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JERUSALEM, July 2 (JTA) — It was a rare phenomenon in Israeli public life. Leading Israeli personalities, from writer Amos Oz on the left to former Defense Minister Moshe Arens on the right, were among those signing an ad published in local papers protesting the “intolerable archaeological crime” perpetrated by Muslim officials on Jerusalem’s Temple […]

WASHINGTON, June 28 (JTA) — Most Jewish groups are condemning a Supreme Court ruling that allows the Boy Scouts to exclude a gay scoutmaster. In a 5-4 decision, the high court ruled Wednesday in favor of a private organization’s right to exclude people from their group based on sexual orientation. The justices said the Boy […]