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AIPAC Conference Comes at Crucial Juncture for U.S.-Israel Relations

By Nathan Guttman

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual parley is known for pulling in top names from the administration, Congress and the Israeli government. But this year, the pro-Israel lobby’s policy conference will put many of the key players in the American-Israeli relationship onstage, as relations between the two allies are at a rare pitch of tension.Read More

Yoffie Calls for Moratorium on E. Jerusalem Construction

By Nathan Guttman

Breaking rank with most Jewish organizations, America’s largest synagogue movement is calling on Israel to declare a moratorium on new building in East Jerusalem, following the latest dispute over plans to build 1,600 new housing units in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood.Read More

Jews Displaced From Arab Lands Finally Recognized

By Nathan Jeffay

For the first time since they came to Israel, all 10 Jewish communities displaced from Arab countries have agreed on a course of action to address their grievances — and triumphed in the political arena.Read More

A College With 80 Tongues Tries To Speak in One Voice

By Rebecca Thomas

A sophomore leaning toward a major in political science, Charlie Wohlberg was walking home from a Yonkers, N.Y., synagogue one night three summers ago, when a group of young men approached him.Read More

Jewish Lobby Sits Out Vote On Armenian Genocide

By Nathan Guttman

Deteriorating relations between Turkey and Israel led Jewish groups to step back from active lobbying this year against a congressional resolution declaring the 1915 Turkish slaughter of Armenians a case of genocide.Read More

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