According to a poll released last week by Americans for Peace Now (APN) and the Arab American Institute (AAI), U.S. Jews continue to support an active Mideast peace process and a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians, despite two years of horrific terrorism and the bitter disappointment of a peace process turned sour.
Israel backers are raising numerous concerns about the latest version of the U.S. "road map" for Middle East peace.
The heart of the dispute centers on whether Sea Point must observe the standards of halacha demanded by the country\’s chief rabbinate in Johannesburg, or whether it can adopt looser standards.
It took Herb and Barbara Greenberg 10 years to realize their dream of making aliyah so they could live near their children and grandchildren.
Rabbi doll sales are just one way that North American Jews are being encouraged to support Israel as the Palestinian intifada enters its third year.
Pitched partisan battles are what\’s in store for the upcoming 108th Congress.
If Haifa Mayor Amram Mitzna hopes to becomes Israel\’s next prime minister, he faces a daunting challenge: resuscitating a moribund Labor Party in a little more than two months.
The maverick Irish writer-politician Connor Cruise O\’Brien once celebrated Abba Eban, who died in Tel-Aviv Sunday at the age of 87, as \”the most brilliant diplomat of the second half of the 20th century.\”
The smart money says Israelis won\’t have to wait until next January\’s general election to know who their next prime minister will be: Nearly all the pundits agree it will be the winner of the Nov. 28 Likud Party leadership primary between Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jewish lobbyists say that when the Republicans take control of the full Congress in January, they will need to respond more to legislation they oppose rather than help craft laws that fit with their priorities.
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