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AIPAC discouraged Rouhani overture, Rabbi Wolpe says

The pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC “actively discouraged” an effort by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to reach out to Iranian-American Jews in Los Angeles, according to Sinai Temple’s Rabbi David Wolpe.

New lobby launches tougher love for Israel campaign

The new European Jewish lobby JCall launched a campaign calling for tougher love for Israel.\n\nThe European Jewish Congress sharply criticized the campaign, called \”European Call for Reason,\” saying it represents a minority view.\n

Biden and the Jews: Strong ties and friendly disagreements

Before he announced his vice presidential pick, Barack Obama said he wanted someone to spar with but who ultimately would be loyal enough to create a comfortable working relationship. No one knew then that he had picked Joe Biden, but his ISO ad fit Biden\’s relationship with the Jewish community perfectly

Memoirs From the Orthodox ‘Minefield’

Unfortunately, at least from the perspective of an editor at a Jewish newspaper, our communal leaders traditionally don\’t do memoirs. The result is an incomplete record of a community that operates a multibillion-dollar charity network, has helped frame the debate on domestic issues from civil rights to church-state separation and wields increasing power on the international stage.

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