US slams new J'lem homes approval - Jerusalem Post03/09/2010
US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israel's approval of 1,600 new housing units for young haredi families in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, saying that the timing of the decision undermines the peace process the United ...
What can we make of the Ajami controversy? - Jerusalem Post03/09/2010
Just before the Academy Awards ceremony, a figure in the Israeli media said he was concerned that, in light of statements by Scandar Copti, one of the co-directors of Ajami , the Israeli nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, Copti was likely to get ...
Sharansky blasts ‘sneaky’ additions to conversion bill - Jerusalem Post03/09/2010
"The last thing Israel needs is to open a front against the many Jews who live in the Diaspora,” JA chairman warns. Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky on Tuesday joined the chorus of concern and criticism over an Israel Beiteinu conversion bill ...
'Bring intermarried couples closer to Jewish community' - Jerusalem Post03/09/2010
Issue “should be approached with the goal of engaging intermarried families in Jewish life and living,” US Reform rabbis say. While affirming “the importance of encouraging in-marriage,” that is marriage between Jews, the Reform rabbinate in ...
'4-8 weeks left for diplomacy on Iran' - Jerusalem Post03/09/2010
Four to eight weeks remain to test the option of diplomatic engagement as means of stopping Iran’s nuclear program before sanctions will likely be imposed, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon told an audience of foreign military officers and ...