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Iran Sanctions Bill Introduced by Lantos Faces Hurdles in CongressThe legislative centerpiece of pro-Israel advocacy, aimed at toughening sanctions against Iran, has been struggling to win congressional approval.…Read more
Israeli Police Probe Allegations That New York Charity Funneled Funds to Olmert-Tied EntityA Jerusalem foundation with a fundraising arm based in the suburban home of a Long Island businessman is being probed in Israel in a corruption investigation that is threatening to bring down Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Investigators are looking into allegations that The New Jerusalem Foundation and Morris (Moshe) Talansky, who heads its American fundraising efforts, served as a conduit for fund transfers to interests tied to Olmert.…Read more
Expectations Low for Bush Visit to IsraelAn unfolding corruption investigation against Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has lowered already limited expectations for President Bush’s upcoming trip to the Jewish state. On May 14, Bush will embark on his second trip this year to Israel, where he will attend events marking the 60th anniversary of its independence.…Read more
Methodists Reject Divestment ResolutionsAfter nine days of meetings, The United Methodist Church rejected five proposed resolutions urging divestment from companies doing business with Israel.…Read more
Methodists Reject Divestment ResolutionsAfter nine days of meetings, The United Methodist Church rejected five proposed resolutions urging divestment from companies doing business with Israel.…Read more
Israeli Police Probe Allegations That New York Charity Funneled Funds to Olmert-Tied EntityA Jerusalem foundation with a fundraising arm based in the suburban home of a Long Island businessman is being probed in Israel in a corruption investigation that is threatening to bring down Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Investigators are looking into allegations that The New Jerusalem Foundation and Morris (Moshe) Talansky, who heads its American fundraising efforts, served as a conduit for fund transfers to interests tied to Olmert.…Read more
Expectations Low for Bush Visit to IsraelAn unfolding corruption investigation against Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has lowered already limited expectations for President Bush’s upcoming trip to the Jewish state. On May 14, Bush will embark on his second trip this year to Israel, where he will attend events marking the 60th anniversary of its independence.…Read more
Methodists Reject Divestment ResolutionsAfter nine days of meetings, The United Methodist Church rejected five proposed resolutions urging divestment from companies doing business with Israel.…Read more
Methodists Reject Divestment ResolutionsAfter nine days of meetings, The United Methodist Church rejected five proposed resolutions urging divestment from companies doing business with Israel.…Read more
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- U.S. Drops Opposition to Israel-Syria Talks
- New Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Draws Praise From All Sides
- Senate Paves Way for Genetic Anti-Discrimination Bill
- Israelis Say Charges Will Not Harm Ties to U.S.
- Arrest of N.J. Retiree Rekindles Suspicions of Israeli Spy Ring
- Caterpillar Meets With Churches as Methodists Weigh Divestment
- Conservative Group Suggests Bias as Dems Block Jewish Judicial Nominee
- Israel May Reveal Details of Attack on Alleged Syrian Nuclear Program
- Carter’s Planned Hamas Meeting Draws Boos
- Peres To Convene Confab on Israeli and Jewish Future
- Bill Demands Discussion of Displaced Jews
- Dovish Lobbying Group Set To Debut
- Israel Targets Millionaires in Bid to Up Aliyah
- Cheney’s Middle East Visit Draws Yawns
- Elder Statesmen’s Push for Mideast Peace Revives Old Worries About Bias
- Jewish Veterans’ Group Struggles To Retain Relevance
- Lawmakers Scuffle Over New Palestinian Aid Package
- Clinton, Obama Seek Out Israel Envoys
- McCain Picks Up Endorsement From Baker, To Little Protest
- Palestinians Question Own Advocacy Group
- Obama, Clinton Tout Dueling Endorsements From Ex-Ambassadors to Israel
- Top Pro-Palestinian Lobbyist Ousted
- Farrakhan Casts Long Shadow on Campaign Trail
- Terror Victims Lobby Bush Over Lawsuits
- Peace Negotiator Who Advised Obama Campaign Strikes Back at Critics
- Hezbollah Threats Put Jews on Alert
- Embattled Middle East Hand Strikes Back At Political Critics
- Palestinian Prime Minister Voices Doubts
- Politicians Hit the Jewish Circuit in Run-up to Potomac Primary
- Sabbath Fundraiser Draws Obama Backers
- Top Spies To Be Called in Aipac Trial
- Winograd Report Uncovers Diplomatic Breakdown
- Olmert Spared as Winograd Report Labels Lebanon War a ‘Missed Opportunity’
- Methodist Church Renews Drive For Divestment From Israel
- Bid To Toughen Iran Sanctions Faces Obstacles On Capitol Hill
- Peace No Closer After Bush’s Departure
- Activists’ Detention Blasted
- Youth Group Offers Staffers Free MBAs
- Threat To Cut U.S. Aid Opens Rift With Egypt
- Jewish Allies Quarry Support for McCain and Obama in Granite State
- Israel Signals Willingness To Reopen Talks With Syria
- GOP Leader Calls For Revisions to Fatah Movement’s Outdated Charter
- Israeli Operations in Gaza Meet Little Resistance in Washington
- Iran’s Assets Now Fair Game
- Insider Account of Peacemaking Details History of Misguided Diplomacy
- Bush Burns Hanukkah Candle at Both Ends
- Olmert Attempts to Bring Presidential Candidates Into Peace Process
- Bush Jumps Into Mideast Fray With Pledge To Monitor Peace Plan Steps
- On Summit Sidelines, Jewish Groups Square Off
- O.U. Offers Swift Reply to Olmert on Jerusalem
- Israel Prodded Into Settlement Freeze in Bid To Kick-Start Peace Conference
- Israel Lobby Rapped for Supporting Arabs
- White House Implores Organized Jewry To Support Peace Summit
- Israel Turns Down Help on Darfur Refugees
- Palestinian Mayors Lobby for Christian Support
- Religious Leaders Join in Support of Mideast Peace
- Agencies Lobby To Make Tax Incentive Permanent
- Embattled Aipac Duo Wins Right To Subpoena Rice, Wolfowitz
- Carter’s Efforts To Mend Ties With Community Get Cold Shoulder
- Don’t Rush Mideast Talks, Experts Urge
- Contradictory Signals From Israel and its Supporters on Saudi Arms Deal
- GOP Candidates Use Jewish Forum To Knock Bush’s Push for Peace
- Groups Fight for Affordable Housing as Number of Jews in Poverty Rises
- Talk Grows in Israel About Splitting Jerusalem
- Clinton Steps Away From Pro-Israel Lobby on Measure to Rein in President
- Israel’s Chief Diplomat Meets Arab Counterparts In Backroom Talks
- Former Secretary of Defense Puts Up Mezuza After D.C. Rabbi Reaches Out
- Congress Throws Covert Israeli Attack on Syria Out Into the Open
- Insurance Legislation Passes in House
- Prospects for Peace Summit Dim as U.S. Takes Backseat and Abbas Mulls Boycott
- Community Finds New Life in Castro-less Cuba
- Embattled Aipac Lobbyists Take Divergent Paths
- Ban on Political Junkets to Israel Deals Blow to Lobbying Efforts
- CNN Comes Under Unprecedented Attack
- Bid To Let Land Lie Fallow Finds Fertile Soil
- Jerusalem Plans a Hero’s Burial for Long-Deceased Grandson of Herzl
- Aliyah Agency Loses Its Monopoly
- Members of Congress Head to Israel for Summer Sun and Summitry
- Push for Mideast Peace Plan Gains Momentum Ahead Of Upcoming Summit
- Administration’s Prosecution of Muslim Group Brings Charges of Bias
- Saudis Courted for Proposed Mideast Summit
- Bush Officials May Face New Subpoenas
- Campaign To Divest From Iran Struggles With Costs of Making Portfolio ‘Terror-Free’
- New Aid for Palestinians Called a Mirage
- Pro-Israel Christians Mobilize in D.C.
- Pro-Israel Lobby Throws Support Behind Fatah-Led Palestinian Cabinet
- Military Denies Army Chaplain’s Burial Request
- Rapprochement With Libya Falters As New Sanctions Are Contemplated
- Clash Brewing Over Iran
- Likud Leader Looks the Part of Prime Minister on Tour of Washington
- Calls for Quick Aid To Embattled Fatah Eyed Cautiously by Israel Allies in D.C.
- As Hamas-Fatah Struggle Gains Steam, P.A. Loses Its D.C. Voice
- Congress Warned That Global Warming Is Threat to Israel and Moderate Arab States
- Israel Drawn Into Debate on Missile Defense
- On Eve of Olmert Visit, Israel Rebuffs American Push for Interim Peace Steps
- Palestinian Artists Find Venezuelan Ally
- Pols Press Resolution Hailing Unified Jerusalem
- Dovish Groups Mull Mega-Merger In Bid To Build Peace Powerhouse
- America-Backed Arabic T.V. Network Comes Under Fire on Capitol Hill
- Bush Appears To Side With Israel on New Initiative
- Top Bush Adviser Says Rice’s Push For Mideast Peace Is ‘Just Process’
- Forum Links Jewish Republicans
- Jewish Groups Set To Fight Veto of Hate-Crimes Bill
- Liberal Mideast Newsletter To Launch
- Group Vows Return to Liberal Roots
- White House Keeping Tabs On Crisis
- Baltimore Roiled by Abuse Charge Against Late Rabbi
- Dems Warn Olmert About Playing Politics
- Judge: Evidence Will Be Public in Aipac Trial
- Olmert Aides Say Pelosi Botched Message to Assad
- Olmert Talks Up Peace, as Domestic and International Pressure Mount
- Secret Briefing by Zinni Seen as Key In Aipac Duo Trial
- Lawmakers Sign Protest on Palestinian Aid
- Soros and Media Heavyweights Attack Pro-Israel Lobby’s Influence on U.S. Policy
- U.S., Israel at Odds Over Palestinian Coalition
- Cheney Links Action on Iran To Winning Iraq
- Aipac Urges U.S. To End Contacts With Palestinian Authority
- Defense for Aipac Duo Says Groups Refuse To Testify
- Activists Set To Push New Sanctions Against Iran
- Groups Mum On Iraq, Despite Antiwar Tide
- Call for Sudan Boycott Approved
- Despite Ankara’s Entreaties, Groups Stay Mum on Armenian Genocide Bill
- Stepping Back, Bush Administration Wants Arab Allies To Pressure Hamas
- For the Palestinian Authority and Mahmoud Abbas, a Bad Day on Capitol Hill
- As Capitals Cautiously Greet Palestinian Deal, Israel’s Allies in D.C. Push for Pressuring Hamas
- Bush’s Proposed Budget Cuts Criticized
- Quartet Stands Firm on Sanctions Against the P.A.
- Report Funded by U.S. Group Triggers Debate Over Arab Autonomy
- Rice Briefs Jewish Groups as Palestinians Make Deal
- Reform Considers Call for Full Iraq Pullout
- Baker Group Advisers ‘Surprised,’ ‘Upset’ at Report’s Israel-Iraq Link
- Business, Labor Eye Dem’s Bipartisan Bid
- Bush Praised for Raising Energy Issues in State of the Union Address
- Ex-Pentagon Chief Calls for Peace Plan
- Saudis Push Bush Team On Peace Plan
- Top Dem Wesley Clark Says ‘N.Y. Money People’ Pushing War With Iran
- Reform Activists Press Minimum Wage
- Bolton: U.N. Role in Quartet a Mistake
- U.S., Israel Seek To Boost Abbas With Prisoner Swap
- White House Censorship Flap Triggers Feud Between Foreign Policy Hands
- Senators Visit Damascus, Push For Syrian Talks
- Book: Israel, Lobby Pushing Iran War
- Bush Set To Tap New Jewish Liaison
- State Department Weighs Plan for Palestinian State
- U.S. Judge Dismisses Suit Against Israeli General
- U.S Judge Dismisses Suit Against Israeli General
- Groups Mute Criticism of Iraq Report
- Dems Turn to Center
- Personal Voyage Leads Ambassador to U.S.
- Jewish Groups To Challenge Ethics Reform
- With Eye on Iraq, Washington Applauds Olmert Initiative
- Council Plans First-ever Visit to Emirates
- Soros Sits In as Fledgling Dovish Coalition Sets Out To Raise Millions
- Groups Push U.S.-Israeli Energy Bill
- Holocaust Museum Exhibit Highlights Killings in Darfur
- Olmert Hugs Bush, Praises Iraq War
- Dems: Aipac Needs To Mend Fences
- Baker Panel To Avoid Calls for Peace Push
- Report: FBI In Expanded Aipac Probe
- Pelosi Works To Shore Up Image
- Democrats Say Iraq War Hurt Israel, Hampered Effort to Confront Iran
- Pelosi Works To Shore Up Image
- Evangelicals Press for U.S. Action on Darfur
- Sharansky To Resign From Politics
- Georgia Race Reopens Debate Over Israel Lobby
- Iran Sanctions Bill Introduced by Lantos Faces Hurdles in Congress
- Immigration Authorities Arrest Hundreds in Raid on Nation’s Largest Kosher Meat Plant
- Israeli Police Probe Allegations That New York Charity Funneled Funds to Olmert-Tied Entity
- Plan To House Two N.Y. Shuls Erupts Into Feud
- Rabbinical Court Puts Thousands of Converts in Legal Limbo
- Wearing Identity on Its Sleeve, German Far Right Gets a Makeover
- Let Them Change Light Bulbs
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