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NEWS ANALYSIS Clinton’s visit can save Wye or save coalition, but not both

JERUSALEM, Dec. 8 (JTA) — President Clinton”s visit to Israel and the Palestinian self-rule areas may save the faltering Wye agreement. But in doing so, it may also bring an end to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”s government. Alternately, Clinton may find himself rebuffed by his Israeli hosts. And this treatment of Clinton may prove the […]

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FOCUS ON ISSUES Proposed new Reform platform sparks debate over observance

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (JTA) — A proposed new document that endorses studying Torah, keeping the Sabbath and other ritual practices has touched off a passionate debate among Reform rabbis and congregants about just how focused on traditional Jewish observance their movement should be. The document, a draft for a new platform that is titled […]

Gov. Bush shores up image with Jews by visiting Israel

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (JTA) — George Bush was on track to prolong his family’s stormy relations with the Jewish community when four years ago he said people who do not accept Jesus as their personal savior cannot go to heaven. Now, the Texas governor and son of the former president by the same name has […]

Gov. Bush shores up image with Jews by visiting Israel

FOCUS ON ISSUES Drive for restitution prompts doubts about Holocaust legacy

Ruling on Sabbath work rekindles pluralism debate

Netanyahu gets reprieve from early elections vote

Monet painting’s disputed past may keep it out of London show

BEHIND THE HEADLINES Israelis along border oppose unilateral Lebanon withdrawal

Orthodox Union preparing to open Washington office

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