JERUSALEM - President Bush put the finishing touch on his celebrate-and-be-celebrated Israel stay, leaving the Holy Land Friday with no movement on Mideast peace but hoping to fare better in Saudi Arabia at obtaining help for soaring gas prices at home. more...
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- Obama Takes On Bush Comments, Signaling That General Election May Already Be Blazing(Associated Press, 05/16/2008)
- Jordan: Some 2,000 People Protest Israel's 60th Anniversary(Associated Press, 05/16/2008)
- For A Group Of Eight Women, Celebrating Their Bat Mitzvah Is A Coming Of Age(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, 05/16/2008)
- Osama Bin Laden Says Al-qaida Will Continue Holy War Until Liberation Of Palestine(Associated Press, 05/16/2008)
- UN says it's still in dark about survivor needs two weeks after Myanmar cyclone(Associated Press, 05/16/2008)
- Bush Wraps Up Visit To Israel, Heads To Saudi Arabia To Seek Help For Rising Gas Prices(Associated Press, 05/16/2008)
- Nine Nations Take Part In Berlin's Jewish Film Festival(Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa), 05/15/2008)
How Israelis Raise Funds in U.S.
Ron Kampeas
Amid an Israeli scandal that could spell the end of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s career, three Jews who live in the United States and are deeply involved in fund raising for Israeli politicians spoke to JTA about how Israelis raise money overseas. read more...
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