By: Andy Kroll, Daily Staff ReporterPosted: 11/27/07 Before a capacity crowd at Rackham Amphitheatre last night, Joel Kovel, author of the controversial book published by the University Press “Overcoming Zionism,” emphasized the importance of protecting critical voices in discussion involving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “There is an absolute need for critical voices and not allowing us […]

November 21, 2007 By Ami Eden, Managing Editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency I spent several hours on Sunday night at the Zionist Organization of America’s annual dinner, which was held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square. Under the leadership of its president, Mort Klein, the ZOA has been the most consistent and, often, the […]

JTA Op-Ed, Published: 11/18/2007 NEW YORK (JTA) — Before year’s end, a U.S.-sponsored conference involving Israel and the Palestinian Authority will convene in Annapolis, Md., to frame yet another plan to end the Arab-Israeli war and create a Palestinian state. Sadly, this conference has as much chance of succeeding as did Oslo because the same […]

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is being urged to “reissue” its support for Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. The leaders of eight member-groups made the request in a Nov. 14 letter to June Walker, the chairwoman of the Presidents Conference, and Malcolm Hoenlein, the umbrella group’s executive vice chairman. […]

November 16, 2007 Mideast meeting now down to one day; Syria engagement could be on tap. by James D. BesserWashington Correspondent A summit that spurred fears on the right of sweeping new Israeli concessions and hopes on the left of an end to the long negotiating impasse now looks more like a diplomatic set piece […]

November 15, 2007   In advance of the upcoming Annapolis summit, competing groups of American Jews have begun campaigns that seek to influence the debate about diplomacy, if not its substance, On the left, supporters of Peace Now have been renewing their calls for a more active U.S. role in pressuring the parties to reach […]

Published by the JTA: 11/11/2007 An umbrella body for U.S. Jewish groups is asking the Fatah party to rescind passages from its charter. The proposed Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations statement, initiated by the Zionist Organization of America, urges Palestinian Authority president and Fatah chairman Mahmoud Abbas “to rescind the clauses of […]

U.S. Presidential Hopefuls Running after Jewish Votersby Sarah Morrison Arutz Sheva / Israel National News, November 9, 2007 (IsraelNN.com) American Jewish support is becoming increasingly critical for Presidential hopefuls as the United States’ Middle East policy tries to shape Israel’s future, according to a senior Democratic party leader. The candidates know that “they cannot be […]

November 08, 2007 US Jewish groups rally for Jerusalem unity By Michal Lando, Jerusalem Post CorrespondentTHE JERUSALEM POST ( Nov. 1, 2007 ) The status of Jerusalem is a Jewish issue, not an Israeli one, says a group of largely right-wing Orthodox American organizations that have organized in the last few weeks to lobby around […]

Jewish Telegraphic AgencyPublished: 11/07/2007 A U.S. Senate bill calls on Saudi Arabia to end support for institutions that encourage terrorism. The Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007, introduced by Sens. Arlen Specter (R-PA.) and Ron Wyden (D-OR.), calls on that nation to permanently close schools, charities and other organizations that may have a role in […]