Posted on: July 14th, 2010

JERUSALEM - Actress Meg Ryan's decision to cancel her appearance at this week's Jerusalem Film Festival didn't garner the same attention in Israel as British rocker Elvis Costello's nixing his Israel concert this spring.

Posted on: June 30th, 2010

NEW YORK - It was an unexpected development in an otherwise relatively mundane U.S. Supreme Court confirmation process. Failed Reagan nominee Robert Bork grabbed headlines last week when he spoke out against President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the high court. At the top of his complaint list: As dean of Harvard Law School, Kagan once referred to former Israeli Chief Justice Aharon Barak as her "judicial hero."

Posted on: June 30th, 2010

NEW YORK - It was an unexpected development in an otherwise relatively mundane U.S. Supreme Court confirmation process. Failed Reagan nominee Robert Bork grabbed headlines last week when he spoke out against President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the high court. At the top of his complaint list: As dean of Harvard Law School, Kagan once referred to former Israeli Chief Justice Aharon Barak as her "judicial hero."

Posted on: June 23rd, 2010

JERUSALEM - -The showdown between the Israeli Supreme Court and the parents of students at a haredi Orthodox school found guilty of discriminatory practices against Sephardic girls has brought already strained secular-religious relations in Israel to a fever pitch.

Posted on: June 16th, 2010

WASHINGTON - The relationship between the Obama administration, the Netanyahu government and the pro-Israel community is ensconced on all fronts in "agree for now" mode.

Posted on: June 2nd, 2010

JERUSALEM - With nations around the world condemning Israel for the deaths of nine activists aboard a Gaza-bound ship, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned visit to the White House.

Posted on: May 18th, 2010

WASHINGTON - Depending on your view of the Middle East and the Obama administration, Aaron David Miller is either a hero or a turncoat.

Posted on: April 21st, 2010

With a high-profile discussion scheduled on women's leadership and two proposed rules aimed at marginalizing rabbis who deviate leftward on hot-button issues, an upcoming Orthodox rabbinical conference is expected to draw its largest crowd in years.

Posted on: April 21st, 2010

With a high-profile discussion scheduled on women's leadership and two proposed rules aimed at marginalizing rabbis who deviate leftward on hot-button issues, an upcoming Orthodox rabbinical conference is expected to draw its largest crowd in years.

Posted on: March 29th, 2010

WASHINGTON - A window was shattered by a pellet gun in an apparent vandalism attack at her Tucson district office. Sarah Palin has put her on the list of Democratic lawmakers she is targeting this fall. Arizona Tea Party activists are pledging to help defeat her bid for re-election.

Posted on: March 29th, 2010

WASHINGTON - A window was shattered by a pellet gun in an apparent vandalism attack at her Tucson district office. Sarah Palin has put her on the list of Democratic lawmakers she is targeting this fall. Arizona Tea Party activists are pledging to help defeat her bid for re-election.

Posted on: March 17th, 2010

In response to the Obama administration's stepped-up criticism of Israeli building plans in Jerusalem, Jewish groups are slamming the White House for failing to speak out more against Palestinian incitement.

Posted on: March 17th, 2010

In response to the Obama administration's stepped-up criticism of Israeli building plans in Jerusalem, Jewish groups are slamming the White House for failing to speak out more against Palestinian incitement.

Posted on: March 10th, 2010

Just a few weeks after declaring Sara Hurwitz a "rabba" in order to "make clear" her status as "a full member of our rabbinic staff," Rabbi Avi Weiss promised the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) that neither he nor his Yeshivat Maharat will confer that title on any other woman.

Posted on: February 24th, 2010

JERUSALEM - Israel has not claimed responsibility for the assassination in Dubai of top Hamas arms smuggler Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, but the killing is raising questions about whether it will compromise Israel's effort to stop Iran from obtaining the bomb.

Posted on: February 24th, 2010

JERUSALEM - Israel has not claimed responsibility for the assassination in Dubai of top Hamas arms smuggler Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, but the killing is raising questions about whether it will compromise Israel's effort to stop Iran from obtaining the bomb.

Posted on: February 17th, 2010

WASHINGTON - After months of high-profile feuding, the dovish lobbying group J Street and Israel's ambassador to Washington appear to be reconciling.

Posted on: February 10th, 2010

He founded a college that spans the world, and served as its president until his death Monday evening at his home in Forest Hills, New York.

Posted on: February 10th, 2010

He founded a college that spans the world, and served as its president until his death Monday evening at his home in Forest Hills, New York.

Posted on: February 3rd, 2010

WASHINGTON - The Goldstone wars continue, but beneath the shouting a diplomatic track has emerged.