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Jewish Groups Came Down on Both Sides of N.Y.’s Same-Sex Marriage Vote

Jewish groups came down on both sides of the New York State government’s vote to approve same-sex marriages. The Anti-Defamation League called the Marriage Equality Act “a significant step forward in the pursuit of individual liberty and freedom from discrimination for New Yorkers.” The Orthodox Union said in a statement, however, that it was “a…

By JTA Jun 27, 2011 | 2 min read
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Bibi: Israel Accepts Terms of Deal for Shalit’s Release

Efforts are intensifying for the release of Israeli hostage Gilad Shalit on the fifth anniversary of his capture by the terrorist organization Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel had accepted a German-mediated deal for Shalit’s release, and was awaiting Hamas’ response. “This proposal was harsh; it was not simple for the State of…

By JTA Jun 26, 2011 | 2 min read
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Howard Jacobson Slams Alice Walker for Her Gaza Flotilla Involvement

Acclaimed British writer Howard Jacobson criticized fellow novelist Alice Walker for her planned participation in the upcoming flotilla to Gaza. “Whatever its cargo, by luring the Israeli military into action which can be represented as brutal, the flotilla is engaged in an entirely political act,” Jacobson wrote in an essay published Friday on CNN’s website….

By JTA Jun 24, 2011 | < 1 min read
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U.S. Official: Crackdown Means Syria Has No Peace Process Role

Syria has no peace process role as long as its repression continues, a top Obama administration official said. “Our objective remains comprehensive peace, without question, and an Israeli-Syrian agreement is a component of that,” the senior administration official said Tuesday in a background conversation with journalists. “But we can’t really contemplate a peace negotiation with…

By JTA Jun 22, 2011 | < 1 min read
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Lawsuit Filed To Remove Circumcision Bill From Ballot

Opponents of a proposition to ban circumcision in San Francisco are suing to have the measure removed from the November ballot. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in California Superior Court by plaintiffs including the Jewish Community Relations Council, the Anti-Defamation League, several physicians, and Jewish and Muslim families. Although public opposition to the ballot measure…

By JTA Jun 22, 2011 | 2 min read
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Obama: U.S., Israel Must Assess Mideast With ‘Fresh Eyes’

President Obama told Jewish donors to his reelection campaign that Israel and the United States must assess the new Middle East with “fresh eyes.” “Both the United States and Israel are going to have to look at this new landscape with fresh eyes,” Obama said Monday night at an event in Washington that charged a…

By JTA Jun 21, 2011 | < 1 min read
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In Portland, Ore., Jewish Population Skyrockets

Twice as many Jews are living in Portland, Ore., than was previously believed, according to a demographic study. The newly released study commissioned by the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland reports 47,500 Jews living in the region, making Portland among the top 30 U.S. cities in Jewish populations. The federation had been using a figure…

By JTA Jun 20, 2011 | < 1 min read
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Yale To Launch New Anti-Semitism Program

Yale University is launching a new program for the study of anti-Semitism, the school’s provost said in a statement. Monday’s announcement by Peter Salovey of the creation of the Yale Program for the Study of Anti-Semitism comes less than three weeks after the university said the Yale Interdisciplinary Initiative for the Study of Anti-Semitism would…

By JTA Jun 20, 2011 | < 1 min read

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