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St. Louis Jewish Light

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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Bibi bypassing Cabinet on extending yeshiva students’ military service law

JTAPublished January 26, 2012

JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will bring a vote on extending a law that allows yeshiva students to delay their military service directly to the Knesset floor, bypassing his Cabinet. Netanyahu's office said Thursday that the Cabinet will...

Republicans—and Democrats—pitch to Florida Jews

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished January 25, 2012

WASHINGTON-Barack Obama won't show up on the vote tallies after polls close in Florida's Republican primary on Jan. 31, but the president's supporters already are waging a fight for the Sunshine State. Democrats are rolling out a campaign to rival any...

Israel to open criminal probe of Jerusalem mufti

JTAPublished January 24, 2012

JERUSALEM—Israel's attorney general has ordered police to launch an investigation of Jerusalem's top Muslim cleric after the mufti quoted a traditional text that called for killing Jews. Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein on Tuesday asked the Israel...

Netanyahu orders probe of mufti’s speech

JTAPublished January 22, 2012

JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel's attorney general to open an investigation into Jerusalem's top Muslim cleric, who called for killing Jews. Mufti Mohammed Hussein, speaking last week at an event celebrating the 47th anniversary...

Accept compromise on Migron outpost, Netanyahu urges residents

JTAPublished January 22, 2012

JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the residents of the illegal West Bank outpost of Migron to accept a compromise on its evacuation. Under the compromise, permanent housing for the residents of Migron would be built on state...

Netanyahu denies saying Israel’s biggest enemies are N.Y. Times, Haaretz

JTAPublished January 19, 2012

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office denied that Benjamin Netanyahu told the editor of The Jerusalem Post that Israel’s two greatest enemies are The New York Times and Haaretz. On Wednesday, the editor, Steve Linde, addressing a conference in Tel Aviv...

Journalist: Netanyahu told me Israel’s biggest enemies are N.Y. Times, Haaretz

JTAPublished January 18, 2012

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s two greatest enemies are The New York Times and Haaretz, the editor of The Jerusalem Post said in a speech. Steve Linde, addressing a conference in Tel Aviv of the Women's International Zionist...

Bibi tables talk on extending law delaying military service

JTAPublished January 18, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed discussion of extending a law for five more years that allows yeshiva students to delay their military service. Netanyahu said in a statement issued from his office Wednesday that he...

Israel’s Yishai apologizes for saying soldiers do not have faith

JTAPublished January 18, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai apologized for saying that Israel fell short in the Second Lebanon War because its soldiers did not have faith. Yishai, amid calls for his removal from office, said Wednesday in a statement that his words...

JFNA officials lambast Israeli on treatment of women, NGOs

JTAPublished January 18, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Jewish federation officials excoriated a top Israeli official for reports of official discrimination against women and for a law targeting NGOs. The official spoke in a conference call with constituents of the Jewish Federations of North...

Israel, U.S. postpone joint anti-missile exercise

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished January 15, 2012

WASHINGTON — The United States and Israel have delayed a major joint anti-missile exercise against a backdrop of heightened tensions with Iran.  Sources in both countries said that the exercise, the largest of its kind, would be delayed from its planned...

Obama, Netanyahu talk Iran, Middle East peace

JTA, WASHIINGTONPublished January 12, 2012

President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Iran and Middle East peace in a phone conversation, . "They reviewed the recent meetings between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Amman and the President reaffirmed his commitment...

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