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December 11, 2013
Opposition mounts to Israel’s Arab Bedouin transfer plan
Israel is promoting a plan to transfer some 40,000 Bedouin citizens from traditional villages into towns despite opposition by activists and senior government officials that threatens to derail it.
‘Framework’ bid roils Palestinians
Amid simmering tensions over Iran policy, the Obama and Netanyahu governments appear to have quietly forged common ground in recent weeks on Israeli-Palestinian talks, with the United States accepting that a possible “framework” agreement might not address every outstanding issue in the negotiations.
Letters to the editor: Judaism in Germany, cultural synergy, women in universities and puzzles
I am a committed supporter of Conservative Judaism and have been a member of Conservative Temple Beth Am for more than 20 years (“Conservative Judaism Reborn — In Germany,” Nov. 29). I agree with Rabbi Brad Artson that the movement is not dying.
Obituaries
Robin Allen died Nov. 21 at 59. Survived by sister Bonnie Simon; brothers David (Eliane), Mitchell (Ariadne); 1 niece. Mount Sinai\n
Calendar Dec 14-20
Shmuel Tikvah, a young Nigerian, heard time and time again about the Igbo people, who claim descent from ancient Israelites. Research at an Internet cafe leads him on a quest to find this Nigerian Jewish community, which keeps kosher, lights Shabbat candles and prays in Hebrew.
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