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The Guardian puts a human face on the violence in Gaza and Sderot
After Israel’s defiance to international condemnation of their offensive attacks, pulls out of Gaza–why? Well, Condoleezza’s on her way, with a trip planned for her arrival on Tuesday
Ari Berman over on the Nation’s Campaign ‘08 blog rightly remarks that McCain won’t be getting [...]

My first reaction: annoyed. My second reaction: Still annoyed. But glad he’s talking about Gaza.
Third reaction: Ask me after I eat breakfast. But I’m pretty damn sure I’ll still be annoyed. Argh. [Insert rolling of eyes].
[update]: To add to the mix, just read this tidbit on Mobius’ blog about Nader and the GOP. For [...]

Robin Washington is editorial page editor of the Duluth News Tribune and a commentator on public radio stations nationwide. This piece first appeared in Minnesota’s American Jewish World.
Would somebody please tell me how many degrees of separation from Louis Farrakhan you have to be in order to be considered a decent person on this planet [...]

For those of you who are also watching the Republican side of this election spectacle, this just in on Talkleft:
John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign. “I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,” Romney prepared to tell conservatives.
“If [...]

Ironically I’m at an online organizing training as I write, but I wanted to drop in a tidbit here on Super Tuesday.
JTA gives us a breakdown of the Jews:

Hillary Rodham Clinton scored a major victory among Jews in New York and New Jersey, but the Democratic primary picture was mixed in other Super Tuesday states.
According [...]

The JTA Election Blog has an interesting quote today from J.J. Goldberg, Editor of The Forward on the paper’s clarification of an editorial they wrote on the Obama “smear” campaign. Many readers considered the editorial as lending credence to the “smear” campaign.
What’s sad is that one of Goldberg’s main points wasn’t getting through, which was [...]

Super Tuesday–have you gotten your fix yet? Well have no fear if you haven’t, I’m sure tomorrow will be filled with delightful commentary. We know this is a big day for Jews, since almost two-thirds of Jews in the U.S. will be voting tomorrow.
Reading through the Jewish papers Presidential Primary commentary on the Democratic front [...]

by will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas with an all-star cast joining in

Iowa residents participate in caucuses today to recommend U.S. presidential candidates for party nomination.
If you’re not sure which candidate best matches your political opinions, these online multiple-choice quizzes can help:

and
Pick Your Candidate
Neither quiz, however, asks about our thoughts on the separation between church and state, or our preference for hearing Christian mini-sermons when we listen [...]

We asked you to join in this effort. Here are the results:

You asked, and the candidates have answered!
In May more than 8600 people joined together to help create a domestic Jewish agenda for 2008 that reflected our collective priorities. In June, jspot.org, the blog and action center of Jewish Funds for Justice, along with more [...]