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Obama-Netanyahu meeting commences in Washington

Posted: 18 May 2009 11:24 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched their first White House talks on Monday grappling with rare U.S.-Israeli differences over Middle East peacemaking and how to deal with ...

Will Michelle Obama agree to meet Sara Netanyahu after all?

Posted: 18 May 2009 11:16 AM PDT

A person feels some discomfort when once again discussing Sara Netanyahu and her trips abroad with her husband. The weight of political correctness threatens to spoil the prose: So many have tormented Sara, and we are not of their ilk. ...

Obama, Netanyahu, and two states for spoiled brats

Posted: 18 May 2009 10:13 AM PDT

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Netanyahu to tell Obama: Time 'running out' on Iran

Posted: 18 May 2009 08:28 AM PDT

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will use his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday to stress that "time is running out" for stopping Iran's nuclear program, so Obama must not spend more than a few months on his planned dialogue with Tehran unless real progress is achieved. ...

German Jews see cultural revival as proof 'Hitler didn't win'

Posted: 18 May 2009 03:07 AM PDT

A country once booming with Jewish life and culture is finally seeing a renaissance after decades of post-war fear. ...