http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/04/29/101445/corettakingtrees http://www.jta.org/site/corettakingtrees/#When:09:00:01Z Honoring the memory of Coretta Scott King, American blacks and Jews dedicated the replanting of part of a Galilee forest destroyed by Hezbollah. http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/04/19/101294/abortiondebate http://www.jta.org/site/abortiondebate/#When:09:00:01Z Supreme Court decisions usually are considered final, but Jewish groups that favor abortion rights are taking a ruling upholding a ban on late-term abortions to lawmakers. Politics, U.S. 2007-04-19T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/04/05/101070/cartersaward http://www.jta.org/site/cartersaward/#When:09:00:01Z Mideast peace is possible only with forceful U.S. engagement, former President Carter said as he received an award for speaking out on controversial topics. Politics, U.S. 2007-04-05T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/03/14/100524/firechiefsisrael http://www.jta.org/site/firechiefsisrael/#When:09:00:01Z A delegation of American fire chiefs finds the United States ill-prepared on the terrorism front after spending a week in Israel. U.S., Middle East 2007-03-14T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/03/02/100275/hillelenvironment http://www.jta.org/site/hillelenvironment/#When:10:00:01Z Hillel and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs hope they've started a trend with environmentally sensitive conferences that were "carbon-neutral." Jewish Life, U.S. 2007-03-02T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/02/22/100104/youtubepurim http://www.jta.org/site/youtubepurim/#When:10:00:01Z A New Jersey synagogue has seized upon the popular YouTube to send the Purim message to far-flung U.S. Jewish troops and raise funds for gift packages.