A total settlement freeze in the West Bank still looks a long way off. But there is a scaling back of Israeli activity in another disputed area — the Golan Heights, where the Israel Defense Forces have halted operations on Mount Hermon. Is it a “confidence-building measure” requested by the U.S.? Or could it even…
Agriprocessors is racking up the records. Its Postville, Iowa, facility was already America’s biggest kosher meat plant. Now, it also can claim to be the site of what federal officials say is the largest immigration raid in U.S. history. The JTA has some more on the raid. Also, check out the extensive coverage from the…
When Colorado Governor Bill Owens urged the state’s lawmakers to approve a get-tough immigration measure for the November ballot, the move seemed certain to back his Democratic rivals into the tightest of political corners. For months, Owens, a Republican, had accused the Democratically controlled legislature of refusing to deal with illegal immigration — one of…
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