Terrorist Leader
March 11, 2004
Mohammed Abu Abbas, the terrorist whose botched ocean-liner hijacking in 1985 ended in the murder of an elderly American Jew and set back the Palestinian cause, has died in American custody.
Ron Kampeas, JTA
Kerry Begins Jewish Outreach Effort
March 4, 2004
Until now, Kerry\’s campaign says, the candidate has had little breathing room for such explanatory encounters because of the grueling primary schedule and because his energies were devoted to his come-from-behind triumphs.
Candidates Eye the Jewish Vote
March 4, 2004
\”Anything that moves a few hundred or a few thousand voters one way or another in any state can cause a seismic shift,\” said John Zogby, a pollster who says the closeness of this election is leading opinion-gatherers to focus more than ever on small groups like Jews.
Who Has Kerry’s Ear?
February 19, 2004
Now that he\’s running for president, Sen. John Kerry\’s openness to a broad range of Jewish opinion is making some in the pro-Israel community nervous — and others hopeful.
Dems Plan to Win Back Jewish Votes
January 8, 2004
Worried by signs of President Bush\’s soaring popularity among Jews, Democrats launched a coordinated campaign 18 months ago to win back Jewish votes.
Peace Petition GetsWolfowitz’s Support
November 6, 2003
A grass-roots petition for Israeli-Palestinian peace, chugging along slowly for months, took off last week when a powerful and surprising name was attached to it.
Israel Addresses Fence Concerns
October 16, 2003
Israel is plotting each meter of its security fence with great care and consideration, Israeli officials say — not just to keep terrorists out, but to keep the United States on Israel\’s side.
World Left Guessing on Arafat’s Future
September 18, 2003
In September 1982, an Israeli sniper in Beirut had Yasser Arafat\’s head in his gunsights, and he waited for an order from Ariel Sharon, who in turn was awaiting word from Jerusalem: Kill him or set him free?
Sharon, then defense minister, soon got the order from Prime Minister Menachem Begin: Let Arafat board the boat evacuating the PLO leadership from Beirut.
More than 20 years later, Arafat is once again in Israeli sights, only this time Sharon is in Jerusalem calling the shots.
Wesley Clark’s Rabbinical Lineage
September 18, 2003
Raised a Southern Baptist who later converted to Roman Catholicism, Gen. Wesley Clark knew just what to say when he strode into a Brooklyn yeshiva in 1999, ostensibly to discuss his leadership of NATO\’s victory in Yugoslavia.
\”I feel a tremendous amount in common with you,\” the uniformed four-star general told the stunned roomful of students.
\”I am the oldest son, of the oldest son, of the oldest son — at least five generations, and they were all rabbis.\”
The incident could be a signal of how Clark, who became the 10th contender in the Democratic run for the presidency on Wednesday, relates to the Jews and the issues dear to them.
Apparently Clark, 58, revels in his Jewish roots.
Targeted Killings’ Other Casualties
September 4, 2003
Killing Hamas leaders wounds the terrorist group, Israeli and Palestinian officials agree.
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