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American Jews and the Future of Israel
American Jews are less attached to Israel than their elders, but Jewish establishment leaders don’t want to hear it. Has Israel changed? Is it also divided? We hear a debate that could be crucial to US support and to Israel's future. Also, President Obama expresses frustration over responsibility for Gulf oil slick. On Reporter's Notebook, can the watchdogs of journalism survive media cutbacks?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenAmerican Jews are less attached to Israel than their elders, but Jewish establishment leaders don’t want to hear it. Has Israel changed? Is it also divided? Also, President Obama expresses frustration over responsibility for Gulf oil slick. On Reporter's Notebook, as traditional newspapers cut back and bloggers try to take up the slack, what are the consequences for the watchdog function of America's news media?
Banner image: Protestors demonstrate in front of the White House June 1, 2010, after the White House declined Tuesday to specifically condemn Israel's raid on a humanitarian flotilla. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesObama Expresses Frustration over Responsibility for Spill
President Obama expressed his frustration over the Gulf oil spill in an interview this morning on NBC's Today. Meantime, BP point-man Bob Dudley said the company is trying to do right by the victims.
Read the story8 minA Rift Grows in the American Jewish Community
Israel's bloody enforcement of its Gaza Strip blockade has exposed a growing division among American Jews. AIPAC , the traditional Jewish lobby, played up five Islamic "Radicals" aboard ship. A competing lobby group, J Street , focused on the blockade's impact on Palestinians.
Read the story37 minWhere Have All the Watchdogs Gone?
Regulatory agencies are boring until brakes fail, mines explode and oil-rigs blow up. But as newspapers cut back to save money, one of the casualties is coverage of those myriad Washington's agencies. Can media watchdogs prevent the worst case scenarios from occurring? What are the consequences of cutbacks in coverage?
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