Talking Peace and the Diaspora, do Jews outside of Israel have a role? ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) by Dina Kraft - October 25, 2010 - 12:00am Cloistered away in a snug meeting room with stone-faced walls and arched doorways across from Jerusalem's Old City, some of the most important Jewish communal leaders in the world came together recently to wrestle with a question: Is there a role for the Diaspora in Israel's decision making on peace? The answer: Yes and no. » Read more

Cantor: Take Israel out of foreign aid ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) October 24, 2010 - 12:00am A Republican Congress would seek to remove funding for Israel from the foreign operations budget, a GOP leader said. U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor, the Republican whip and the only Jewish Republican in the House of Representatives, told JTA that a GOP-led House would seek to defund nations that do not share U.S. interests, even if it meant rejecting the president's foreign operations budget. Cantor, of Virginia, said he wants to protect funding for Israel should that situation arise. » Read more

Rights of Return and Recognition Cannot Be Swapped ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward by Leonard Fein - October 20, 2010 - 12:00am In a recent New York Times essay, published Oct. 14, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Michael B. Oren, argues forcefully on behalf of the call by Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu for the Palestinians to recognize Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. “Affirmation of Israel’s Jewishness,” he writes, “is the very foundation of peace, its DNA.” » Read more

Vatican rejects “chosen people” claim, calls on Israel to end “occupation” ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Russia TV October 25, 2010 - 12:00am A high-ranking Israeli official on Sunday slammed a statement from Catholic bishops, who called for international organizations to lead the cause of Palestinian statehood. Greek-Melchite Archbishop Cyrille Bustros sparked an interreligious firestorm when he suggested that Israel was “using Scripture” to continue its occupation of Palestinian territory. » Read more