UnitedJewishCommunities

Director of Communications
The Jewish Federations of North America
joe.berkofsky@ujc.org
212.284.6714

This page on the virtual GA press room links to GA mentions in media coverage before, during and after the conference.

Top Palestinian Rules Out Race for Re-election (New York Times)
Netanyahu Offers No Advance in Peace Talks (Wall Street Journal)
Obama hosts Netanyahu (Wall Street Journal)
Emanuel: Settlement issue should not block Mideast peace (CNN Politics)
Netanyahu urges renewed Mideast talks (CNN Politics)
Israeli PM to travel to Washington in November (Reuters)
Israeli PM to visit US in November, could meet Obama (AFP)
Netanyahu visit: dim prospects for Middle East peace talks (Christian Science Monitor)
Netanyahu to Meet Obama Amid Stalled Middle East Peace Efforts (Bloomberg News)
Netanyahu Heads for Paris After White House Meeting (Bloomberg News)
Indirect Mideast talks may have to do (UPI)
Israelis unsure of U.S. support (Washington Times)
Jewish Community Hero honored for JCorps innovation (Jerusalem Post)
Government may help fill Jewish Agency budget gap (Jerusalem Post)
Guess Who Did Not Come to the Party? (Jerusalem Post)
Where there‘s no pain, there‘s no gain (Jerusalem Post)
Netanyahu-Obama meeting positive (Jerusalem Post)
New sense of urgency emerges at GA (Jerusalem Post)
PM reportedly asks Sarkozy to deliver message to Assad (Jerusalem Post)
Analysis: Fighting the credibility gap (Jerusalem Post)
At GA, Emanuel defends Mideast policy (Jerusalem Post)
PMO: Friedman wrong about Israel (Jerusalem Post)
Center Field: Delegitimizing the delegitimizers (Jerusalem Post)
Analysis: How to serve the Jews (Jerusalem Post)
Netanyahu to Abbas: Let‘s begin talks now (Jerusalem Post)
Analysis: An Obama time-out? Unthinkable (Jerusalem Post)
Obama shouldn't be leaving PM in air (Jerusalem Post)
Knesset slows down as MKs leave the country (Jerusalem Post)
No confirmation of PM-Obama meeting (Jerusalem Post)
Washington chill (Jerusalem Post)
Report: Obama cancels GA address, will meet with Netanyahu (Jerusalem Post)
My Word: Family ties and binds (Jerusalem Post)
Diaspora Jews must make changes (Jerusalem Post)
Spinning into control (Jerusalem Post)
Diaspora Affairs: Pushing the envelope (Jerusalem Post)
Everybody is my people (Haaretz)
Israel‘s relationship with American Jews has changed (Haaretz)
Netanyahu told Obama: Peace talks must yield deal (Haaretz)
Netanyahu heads to Washington for brief meeting with Obama (Haaretz)
At GA, Emanuel Suggests Path to Peace (Haaretz)
Netanyahu in Washington: I'm ready to offer Palestinians major concessions (Haaretz)
Mofaz‘s plan / A message to Livni, via Haniyeh (Haaretz)
ANALYSIS / Netanyahu is good for the (American) Jews (Haaretz)
Seeking peace between Jews, one Israel program at a time (Haaretz)
The Russians are coming – for real (Haaretz)
State of the nation - Time of change (Haaretz)
Why do Israeli reporters ignore the Jewish Diaspora? (Haaretz)
The new partner (Haaretz)
Fiscal Challenges Face Federations (Haaretz)
U.S. leaning toward indirect Mideast peace talks (Haaretz)
Jewish Peoplehood Hub launched (YNet)
Obama to name envoy to combat anti-Semitism (YNet)
PM: Reports meeting with Obama went badly are 'nonsense' (YNet)
Netanyahu urges Abbas to resume talks (YNet)
PM says will make big concessions for peace (YNet)
Netanyahu says during Washington speech he wants to achieve peace (YNet)
Obama, Netanyahu to meet amid doubt on peace talks (YNet)
Israel-US joint military exercise concludes successfully (YNet)
Netanyahu: Israel willing to be 'generous' in talks (YNet)
PM heads to Washington, hoping to meet Obama (YNet)
Defense minister to join PM on US trip (YNet)
Washington caught off guard by Netanyahu visit (YNet)
Peres: Netanyahu no longer a rightist (YNet)
Netanyahu to US, may meet with Obama (YNet)
Citing New Reality, JDC Presses for Change in Funding Formula (JTA)
White House pushes negotiations without preconditions (JTA)
Obama shifts to Israel‘s corner, but tries not to show it (JTA)
First chaplains Torah displayed at GA (JTA)
Obama, Bibi meet behind closed doors (JTA)
Jewish Federations leaders meet with Obama (JTA)
JCorps founder wins first Jewish Community Hero award (JTA)
Silverman looking golden at first GA as Federations‘ chief (JTA)
Netanyahu: Restart peace talks now (JTA)
Sharansky stresses stronger Jewish identity (JTA)
Cantor implores Jews to remove blinders (JTA)
Big stars and nuts and bolts at the GA (JTA)
Clinton to visit Israel (JTA)
The Jewish community‘s two big gets Obama and Brin (JTA)
U.S. Eases Pressure on Israel, Leans on Palestinians (Forward)
With Federation Leaders, Obama Stresses Importance of Healthcare Reform (Forward)
Bibi at GA: Restart Peace Talks Without Preconditions (Forward)
State of the nation - Time of change (Forward)
The Push-And-Pull Within Jewish Philanthropy (New York Jewish Week)
Memorable Moments At Past GAs (New York Jewish Week)
A Chill In The D.C. Air as Obama, Netanyahu Meet (New York Jewish Week)
U.S.-Israel Marriage Endures Despite The Bickering (New York Jewish Week)
From the GA: Federation Head Cautions Against Either-Or Approach (New York Jewish Week)
High Stakes Outreach For Obama At Jewish Federations GA (New York Jewish Week)
Needed: A Jewish Summit (New York Jewish Week)
2009 G.A. rehashes challenges big, small, political and philanthropic (Washington Jewish Week)
Extra gigs (Washington Jewish Week)
U.Md. Chabad director a 'Hero' semifinalist (Washington Jewish Week)
G.A. viewed as best place for Obama to reach Jews (Washington Jewish Week)
Abbas: No Talks Without Settlement Freeze (Tablet)
Emanuel Addresses G.A., Pushes Peace Talks (Tablet)
Obama, Netanyahu Meet, Stay Silent (Tablet)
Bibi on Peace: Let‘s Get on With It (Tablet)

Oren, Cantor Focus on Iranian Threat (Tablet)
Sharansky at GA: Freedom Comes Only Through Identity (Arutz Sheva)
Livni: Israel Needs a Strong United States (Arutz Sheva)
Rahm Emanuel: Netanyahu-Obama Meeting was Good (Arutz Sheva)
Thank You, Mr. Eizenstat (Arutz Sheva)
Israeli Ambassador to the US, Michael Oren: United We Flourish (Arutz Sheva)
Sharansky: No Clash in Identity, Human Rights Values (Arutz Sheva)
Nadav Fund Honors Stuart Eisenstadt (Arutz Sheva)
Prime Minister Urges Abbas to Restart Talks (Arutz Sheva)
ISRAEL RADIO NEWS 7:00 AM Hebrew Report, Israel Radio News
Bibi Then and Now (Jewish Journal of Greater LA)
Obama‘s Big Jewish Speech (Jewish Journal of Greater LA)
Special Report: Can Bibi And Barack Get It Together? (Baltimore Jewish Times)
Young leaders lauded at GA (New Jersey Jewish Standard)
Federations Look to the Future (New Jersey Jewish Standard)
G.A. makes do without Obama (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)
Netanyahu to Address GA in Washington (Yeshiva World News)
5 Finalists Announced in First Annual Jewish Community Hero Awards (NY Blueprint)
Obama, Netanyahu to Meet as U.S. Peace Bid Flounders (The Epoch Times)
Local rabbi up for award (Detroit Free Press)
Brooklynite Among Finalists for Jewish Community Hero Awards (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Across the Nation (PhillyBurbs.com)
Obama to meet with Netanyahu Monday night (Deseret News)
Jewish delegates applaud Emanuel (The Telegram)
Obama-Netanyahu meeting shrouded in secrecy (Israel Today)
US backing away from Israel? (Israel Today)
Rahm Emanuel: Dialogue is the only path to peace (Focus Information Agency)

FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS AND WIRES (except Israel)
Top Obama aide upbeat on Middle East peace deal (The National)
Obama and Netanyahu meet after dark (The National)
Obama, Netanyahu to meet as U.S. peace bid flounders (The Gazette)
Obama, Netanyahu to meet as U.S. peace bid flounders (The Province)

Netanyahu gets his White House meeting but no photo (Sydney Morning Herald)
Iran on the agenda for Obama and Netanyahu, Irish Times
French President Nicolas Sarkozy to meet Israel‘s PM this afternoon in Paris, European Jewish Press
A disregard for law, and for peace, The Daily Star
Abbas insists on January date for Palestinian vote, Jordan Times
Stoking the region‘s fire?, Jordan Times
Obama should Convey Policy Implications of Continued Settlements Expansion, Dar Al Hayat
Israeli PM: Re-launch Peace Talks Immediately, Turkish Weekly
Obama meet Netanyahu on stalled peace process, Xinhuanet
Obama to meet Netanyahu in the White House, Xinhuanet
Netanyahu heads to U.S. hoping for Obama meet, Tehran Times
Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Urges American Jews to Push for Sanctions on Iran, Champress
Netanyahu Is Willing to Restart Peace Talks, Pravda
Which Way Obama?, The Palestine Chronicle
Obama, Netanyahu meet on Mideast crisis, France 24
No peace progress as Obama, Netanyahu meet, Middle East Online
Netanyahu: ―We Are Ready To Make Concessions, But Not On Jerusalem, Israel‘s Security‖, International Middle East Media Center
Barak To Accompany Netanyahu To The U.S., International Middle East Media Center

VIDEO BROADCASTS
UJC/Jewish Federations 2009 Meeting, CSPAN
UJC/Jewish Federation Conference Remarks by Rahm Emanuel, CSPAN
Israeli P.M. Netanyahu Address to the UJC Jewish Federations Meeting, AOL Video
Video: Prime Minister Netanyahu at the JFNA General Assembly, Arutz Sheva
Rahm Emanuel speaks at 2009 JFNA General Assembly, WeJew

BLOGS
Obama Plans Speech to Jewish Group, New York Times
Obama, Netanyahu to Address Jewish Group, Wall Street Journal
When pundits attack: Choice words by Joe Klein, Jamie Kirchick end panel discussion, Washington Post Reliable Source
The Presidential Planner, ABC News Blog
Politics Today: After House Health Care Vote, What‘s Next?, CBS News Blog