U.S. presidential election

Romney Reaches Out to Palestinians Joshua Mitnick, Christian Science Monitor. Candidate Mitt Romney now says he will re-start talks aimed at creating a Palestinian state.  Is this a flip-flop?  Or a promising opportunity?

The Jewish Vote, Then and Now Rafael Medoff, Jewish Press. In early 1948, the Truman administration was retreating from the UN plan to create Israel—until Jewish voters in the Bronx defeated the Democrats’ candidate for congress.

Election Year Dos and Don’ts Susan Paykin, Religious Action Center. The Reform movement’s RAC explains what the IRS says a rabbi can and can’t do during an election campaign.  Unfortunately, the lines are a little blurry.

Two Rabbis, Two Philosophies Daniel Treiman, Times of Israel. At the recent political conventions, Rabbi David Wolpe and Rabbi Meir Soloveichik each spoke powerfully to the contrasting political ideologies of the parties that they were addressing.

Romney, Run , Associated Press. Noting the U.S. and Israel’s “shared values,” the presidential candidate said that “it’s a deeply moving experience to be in Jerusalem”—gulp!—“the capital of Israel.” (Full video of speech here.)