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Ehud Olmert era comes to ignominious end

Ehud Olmert\’s formal resignation Sunday was an ignominious end to a premiership marked by multiple corruption scandals, a failed war in Lebanon and unfinished business on the Palestinian, Syrian and Iranian fronts.\n\n

A doctor’s visit

A visit with Dr. Eugene Gettelman, who celebrates his 100th birthday on June 17, shows how much medicine has gained and lost in the last half century

Orthodox feminists make little progress on agunot

The rhetoric on agunot contrasted sharply from that on other topics at the conference, where a sense of confidence bordering on the triumphant prevailed, owing to the substantial progress made in the decade since JOFA\’s founding.

‘State Department for Jews’ Hits 100

In a meeting room with gold silk curtains and tiled walls, a delegation from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) takes their seats at a long, glass-topped table facing Tunisia\’s foreign minister and his aides. Soon the questions begin: When will Tunisia resume official relations with Israel? What is the country\’s stance on Iran?

Presbyterians Won’t Budge on Divesting

You have to hand it to those Presbyterians. Their leaders know what they want, and they won\’t be deflected by things like logic, fairness or the well-being of people in the Middle East.

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