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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