JWeekly explores the overwhelming Jewish support for Barack Obama’s gay marriage stance, [JWeekly] while Jews in London express relief over mayor-hopeful Ken Livingstone’s loss. [Forward] Elsewhere, Israel Hayom profiles a woman dedicated to suing terror groups. [Israel Hayom] And a Ynet op-ed calls the comparison of Nakba day to the destruction of the first and second temples “obscene.” [Ynet] A new book looks at Hugo Chavez and anti-Semitic threads in Venezuela. [New York Daily News] …More

Polls show Benjamin Netanyahu to win by a landslide in an early election, which was recently called for in the Knesset. [Israel Hayom] Elsewhere, Boris Johnson leads London’s mayoral elections over opponent Ken Livingstone, who had a falling out with the city’s Jews. [Times of Israel] Meanwhile, media reports say Iran has found a way around US arms embargo, importing $560 million worth of weapons from Russia and China over the past three years. [Ynet] And a new study shows there are now more Muslims …More

The London Jewish community has hesitantly put its support behind mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone, despite a dispute between the Labour politician and leading members of British Jewry. Last month, a group of Jewish advocates signed a letter to the head of the Labour party, complaining that Livingston showed signs of anti-Semitism and supported radical Islamists. The letter, which was meant to be private, was published in a London Jewish newspaper, generating headlines and causing a political problem for …More

London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone has apologized to the Jewish community, following his comments that Jews were too “rich” to vote for him. The apology came after a private letter penned by several leaders of the British Jewish community, who wrote to Labour party leader David Miliband expressing their concern over Livingstone’s politics. The politician is currently running under the Labour party for another term in the mayoral office. In early March, Livingstone met with a Jewish …More

Jewish Labour supporters in London find it difficult to support Ken Livingstone. [Telegraph] Anti-Semitic graffiti is found on the walls of a Chicago synagogue. [Chicago Sun Times] A Jewish group in the US adds another perspective to the debate on Iran. [New York Times] For Women’s History Month, one woman rounds up 10 Jewish women who have made history. [Washington Jewish Week] An NGO group fighting for right of return for Palestinians has been stopped from hosting a workshop. [Times of Israel] One …More

Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London seeking to reclaim his post, used language that was nearly "classic anti-Semitism" in a meeting with the city's Jewish community leaders, the leaders said. Livingstone, of the Labour Party, said the Jewish community would not vote for him because "the Jewish community is rich," according to a letter about the March 1 meeting from the leaders to party leader Ed Miliband. The letter was obtained by the Jewish Chronicle of London. Livingstone met with the Jewish leaders …More