Even as U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) solidifies his status as the Democratic front-runner with victories Tuesday in Wisconsin and Hawaii, he is facing a new line of attack from some Jewish circles regarding his advisers on foreign policy.
The question of what role Diaspora Jews should play in Israel-Palestinian negotiations over Jerusalem was a major part of the discussion during the annual mission to Israel of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
The United Methodist Church’s study guide on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is drawing fierce condemnation from Jewish and pro-Israel groups anxious that divestment is making a comeback among Protestant groups.
