July 25, 2008

Digesting the Jewish news: Baltimore federation up, LA economy down and the UJC doesn’t know what to

I’m going to come out and say it. It looks like it was a slow news week in the local Jewish world. But these stories from the Jewish newspapers still made the cut: In what’s unfortunately becoming a trend so far as stories go, the L.A. Jewish Journal tackles how the falling economy is affecting […]

By Jacob Berkman July 25, 2008 11:00 pm

Political Tidbits: Obama on Iran, is Israel a Red or Blue state?, Round III of Klein vs. Rubin

The Jerusalem Post asks Barack Obama if he would support an Israeli strike against Iran. And he says: “Israelis alone have to make decisions about their own security. But the grave consequences of either doing nothing or initiating a potential war with Iran are such that we want to do everything we can, to exhaust […]

July 25, 2008 7:36 pm

Kristof’s argument

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof engages in a debate about Israel with readers who take issue with his call for the U.S. to give Israel “tough love” – which, as he outlines it, would include such things as U.S. insistence on a 100 percent West Bank settlement freeze. In the back-and-forth with readers, Kristof […]

July 25, 2008 7:08 pm

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July 25, 2008

Digesting the Jewish news: Baltimore federation up, LA economy down and the UJC doesn’t know what to

Political Tidbits: Obama on Iran, is Israel a Red or Blue state?, Round III of Klein vs. Rubin

Kristof’s argument

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