news & features

• Anti-Arafat backlash grows in Congress, Jewish groups

• Post-Oslo terrorist attacks are numerous and bloody

• Clinton backs plan to bar insurers from genetic bans

• City planners balance ancient history and 21st century

• New religious freedom bill goes to Russian parliament

• Israeli’s split over decision to forge ties with Croatia

• New Israeli immigrants finding employment through Web listings

• Palestinian Web site knocks Wall

• New envoy will insist United Nations treat Israel fairly

• Estonia’s capital finally to get a synagogue and a JCC

• Science minister advocates shutting down his ministry

• Bombing victims, fallen soldiers include teen peacenik, new dad

• Mideast Report

• Lithuania premier wants review of war crimes pardons

• Ben Yehuda draws visitors who won’t give in to terror

• Israel Aircraft Industries to unveil new executive jet

• Israel protests photo of navy commando’s severed head

• U.S. mulls fight of Hezbollah drug trade, funny money

• British chief rabbi recalls Diana via prayer he wrote

• Former Communist nations lack accountability for role in Shoah

• U.S. Orthodox convert denied Israel marriage by chief rabbi

• Suspected Russian crime ring member charged

• Cash-poor Palestinian Authority can’t pay its workers

• Israeli pilot wounded in training mishap

• Dolphins may provide clues to Israeli coastal pollution

• IDF inquiry indicates soldier stepped on Hezbollah landmine

• Ghosts, courtroom drama, pathos to highlight Sonoma Jewish films

• Religious leaders pray to save Headwaters

• Arafat responsible for bombings, professor charges

• Self-published author-survivor sells his tale one book at a time

• New regional Bonds chief seeks young investors for Jewish state

• East Bay Short Camping trip slated at Mount Shasta

• Former towel boy returns to lead San Francisco’s JCC

• Hebrew Free Loan convention marks a coup for S.F.

• Jewish voices to sing out in concert for Marin homeless

• South Bay Short Russian to be taught this fall at ALSJCC

• $2.5 million facelift brings space, sunshine to Sherith Israel facility

• San Francisco Shorts Jewish theater, film fest and museum get city funding

• Feminist rabbi merges mysticism, movement, stories

• Professor traces steps of secret spiritual lives in Mexico

• Israel seeks GOP support as it braces for Clinton clash

• News Analysis: Is crisis control only option for Albright in divided Mideast?

columns

• Kee Tetze: On measuring words of prayer and thanks

opinions & letters

• Arafat is not a man of peace

• Why is the world so silent over Israel bombing deaths?

• Bombings remind ex-Oaklander dead `could have been any of us ’

• The wrongs of Israelis pale before the treachery inflicted by Hamas