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This week in power: Palestinians, Helen Thomas, Black Panthers, Kiryas Joel

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April 28, 2011

A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:

Is a Palestinian state coming?
“Will a Palestinian state be born this fall,” ” title=”http://www.forward.com/articles/137315/” target=”_blank”>said The Jewish Daily Forward in an editorial, because, as it stands, the situation is “unsustainable, especially now when the region is engulfed with democratic fervor.” But it may not be fixable, ” title=”http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/breaking_news/helen_thomas_cancels_participation_anti_aipac_confab” target=”_blank”>according to JTA. “I understand why pro-Israel groups wanted to lash out at Thomas when she was still a major figure in journalism. But isn’t there a point when it simply pays to say, ‘look, she’s an old lady, nobody’s paying attention to her, let it rest?’” ” title=”http://www.counterpunch.org/abourezk04252011.html” target=”_blank”>said James Abourezk at Counterpunch. It’s an effort “to make the Helen Thomases of the world disappear, along with their views opposing what Israel is doing to those under its occupation.”

Death at Joseph’s tomb
Palestinian Authority officials are investigating the fatal shooting of Ben Yosef Livnat, 24, who was killed on Sunday after Palestinian police opened fire on their vehicle after he and others snuck in to pray at Joseph’s Tomb, ” title=”http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/04/shooting_jews_at_prayer_coming.html” target=”_blank”>said Peggy Shapiro at American Thinker. This also might indicate that “we are not on the cusp of a new era of Middle East peace,” ” title=”http://biggovernment.com/jmsimpson/2011/04/27/whatever-happened-to-the-new-black-panther-partys-nationwide-rallies/” target=”_blank”>said James M. Simpson at BigGovernment. In the days leading up to the rally, the ADL denounced the group, which “feeds directly into the media-hungry hands of NBPP leaders that are organizing the events,” ” title=”http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/7243-new-black-panthers-target-jews-and-tea-partiers” target=”_blank”>said Raven Clabough at The New American, worry about the “prevalent among the New Black Panthers, an indisputably violent, racist, and anti-Semitic group.”

The poorest place
A higher proportion of people are living in poverty in Kiryas Joel, N.Y., than in any other community in the country, ” title=”http://gothamist.com/2011/04/21/the_poorest_town_in_america_is_clos.php” target=”_blank”>said Garth Johnston at Gothamist. But there’s something fascinating about these people,

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