By Repps Hudson, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 14, 2012
Last week’s high-level meetings and speeches about Iran’s possible nuclear weapons quest have reassured Jewish leaders here that Washington and Israel now have common cause on this grave international issue. Apparent differences between the United...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 14, 2012
Now that the media hoopla around Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington last week has died down, let’s take stock. Three areas of focus immediately come to mind: First, have President Barack Obama and Netanyahu established...
Gender separation I enjoyed reading about the young ladies who staged a musical for their mothers and other female friends. Norman Pressman (Letter to the editor, Feb. 29) took great umbrage at the teenage thespians. Some might consider his letter vitriolic...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published March 14, 2012
His is not yet a household name, but in the world of Jewish rock music, St. Louisan Seth Williams is making a lot of noise and getting noticed. That’s even more amazing considering much of his work is behind the scenes in radio. For starters, Williams...
WASHINGTON -- Former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy said Mitt Romney's gibes at President Obama's Iran policy were irresponsible. "This means to an Iranian, if you will wait until another few months and there is a change in the White House, then maybe there...
WASHINGTON -- President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agree, at least in principle: Keep the talk on what to do about Iran behind closed doors. But once they're behind those doors, they can’t agree -- and they can’t seem to resist...
WASHINGTON -- The American Israel Public Affairs Committee likes to promote an image of bipartisan bonhomie at its annual policy conference. But that’s not always easy, especially in a presidential election year and with partisan passions running high...
WASHINGTON -- The United States will act against Iran if all efforts to end its suspected nuclear weapons program fail, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. "Military action is the last alternative when all else fails," he said Tuesday, the last day...
WASHINGTON -- Republican candidates addressing AIPAC’s policy conference focused their addresses on what they said were the Obama administration’s failures to head off a nuclear Iran. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, Rick Santorum...
The international hacker group Anonymous threatened to launch a cyber war against AIPAC. In a video released Sunday on YouTube -- the same day that the American Israel Political Action Committee opened its well-attended annual policy conference -- Anonymous...
WASHINGTON -- A premature Israeli strike on Iran would have consequences for the United States, President Barack Obama said. "Israel is a sovereign nation that has to make its own decisions about how best to preserve its security," Obama said Tuesday...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Senate minority leader, proposed threatening "overwhelming force" against Iran should it enrich uranium to weapons-grade level or launch a weapons program. "If Iran at any time at any time begins to enrich...
