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October 29, 2012
With a week to go, some thoughts on the (final?) Berman v. Sherman debate
Danish Jews angered by request not to display Israeli flag
The organizers of a Copenhagen event celebrating diversity asked Danish Jews refrain from displaying the Israeli flag “for security reasons.”
Air strikes, car bombs wreck last day of Syrian ‘truce’
Syrian jets bombed parts of Damascus on Monday in what residents said were the capital\’s fiercest air raids yet, at the end of what was supposed to be a four-day truce.
Iranian warships dock in Sudan, report says
Two Iranian warships docked in Sudan on Monday, Iran\’s official IRNA news agency reported, less than a week after Khartoum accused Israel of attacking an arms factory in the Sudanese capital.
Dutch church official apologizes for commemoration of German soldiers
A Netherlands church official apologized to a Jewish group for a memorial ceremony that commemorated Holocaust victims with soldiers who died fighting for Nazi Germany.
Is cutting Big Bird kosher?
When Governor Mitt Romney talked about ending funding for PBS – and Big Bird – during his first debate with President Obama, he was describing only one of the deep cuts in Romney-Ryan budget.
On the issues: Obama and Romney on abortion, Iran, Israel and more
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