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October 8, 2012

Rosner’s ‘Voter’s Guide’ offers an insider’s view

Every four years, the same question is asked in America: Which candidate will win the Jewish vote? With the 2012 presidential election teetering on a razor’s edge, however, the question takes on new importance and even a certain poignancy. That’s exactly why it caught the attention of political reporter and analyst Shmuel Rosner in “The Jewish Vote: Obama vs. Romney: A Voter’s Guide” (Jewish Journal Books: $9.99 paperback, $8 Kindle edition). After all, as Rosner sees it, as many as 5 million Jewish voters may go to the polls next month, and that could be enough to make a difference in an election as close as this one.

Israel reportedly flies over Lebanon in possible response to airspace violation

Several Israeli warplanes violated Lebanon’s airspace Oct. 7, according to Lebanese media outlets, flying over the country’s southern region and setting off sonic booms in a possible response to an Oct. 6 violation of Israeli airspace by an unmanned drone which Israel has speculated was launched by Hezbollah.

The Palestinian great escape?

Abdullah Ashee, a 45-year old investor, is wanted in the West Bank for alleged fraud. But two years ago, while his case was being considered in a court in the West Bank city of Ramallah, he fled to neighboring Jordan. He says he entered Jordan legally and that he fled his home because he does not trust the Palestinian Authority’s legal system.

Romney casts Obama’s foreign policy as weak, dangerous

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivered a sweeping critique on Monday of President Barack Obama\’s handling of threats in the Middle East, saying Obama\’s lack of leadership had made the volatile region more dangerous.

Turkish president says ‘worst case’ unfolding in Syria

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Monday the \”worst-case scenarios\” were now playing out in Syria and Turkey would do everything necessary to protect itself, as its army fired back for a sixth day after a shell from Syria flew over the border.

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