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Daybreak: Israel Killed Arafat?
Settlements vs. Iran, Spielberg honored, and more in the news
• At this week’s conference, Fatah resolves that Israel bears full responsibility for the death of former leader Yasser Arafat. [JPost]
• Still hoping to revive peace talks, the U.S. asks Israel to freeze settlement growth for one year. [Reuters]
• Meanwhile, a group of Republican leaders on a visit to Israel think President Obama should shift his focus to the Iranian threat. [AP]
• German police raided a hotel being used by neo-Nazis as a youth training center. [Ynet]
• And an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor will testify at former Nazi John Demjanjuk’s trial. [UPI]
• Steven Spielberg will receive Philadelphia’s 2009 Liberty Medal, joining the likes of Bono and Hamid Karzai. [JPost]
Ben-Gurion
Sounding Off
Note to some of my fellow progressives: If we can’t argue about Israel without using anti-Semitic tropes, then the debate is lost before it even begins
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
