The recent tension between the United States and the State of Israel provides both parties with an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to providing the kind of leadership needed to resolve their disagreements and work together to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
No one batted an eye as the two Muslim students in headscarves approached the table promoting the as-yet-unnamed “Jewish Sorority” outside the University of Washington\’s student union.\n\nOne of the women, Naima Idris, took a half-melted piece of chocolate from the table and asked what made the all-Jewish sorority different from more mainstream houses. Female members of UW\’s Muslim Student Association were intrigued, she said, with the idea of starting their own sorority.
An Israeli journalist is in hiding in Britain, The Independent can reveal, over fears that he may face charges in the Jewish state in connection with his investigation into the killing of a Palestinian in the West Bank.\n\nUri Blau, a reporter at Israel\’s liberal newspaper, Haaretz, left town three months ago for Asia and is now in London. Haaretz is understood to be negotiating the terms of his return to Israel with prosecutors, according to an Israeli source, who declined to be identified, because of the sensitivity of the situation.
\nThe Obama administration has encouraged \”resistance\” by Palestinians to protest Israel\’s presence in eastern Jerusalem, a senior Palestinian Authority official claimed to WND.\n\nThe senior PA official, speaking from Ramallah on condition of anonymity, said that in recent meetings with U.S. envoys to the region, the American diplomats supported and encouraged the concept of Palestinian protests to pressure Israel into evacuating eastern sections of Jerusalem.
Peaches Geldof has reportedly turned to religion after recent sex-and-drugs claims surfaced about her.\n\nThe 21-year-old was left shocked when a man posted topless pictures of her on the internet and claimed they had a heroin-fuelled one-night-stand.
It isn\’t easy facing the cold stare of a Nazi perpetrator, even in a photo. Increasingly, however, memorial sites in Germany are making the confrontation possible, opening a door that long has been sealed.\n\nA new exhibit at the former Ravensbrueck women\’s concentration camp in the ex-East German state of Brandenburg is the latest example.\n
An employee at a Florida hotel called in a threat against Jews so he could get a day off from work.\n\nThomas Hudnall called police early Monday morning and said, \”There is a bomb at the Biltmore Hotel, and death to all Jews,\” according to reports. Hudnall worked as a custodian at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.\n
Israeli government actions since Vice President Biden\’s visit have thrust Jerusalem into the forefront of the Obama administration\’s efforts to revive the peace process. They have brought US-Israel relations to their lowest point since the first Bush presidency. How did we get there? How can we get out?
Thousands gathered at the Cave of the Patriarchs to celebrate its inclusion on the national heritage list.\n\nApproximately 20,000 people, including lawmakers, participated in Thursday\’s celebration, according to reports.\n
York University in Toronto says a man who allegedly advocated genocide against Jews is no longer a student there.\n\nSalman Hossain had been accused of running a Web site that refers to Jews as \”diseased and filthy,\” \”the scum of the earth,\” \”fanatic, genocidal maniacs,\” \”psychotic\” and \”mass murderers.\”\n
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