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May 19, 2011
Google ordered to stop recommending anti-Semitic sites
A court in Buenos Aires has ordered Google to stop recommending anti-Semitic and racist websites to users. The injunction issued May 17 comes following a complaint filed by several Jewish organizations. The decision came on the World Day of the Internet.
San Francisco to put circumcision ban on the ballot
A measure seeking to ban male circumcision will appear on the November ballot in San Francisco. More than 7,700 signatures from city residents on a petition in support of the measure were approved as valid by city officials on Wednesday. At least 7,168 signatures were required, and more than 12,000 were submitted.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement following President Obama’s speech
Israel appreciates President Obama’s commitment to peace. Israel believes that for peace to endure between Israelis and Palestinians, the viability of a Palestinian state cannot come at the expense of the viability of the one and only Jewish state. That is why Prime Minister Netanyahu expects to hear a reaffirmation from President Obama of U.S. commitments made to Israel in 2004, which were overwhelmingly supported by both Houses of Congress.
Schechter Institute strike affects spring semester
Employees of Jerusalem\’s Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies are striking over a salary dispute. The strike at the Conservative movement\’s institution has been in place since the beginning of the month. The strike affects only the institute\’s Israeli students. The overseas program, made up of students from the Jewish Theological Seminary, is exempt from the strike.
Digesting Obama’s speech—some goes down easy, some hard
Within hours of President Obama\’s Middle East policy speech, Israeli leaders and Jewish groups on the left and right were picking through his remarks on Israel, alternately praising, fretting and criticizing. The big news was that Obama called for negotiations based on the pre-1967 borders, with land swaps.
Shopping: Noshing in the Grass
Take a bold chance this summer by ditching the frigid shopping malls for the natural breeze and oak-tree shade of a gorgeous outdoor picnic. Your al fresco dining guests will marvel at these bright summertime items that capture the fun of the season. And to help you actually locate the great outdoors from amid the surrounding urbanity, check out the Valley-area parks mentioned below (all of which feature picnic spaces and tables).
Cannes festival sanctions director for Nazi comments
The Cannes Film Festival sanctioned director Lars von Trier for his expressions of sympathy for Hitler and Nazis. The festival board of directors on Thursday declared von Trier “persona non grata” and removed him from the festival, but said his current film, \”Melancholia,\” remains in competition.
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