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GOP Sweep Boosts Bush

James D. Besser November 7, 2002

It was a stellar night for the Republicans across the nation, and Tuesday\’s dramatic election results, with the GOP snatching back control of the Senate and tightening its grip on the House, will be a big boost for the foreign policy agenda of the Bush administration.

But with a razor-thin majority in the Senate, where the filibuster rules, the Republican leadership will not exactly have a blank check on the domestic front — good news for liberal Jewish groups.

Labor Quits Sharon Government

Leslie Susser October 31, 2002

For a year and a half it was predicted, and this week it finally came: The Labor Party handed the Likud a bill of divorce, ending Israel\’s national unity government.

What the divorce will mean for the country amid the ongoing conflict with the Palestinians, the prospect of an American-led war against Iraq and a staggering economy is far from clear.

Five Iranian Jews Remain Jailed

Michael J. Jordan October 31, 2002

Three Iranian Jews imprisoned on charges of spying for Israel have been released, but the last five remain in jail, contrary to earlier reports.

Sources close to the issue said Monday that Iranian authorities had granted the last five an indefinite furlough. On Wednesday, however, those sources confirmed that the reports from Iran were \”disinformation.\”

World Briefs

JTA Staff October 31, 2002

The World Brief, news, media, info, updates from around the world.

Wellstone — One of the ‘Frozen Chosen’

James D. Besser October 31, 2002

As Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) began campaigning for a third term, some pro-Israel activists tried to generate support for his opponent by whispering that the two-term incumbent was insufficiently supportive of Israel. But in almost every respect Wellstone, who died in the crash of his campaign plane in remote northern Minnesota last week en route to a funeral, was more representative of the Jewish political tradition than almost anyone else in political life.

Hilltop Struggle Casts Long Shadow

Leslie Susser October 24, 2002

On the face of it, the struggle between Israeli troops and a group of unruly young settlers for control of a windswept West Bank hilltop does not seem all that important.

The Turn to Civil War

Gil Sedan October 17, 2002

This latest confrontation could lead the Palestinian society to a fitna (Arabic for civil war).

Goldhagen Book Rocks Germany

Toby Axelrod, JTA October 17, 2002

The photo was misidentified by the archive that provided it, Goldhagen told reporters at the fair.

Sharon Seeks a Trade

Leslie Susser October 17, 2002

The first shot has yet to be fired in the anticipated American-led war against Iraq, but diplomats are already preparing the ground for a concerted effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as soon as it\’s over.

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