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Mubarak's legacy of peace and stability has been upended WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Hosni Mubarak's legacy was supposed to be an Egypt preeminent in the region and at peace with its neighbors, but the instrument he used to achieve it -- the absolute power of the state -- undid him and could sweep away the remnant of that legacy.

Why did Eric Cantor stand up the Peres dinner? I wondered yesterday why Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) was the only elected Republican currently in office to appear at the Medal of Freedom ceremony for Israeli President Shimon Peres. Was it President Obama's choice? (He named Lugar in 2008 as a Republican he would consult.)

The most undercovered story in Washington is how President Obama, under the influence of election-year politics, is letting America drift toward war with Iran. This story is the unseen but ominous backdrop to next week's Moscow round of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.

Don't read this on your phone! (from 'Haredi Elvis' Lipa Schmeltzer) Never heard of Lipa Schmeltzer? Then you must not be haredi Orthodox (but I guess you don't need me to tell you that). This 34-year-old Skverer Chasid from upstate New York is a superstar in the haredi music world -- dubbed by some as the Jewish Elvis.

Likely freshmen senators are shying away from the subject.

Mike McQueary intends to sue Penn State through a whistleblower's lawsuit. His Harrisburg-based attorney filed a writ of summons on Tuesday, which gives Penn State the heads-up that it's being sued by the former Penn State wide receivers coach.

Vice President Biden today told a convention of conservative rabbis that "no president since Harry Truman has done more for Israel's physical security than Barack Obama." In a long address, the vice president shared some of his private reassurances to the Israeli Defense Minister about taking military action against Iran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons, predicted the president of Iran would be removed from power by 2014, and asserted that President George W.

Obama outlines Holocaust lessons that are particular and universal WASHINGTON (JTA) -- One by one, the emails from the White House arrived in inboxes across Washington on Monday morning, each highlighting a unique initiative toward a different corner of the globe: Syria. Iran. Uganda. The unifying factor was the president's appearance that day at the U.S.

With election months away, bids among Dems for top House committee spots already underway WASHINGTON (JTA) - Amid the election season tumult, behind-the-scenes campaigns are also underway for who will be the next top Democrats on two key congressional committees -- with Jewish lawmakers in the running for both leadership slots.

So beginneth the Jewish campaign buttons war I'm an aficionado of Jewish campaign buttons. I think the Republican Jewish Coalition might be first out of the gate with this one: As long as I'm talking RJC, I forgot to blog, awhile back, this effective ad.

A submission from Secretary Hillary Clinton. Original image by Diana Walker for Time.

Why didn;t Adelson give Bibi a headsup about Newt? This New York Times account of how Benjamin Netanyahu and Mitt Romney have ties that predate their political careers is fascinating. Read the whole thing. They met as young business school grads (Romney of Harvard's, Bibi of MIT's) hired as analysts at Boston Consulting Group.

By Uriel Heilman · February 10, 2010 NEW YORK (JTA) -- Rabbi Bernard Lander, who died Monday from congestive heart failure at the age of 94, was not a man who cared much for appearances.

As terrorist attacks have forced Europe to focus on homegrown Islamic radicalism, Europe is struggling to understand the sense of fury and alienation many Muslims feel that, in a few rare cases, might lead them to try to murder their neighbors.

JCUA's Jane Ramsey and Rabbi Robert Marx were the "special honorees" at the Inner-City Muslim Action Network's end-of-year dinner, Dec. 11, 2011. This is Ramsey's acceptance speech, along with a video message from Rabbi Marx, who was not able to attend in person.

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