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In Israel, A Clash Over Who Is a Jew

But when she and her husband sought a divorce last year, she said, the ultra-Orthodox rabbis in charge of the process had some questions. Among them: Did Yael observe the Sabbath? Did she obey the prohibition on sex during and after ...

From GRIFF WITTE, The Washington Post,  29 Aug 2008

Israeli Leaders Tap U.S. Funds

While most Israelis have been galled at the extent of the alleged corruption, no one has been surprised by the source of the funds. Politicians in Israel have long known that if they want to raise large amounts of money, for whatever reason, they'll ...

From GRIFF WITTE, The Washington Post,  25 Jul 2008

Revived Israeli Plan for New Homes in West Bank Sparks Outcry

Although only 20 homes are slated to be built at a site known as Maskiyot, in the Jordan Valley, the plan is significant because it would appear to defy an Israeli promise made at the Annapolis peace conference last November not to establish any new ...

From GRIFF WITTE, The Washington Post,  24 Jul 2008

Another Rampage in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, July 22 -- In the second such attack this month, a Palestinian construction worker driving an earthmover went on a rampage on a busy Jerusalem street Tuesday afternoon, injuring 16 people -- one seriously -- before being shot to death. The ...

From GRIFF WITTE, The Washington Post,  23 Jul 2008

Israeli crackdown hits Hamas services in West Bank

NABLUS, West Bank - When Faris Abu Hasan was deciding where to send his two young daughters to school, one factor stood out above all others: test scores. So Hasan opted against the beleaguered local government school, and chose instead the Islamic ...

From GRIFF WITTE, Boston Globe,  20 Jul 2008

Olmert's lawyer questions witness

JERUSALEM - Attorneys for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought yesterday to poke holes in the testimony of a New York businessman at the center of a probe that threatens to bring down Olmert's government. In a full day of cross-examination, the ...

From GRIFF WITTE, Boston Globe,  18 Jul 2008

Unease Over West Bank Raids

So Abu Hasan opted against the beleaguered local government school, and chose instead the Islamic Basic School for Girls, where the classes were small and the teachers offered individual attention in math, science, history and English. "I wanted them ...

From GRIFF WITTE, The Washington Post,  18 Jul 2008

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