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Every few weeks, Meretz USA's staff writes a news update, analyzing and summarizing recent news events, and linking to news articles selected from those posted daily on the Meretz USA website. Below, you will find an archive of these analyses, with the most recent on top.
We invite you, after reading these news analyses, to send us your reactions or suggestions about what you'd like to see us write about in future weeks. You can send these suggestions to mail@meretzusa.org.
Rabbi Bruce Cohen died on August 3, 2010. A Reform Rabbi,
he was the founder and long-time director of Interns For Peace which strove to
improve relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel and beyond. Many members of
Meretz USA
were involved with and supported IFP over the years and knew Bruce Cohen
personally. Dina Charnin, a new board member of Meretz USA, worked as an IFP
intern and also in the NY office in the early-mid 1980's.
In response to a court petition by the Israeli NGO, Gisha - Legal Center for Freedom of Movement, the government of Israel has for the first time admitted that it has specific written guidelines for its Gaza Strip blockade which outline which goods it will, and which it will not, allow into Gaza, and in what quantities.
Following the lifting of a four-month gag order, Israel's print and electronic media were finally permitted this week to report on the case of Anat Kam, the former IDF soldier who had been under secret house arrest since December on charges of "serious espionage". 