Israel, P.A. to renew economic cooperation, finance ministers agree
Jewish Journal
June 17, 2013
Israel and the Palestinian Authority will resume economic cooperation, their finance ministers said.
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June 17, 2013
Bill Clinton to Israelis: Share future with a Palestinian state
Jewish Journal
June 17, 2013
There is no alternative to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Bill Clinton said at an event to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Murder victim related to temple founder
Ryan Torok
June 17, 2013
A Porter Ranch woman, who authorities said was shot and killed early Friday morning when a domestic dispute escalated, was the daughter of a founding member of Temple Ahavat Shalom (TAS) in Northridge, according to a family member of the deceased.
Fiji troops to join depleted Golan peacekeeping force
Jewish Journal
June 17, 2013
Some 170 troops from Fiji will join the United Nations peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights in the wake of the withdrawal of Austrian troops.
Time to enter the Iranian bazaar on the nuclear issue
David Peyman
June 17, 2013
The election of the cleric Shia Mujtahid Hassan Rouhani is the perfect Iranian move in a nuclear chess match where Iran seems to be consistently outmaneuvering the United States. After all, the Persians were among the first to introduce chess to the world in the 10th Century.
Barbra Streisand slams Orthodox Jews’ actions against Israeli women
Jewish Journal
June 17, 2013
U.S. entertainer Barbra Streisand on Monday took a swipe at Orthodox Jews in Israel who compel women to sit in the back of buses and assault them for following religious rituals traditionally reserved for men.
Israel’s attorney general won’t prosecute amusement park for racial segregation
Jewish Journal
June 17, 2013
Israel’s attorney general will not bring criminal charges against an Israeli amusement park for segregating Jewish and Arab school groups, despite the fact that segregation is illegal.
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