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June 16, 2011
The rise and fall of Anthony Weiner
What happens when new media scandal meets ancient political calculus? Anthony Weiner, the Democrat from New York, found out on Thursday, when he delivered his resignation following intense pressure from party leaders. Top Democrats described for JTA the key factors that led to Weiner’s ouster: Their bafflement with the new media Weiner used and misused to send a lewd photo to a 21-year-old fan, his aloof nature, and the need above all to introduce bread-and-butter issues like health care back into the news cycle.
Netanya explosion kills one, cause uncertain
An explosion near a coffee shop in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya killed at least one person and injured several others. The cause of the explosion, which occurred shortly after midnight early Friday morning, remains uncertain. Police are investigating.
Elastic ethics: Edith Zimmerman’s sexed-up ‘Captain America’ profile for GQ
Ex-Argentine president joins campaign to expose junta’s anti-Semitic past
More than 30 years after he was kidnapped and tortured by secret police in Buenos Aires, Argentine banker Eduardo Saiegh has an unlikely partner in his fight to convict former government leaders on charges of anti-Semitic discrimination and state terrorism: the government itself.
Jordan’s king sees dim chance for peace in near future
The United States\’ failure to bring about renewed Middle East peace talks has doomed chances for peace in the near future, Jordan\’s King Abdullah told The Washington Post. Abdullah also said that Israelis have moved steadily to the right and no longer are interested in a two-state solution.
Florida Chabad offers $1,000 for return of rebbe’s dollar
A Chabad center in Florida is offering $1,000 for the safe return of a dollar bill signed by the movement’s late rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Rabbi Shlomo Ezagui of the Chabad House-Lubavitch of Palm Beach Gardens told reporters that the dollar bill was stolen during a break-in at the synagogue on the night of June 14.
Young Judaea to become independent Zionist youth movement
Young Judaea will spin off from its parent body, Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, to become an independent youth organization. The move was announced Thursday by Hadassah’s leadership.
Circumcision critic has Board links
A woman who called for circumcision to be banned is an associate of the Board of Deputies.
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