AIPAC’s Howard Kohr: Refocus Congress on Iran
Jewish Journal
May 23, 2011
AIPAC director Howard Kohr called on activists to refocus lawmakers on Iran.
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May 23, 2011
Opinion: Is Obama good or bad for Israel?
David Suissa
May 23, 2011
During this latest episode of the long-running Israel-America reality show – which began Thursday with President Obama’s infamous “1967 lines” speech, followed by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s defiant response at the White House the next day, and, finally, Obama’s more conciliatory address at the AIPAC convention on Sunday– I vacillated between my emotional “Sephardi hothead” side and my calmer “Ashkenazi tachlis” side.
Jason Segel, Amy Adams’ new trailer, ‘Green With Envy,’ offers surprises
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May 23, 2011
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Chabad bombing suspect pleads ‘not guilty’
Ryan Torok
May 23, 2011
Ron Hirsch, a transient accused of setting off an explosive device outside of a Chabad in Santa Monica last April, pleaded not guilty to four felony charges in a downtown Los Angeles federal court on May 23. A trial has been set for June 28.
Palestinian Authority prime minister suffers heart attack
Jewish Journal
May 23, 2011
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while in Texas for his son\’s college education, his spokesman told the Associated Press. Fayyad felt chest pains Sunday and went to an Austin hospital, where he had a heart attack, AP reported. He underwent catheterization to open a blocked artery and likely will be released from the Seton Medical Center in two days, according to the spokesman.
Months later, Jewish groups and Israel are helping a tsunami-devastated Japan
Jewish Journal
May 23, 2011
In northeastern Japan, the area hardest hit by the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a team of Israeli post-trauma experts guided local teachers and officials through their lingering pain.
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