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Matthew E. Berger

Groups Weigh Stance on Iraq

As the Bush administration seeks international support for an attack on Iraq, Jewish organizations are also crystallizing their positions.

Sept. 11 Forced Shift to Israel

It was only a day after the Twin Towers had fallen, and already it seemed that United States policy toward Israel was changing.

Hurray for Bush!

President Bush\’s Middle East speech arguably was the most unabashedly pro-Israel statement ever by an American president — yet it is getting mixed reviews in Israel.

Mixed Message to Bush

One message from this week\’s rally at the Capitol was clear — solidarity with the State of Israel and its people. Much less clear was the message to the Bush administration. Signs, speakers and more than 100,000 demonstrators touted support for the U.S. war on terrorism. But few expressed support for Secretary of State Colin Powell\’s current mission in the Middle East, his meetings with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat and the Bush administration\’s call for Israel to end its military incursions into the West Bank. A handful of U.S. senators and non-Jewish political leaders mentioned the Powell mission. American Jewish and Israeli leaders skirted it. But while the Jewish leadership tried to stick to positive tones, a State Department official said the lasting image of the rally will be the negative response to the Bush administration\’s sole representative, who spoke from the administration\’s playbook.

Zinni’s Third Time Around

Peace envoy Anthony Zinni\’s return to the Middle East later this week is seen as an attempt to address mounting international pressure on the Bush administration.

Israel & e-Urban Legends

Is Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. doctoring maps of Israel in its promotional material in order to woo Arab customers?

A ‘Barbaric’ Act

Was Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl killed because he was Jewish?.

U.S. Aid Used for Basic

The 16-month-old intifada has taken its toll on American-supported projects in Palestinian areas, with money being shifted from infrastructure, health care and natural resources to more basic needs for a people in economic collapse.

Writer Accused of Mossad Ties

Israeli officials are angrily dismissing claims that the Wall Street Journal reporter abducted in Pakistan works for the Mossad, Israel\’s foreign intelligence service.

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