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Abbas to Netanyahu: Freeze settlements or talks off

September 2nd, 2010 from JTA

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that peace talks are off unless Israel extends a partial moratorium on settlement building. Read more

Debra Berger, founder of Project Interchange, dies

September 2nd, 2010 from JTA

Debra Berger, the founder of Project Interchange that sent influential leaders to Israel, has died. Read more

Israelis, Palestinians to work out framework agreement

September 2nd, 2010 from Jerusalem Post

US envoy George Mitchell stresses framework will tackle all core issues at heart of conflict, Netanyahu and Abbas agree to hold another meeting on Sept. 14 and 15. Read more

Non-koshered meat banned from Israeli chains

September 2nd, 2010 from JTA

Israel's chief rabbi has banned the sale of non-koshered meat to Israeli supermarket chains. Read more

Mormons, Jewish group sign pact on baptisms

September 2nd, 2010 from JTA

The Mormon Church and Jewish leaders have resolved a dispute over the church's posthumous baptisms by proxy of Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Read more

Photographic Exposure in Israel

September 2nd, 2010 from Forward

NEWS ITEM: A photographer who is famous for taking pictures of voluntarily nude crowds at sites around the world is planning to bring his shtick to Israel. He will stage the event on the shores of the Dead Sea, where naked masses are expected to attend. Read more

Jewels of Elul 23: WOW

September 2nd, 2010 from JTA

Jewels of Elul 23: WOW from Nofrat Frenkel Read more

American Jews remain attached to Israel, study shows

September 2nd, 2010 from JTA

American Jewish attachment to Israel is holding steady, a new study shows. Read more

French Jewish leaders decry Shoah comparisons

September 2nd, 2010 from JTA

The French Jewish umbrella group spoke out against recurring comparisons between Nazi treatment of Jews and France’s current policy to rapidly expel Roma migrants. Read more

Using private eyes to fight the problem of ‘chained wives’

September 2nd, 2010 from JTA

An organization in Israel helps women hire private detectives to compel recalcitrant husbands to grant religious writs of divorce, or gets. Read more

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