-orthodox-musicians-alternatives-to-the-friday-night-concert-abound/ Growing ranks of Jewishly committed performers are finding success on the national stage, attracting audiences with compositions informed by their spiritual lives: building connection, meaning and hope. en-us lklug@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;17:17:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/israel-grants-bedouin-community-first-solar-field-license/ Israel's Public Utility Authority granted the first-ever license for a solar project in the Bedouin community that is being funded by the U.S. government. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;16:03:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/big-night-for-santorum-in-3-states/ Rick Santorum won three contests in the race for the Republican nod for the presidency. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;15:57:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/orthodox-winner-to-donate-super-bowl-bet-payoff-to-charity/ The Jewish owner of a real estate company in New York is donating his $50,000 winnings from a Super Bowl bet to charity. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;15:45:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/four-charged-with-hate-crimes-in-ny-assault/ Four people were charged with hate crimes in an assault on a Jewish man in New York State. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;15:18:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/hasidic-teen-pleads-guilty-to-firebombing-attack/ A Chasidic teenager pleaded guilty to assault in the firebombing of the home of a neighbor over a religious disagreement. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;14:36:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/delta-removes-occupied-from-palestinian-territories-on-destination-list/ Delta Airlines removed the phrase "Occupied Palestinian Territories" from its list of Middle East destinations. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;14:10:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/israeli-workers-launch-massive-strike/ Israeli workers launched an open-ended general strike. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;13:42:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/clooney-to-chase-nazis-in-new-film/ George Clooney is expected to star in a film about U.S. and British art experts who tracked down Nazi-looted artworks, mainly from Jewish owners. en-us tomtu@pacbell.net Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;13:09:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/orthodox-jews-mount-appeal-for-eruv-in-sydney/ Orthodox Jews have appealed to a court in Sydney to overturn a decision to deny them an eruv. en-us dgoldberg@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T;13:05:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/lieberman-clinton-meet-in-washington/ Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman reconfirmed his commitment to a two-state solution during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Washington. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;22:53:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/rabbi-elyashiv-in-critical-condition/ Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, considered this generation's leading halachic authority, is in critical condition. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;22:45:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/messianic-groups-condemn-torah-ceremony/ Two Messianic Jewish organizations condemned a self-styled Messianic rabbi for conducting a church service in which a Baptist bishop was wrapped in a Torah scroll and called a king. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;22:27:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/is-hamas-trying-to-change-its-stripes/ With changes roiling the region, Hamas appears to be undergoing a reorientation that this week resulted in the formation of a new unity government with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. en-us wagner@jpost.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;21:57:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/ahead-of-march-meetings-israel-and-the-us-close-ranks-on-iran/ The Obama and Netanyahu governments appear to be coordinating more closely on Iran policy. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;19:49:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/hadassah-probes-top-officials-on-allegations-of-misusing-funds/ Two top Hadassah officials are being investigated by the organization for possible misuse of funds. en-us uheilman@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;19:29:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/komen-official-resigns/ A senior official at Susan G. Komen For the Cure resigned after the organization was embroiled in controversy over its attempt to defund Planned Parenthood. en-us bharris@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;19:01:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/sandler-and-samberg-on-fallon-joan-rivers-plastic-surgery-milestone-oprahs-chasidim-show/ "SNL" alums Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg on fellow alum Jimmy Fallon's show imitate each other, Joan Rivers passes 700 plastic surgeries and Oprah is set to air her show on Chasidim. en-us jstaff@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;18:03:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/ss-surgical-tools-to-be-auctioned/ A box of surgical tools owned by the commandant of the Theresienstadt concentration camp is set to be auctioned. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;15:11:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/a-deaf-indonesian-12-year-old-is-not-your-typical-bat-mitzvah-girl/ The bat mitzvah, Mei Lin Kallman, spent part of her Hebrew school education commuting every week from Jakarta to Singapore, where she studied at the local Chabad center. en-us jleader@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;15:03:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/israeli-couple-to-be-deported-from-india/ An Israeli couple reportedly serving as Chabad emissaries in the Indian city of Kochi are being deported for "suspicious activities." en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;14:28:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/israelis-investigated-for-drug-trafficking-in-colombia/ At least eight Israelis described as former military personnel are being investigated for drug trafficking in Colombia. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;14:01:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/judge-orders-nazi-looted-painting-returned-to-jewish-heirs/ A painting seized from a Florida museum must be returned to the heirs of its former Jewish owner, a U.S. court ruled. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;13:33:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/international-court-germany-need-not-grant-pension-to-slave-laborer/ The International Court of Justice in The Hague has overturned an Italian ruling that would have forced Germany to pay a pension to an Italian former slave laborer for the Nazis. en-us taxelrod@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;13:06:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/state-dept-advising-modest-dress-in-some-jerusalem-neighborhoods/ The U.S. State Department in revised travel recommendations on Jerusalem advises visitors to "dress appropriately when visiting the Old City and ultra-orthodox Jewish neighborhoods." en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;13:04:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/jerusalem-monastery-arab-jewish-school-attacked/ A Jewish-Arab bilingual school and a Christian monastery in Jerusalem were the sites of the latest graffiti attacks on non-Jewish targets in Israel. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;12:45:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/girls-faces-blurred-in-toy-store-ad-in-beit-shemsh/ The faces of young girls modeling Purim costumes in a toy store ad were blurred in haredi Orthodox newspapers in Beit Shemesh. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T;12:21:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/birth-control-battles-reflect-old-arguments-current-politics/ Birth control is rapidly gaining steam as an election-year wedge issue, with Jewish advocates lobbying out front and behind the scenes in what's shaping up as dueling calls for individual freedom and religious liberty. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;23:06:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/whether-a-bed-or-help-figuring-out-what-to-do-in-one-some-kosher-options-for-valentines-day/ On Valentine's Day, for a people tasked in the Bible with being fruitful and multiplying, what goods are good for the Jews? en-us erodman@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;21:26:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/jewish-leaders-pledge-to-reduce-greenhouse-gases/ Fifty Jewish leaders signed a pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in advance of Tu b'Shvat. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;20:53:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/lieberman-to-meet-lawmakers-clinton/ Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman will meet top Congress members and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during his U.S. visit. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;18:22:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/joint-us-israel-anti-missile-exercise-to-be-held-around-october/ The United States and Israel have rescheduled their joint military exercise for around October. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;18:13:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/new-technology-points-to-missing-holocaust-era-mass-graves-at-treblinka/ A forensic archeologist is using ground-penetrating radar and electrical imaging to find mass gravesites at the site of Treblinka, the Nazi death camp. en-us joelshurkin@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;18:01:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/us-closes-embassy-in-syria-citing-security-concerns/ The United States closed its embassy in Syria out of security concerns, the State Department announced. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;16:23:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/bill-would-provide-financial-aid-to-youth-who-leave-haredi-orthodox-world/ A Knesset member from the left-wing Meretz Party has authored a bill that would provide financial aid to young people who leave the haredi Orthodox fold. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;16:11:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/obama-extends-sanctions-to-central-bank-of-iran/ President Obama expanded Iran sanctions to include parties dealing with Iran's Central Bank. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;15:50:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/israeli-teachers-oppose-school-trips-to-hebron/ Hundreds of Israeli teachers have sent a letter to Israel's education minister opposing school trips to Hebron. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;15:36:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/proposal-calls-for-righteous-gentile-day-in-poland/ Jewish and historical groups in Poland have called for a day to be devoted to Poles who helped Jews during the Holocaust. en-us michaelstein@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;14:58:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/boteach-declares-intent-to-run-for-congress/ Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has sent a letter declaring his intent to run for Congress in New Jersey's newly formed 9th District. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;14:49:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/fatah-hamas-agree-on-unity-government-led-by-abbas/ Major Palestinian parties Fatah and Hamas agreed to form a unified government for the West Bank and Gaza Strip. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;14:27:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/bishop-eddie-long-apologizes-for-torah-scroll-ceremony/ A Baptist bishop in Georgia has apologized for a church service in which he was wrapped in a Torah scroll and called a king. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-06T;14:00:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/obama-us-and-israel-in-lockstep-on-iran/ President Obama said Israel and the United States will work in "lockstep" to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;23:28:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/american-ngo-workers-indicted-in-egypt/ Forty-three employees of NGOs in Egypt, including 19 Americans, have been charged with using foreign funds to incite violence in the country. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;21:44:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/anti-arab-graffiti-sprayed-on-west-bank-home/ Invective against Arabs was spray-painted on a home in a West Bank village. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;20:59:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/madonna-reportedly-to-launch-world-tour-in-israel/ International pop star Madonna reportedly will launch her new world tour in Israel. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;20:47:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/russia-china-block-un-security-council-syria-resolution/ Russia and China blocked approval of a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have backed an Arab League peace plan for Syria. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;20:29:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/us-jewish-israeli-institutions-on-high-alert-fearing-iranian-attack/ Jewish and Israeli institutions in the Unites States are on high alert over concerns that Iran or its proxy will target them, a U.S. news network reported. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;19:59:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/netanyahu-to-address-aipac-as-iran-speculation-intensifies/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will address the AIPAC policy conference as speculation grows about how the United States and Israel will tackle Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;19:58:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/french-railroad-hands-over-wwii-era-archives/ SNCF, the French national railroad, has handed over digital copies of hits World War II-era archives. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;19:57:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/after-string-of-foiled-plots-concerns-mount-over-iranian-backed-terror/ The question of whether Iran will respond to escalating international pressure over its nuclear program with terrorist attacks on overseas targets spurs concern, particularly to Jewish communities around the world. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;19:40:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/special-nevada-caucus-participants-sign-religious-declaration/ Participants in a special Saturday night caucus in Nevada were required to sign a legal declaration stating they could not attend their regular caucus due to their "religious belief." en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;17:03:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/egypts-gas-pipeline-to-israel-attacked-for-12th-time/ Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel was attacked for the 12th time in a year. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;16:12:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/montenegro-recognizes-jewish-community-as-official-minority/ The prime minister of Montenegro signed an agreement to recognize the Jewish community as an official minority in the country. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;15:42:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/extreme-winter-weather-harms-elderly-jews-in-eastern-europe/ The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee activated its emergency response system in the wake of extreme winter weather in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;15:31:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/hungarian-political-leader-questions-holocaust-israel/ A leader of Hungary's far-right, anti-Semitic Jobbik Party questioned the Holocaust, and claimed Jews were colonizing Hungary and that Israel runs "a Nazi system." en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;15:19:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/anti-semitic-hungarian-writer-and-politician-istvan-csurka-dies/ Istvan Csurka, a far-right Hungarian writer and politician who was notorious for his anti-Semitism, has died. en-us rgruber@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-05T;14:49:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/jewish-newspaper-assails-bds-conference-for-disinviting-reporter/ Philadelphia’s Jewish newspaper is in a flap with organizers of a boycott, divestment and sanctions conference over the disinvitation of one of its reporters from the event. en-us dtreiman@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;22:13:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/israeli-incentive-program-does-not-include-settlements/ An Israeli program that offers incentives to move to outlying areas does not include West Bank settlements. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;19:06:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/senate-bill-would-target-iranian-bank-transactions/ The U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved a bill that would effectively cut Iran off from international banking transactions. en-us zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;18:10:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/komen-reverses-course-on-planned-parenthood-but-supporters-still-upset/ Though Susan G. Komen for the Cure reversed itself, the widespread outrage sparked by its decision to drop funding of mammograms by Planned Parenthood is a sign of the passions surrounding women's health and reproduction issues. en-us bharris@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;17:57:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/khameini-iran-prepared-to-assist-those-who-confront-israel/ Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country is prepared to assist those who would confront Israel and the United States. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;17:39:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/polls-jordanians-and-lebanese-strongly-negative-toward-jews/ Polls showed overwhelmingly negative feelings for Israel and Jews among Jordanians and Lebanese. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;16:59:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/komen-backs-down-on-planned-parenthood/ Susan G. Komen for the Cure has backed down from its decision not to fund Planned Parenthood. en-us bharris@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;16:37:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/pew-poll-suggests-jewish-shift-to-gop/ A poll suggested a shift toward Republicans in party identification among Jews. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;16:32:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/jewish-indiana-jones-pleads-guilty-in-torah-fraud-case/ Rabbi Menachem Youlus, who was dubbed the “Jewish Indiana Jones” for his remarkable tales of rescuing Holocaust-era Torahs, pleaded guilty to fraud. en-us dtreiman@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;15:45:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/australian-broadcaster-rejects-promise-complaints/ An Australian TV broadcaster rejected complaints from Jewish groups that a controversial series "endorses and reinforces demeaning stereotypes about Jews." en-us dgoldberg@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;14:21:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/psychologist-loughner-not-yet-ready-for-trial/ Jared Loughner is not yet competent to stand trial, according to the court-appointed psychologist in the case of the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;13:49:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/israel-time-of-iran-reckoning-is-closer/ Israeli officials said there was an understanding that the time was near to consider a military strike on Iran. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T;13:13:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/op-ed-ultranationalists-have-no-place-in-russian-protest-movement/ Jewish organizations, sensitive to the fragility of a newly emergent Russian civil society and Jewish community, need to speak out against the inclusion of ultranationalists in the Russian protest movement, writes the executive director of NCSJ: Advocates on Behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States & Eurasia. en-us marklevin@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;21:21:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/orthodox-union-has-found-solution-to-orthodoxys-problems-houston/ In a first-of-its-kind partnership, the Orthodox Union is working with some prominent Modern Orthodox Jews in Houston to promote America’s fourth-largest city as a more affordable, pleasant and viable alternative to life in the dense Orthodox Jewish communities of New York. en-us uheilman@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;20:41:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/op-ed-israel-must-criminalize-the-purchase-of-sexual-services/ A measure heading for Knesset consideration that places criminal responsibility on those who purchase sexual services would allow Israel to concretely join the ranks of those nations working tirelessly toward a world free of modern slavery, writes the director of the Task Force on Human Trafficking. en-us gvaron@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;20:18:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/us-jewish-leaders-accompany-ethiopian-olim-to-israel/ Seventy-one Ethiopian emigres arrived in Israel accompanied by lay leaders from the Jewish Federations of North America. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;19:02:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/occupy-chapter-votes-to-support-bds/ The Oakland, Calif., chapter of the Occupy movement overwhelmingly endorsed a proposal in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. en-us danklein@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;19:00:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/art-prize-available-for-israeli-artist/ An art prize that will guarantee an Israeli artist living in Israel or abroad a cash prize and a solo exhibition in Jerusalem was established at the Bezalel Academy. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;18:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/chefs-from-around-the-world-visit-israel-for-peace-dinner/ Chefs from the White House, the Kremlin, the Elysee Palace and the Chancellery of Germany are touring Israel and will cook a gala dinner for peace. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;18:41:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/office-to-help-russian-immigrants-prove-jewishness-opens/ An office to help Russian immigrants to Israel and other countries prove their Jewish status has opened in Moscow. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;18:23:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/yu-ranks-as-4th-most-popular-us-college/ Yeshiva University is the fourth most popular school in the country, according to a recent U.S. News and World Report ranking. en-us dfleischman@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;17:36:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/french-jewish-woman-suing-for-daughters-custody-from-saudi-prince/ A Jewish mother from France won the first step in an international custody battle against a Saudi prince, whom she claims has kidnapped her daughter. en-us devorahlauter@yahoo.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;16:08:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/md-student-asked-to-defend-wearing-kippa/ A Jewish student at a Maryland high school was asked to prove that he wore a head covering for religious reasons. en-us moster@jta.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T;15:57:00-05:00