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Pelosi Delegation
Meets Netanyahu
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A del-
egation of Democratic House
members led by Rep. Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif.) met in Israel with Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The U.S. lawmakers and
Netanyahu discussed "U.S.-Israel
relations and regional security
issues': said a statement Sunday, fol-
lowing the delegation's arrival.
"The del-
egation appreci-
ated hearing the
Prime Minister's
views and told
him we look
forward to his
thoughts on
Nancy Pelosi
how to move the
peace process at
this critical point in Middle East
history when he addresses a joint
meeting of the Congress later this
month': said the statement.
Netanyahu raised eyebrows
among Democrats last month
when Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio),
the speaker of the House of
Representatives, announced that
the Israeli leader would address
Congress. Such visits are usually
coordinated with congressional
Democrats and the White House.
Along with Pelosi, the minor-
ity leader, the delegation of
nine included Rep. Steve Israel
(D-N.Y.), the chairman of the
Democratic House election cam-
paign, and Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.
Va.), a tough Israel critic.
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Ex-Israeli Official
Joins Think Tank
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Maj. Gen.
Amos Yadlin, Israel's former mili-
tary intelligence chief, is joining the
influential Washington Institute for
Near East Policy think tank.
Yadlin, who just
retired, will be
the Kay Fellow on
National Security.
The institute,
which tilts
hardline and
pro-Israel on
defense policy,
Amos Yadlin
over the years
has featured as
fellows fresh graduates of senior
military service in the United
States, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan, as
well as Israel.
Past Israeli military chiefs of
staff who launched their retire-
ments with stints at the institute
include Moshe Yaalon and Shaul
Mofaz.
Kabbalah Centre
Facing IRS Probe
SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — The Los
Angeles-based Kabbalah Centre is
under investigation by the Internal
Revenue Service's criminal division.
Two charities connected to
Madonna, the nonprofit center's most
high-profile celebrity supporter,
reportedly also are involved in the
probe.
The Los Angeles
Times reported that
the IRS is looking
into whether funds
were diverted for
the personal use
of the Berg family,
which has run the
Kabbalah Centre for
Madonna
40 years.
Karen Berg, 68,
became CEO after her husband, Philip,
81, who had been its head rabbi since
1969, suffered a stroke in 2004. She
runs the organization with the help of
sons Michael, 37, and Yehuda, 38.
The center's assets are valued at more
than $260 million. Exact totals are
unclear, the Times reported, because the
center has tax-exempt status as a reli-
gious organization and is not required
to make its tax filings public.
The children's charity Raising
Malawi, which broke off ties with
the Kabbalah Centre in March, is
cooperating with the investigation,
the Times reported. Madonna heads
Raising Malawi, which does work in
the African nation of Malawi and is the
subject of a grand jury investigation
in New York along with the Kabbalah
Centre and the Bergs.
Madonna is not named in the IRS
probe, according to the Times.
The Kabbalah Centre is credited
with spurring popular interest in
Jewish mysticism, although it has been
criticized by mainstream Jewish lead-
ers. The center grew enormously after
Madonna began studying there in 1996
and raised its public profile. It now has
branches in 31 countries and includes
many celebrities among its followers.
Israeli Author
Sues Google Books
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli
author has sued Google Books for
copyright infringement.
Yonatan Bauner's lawsuit filed in
Jerusalem District Court claims that
the project, which makes millions of
books publicly available for download,
infringes on authors' copyrights.
Brawler, author of the Hebrew book
Things You See From There, has asked
the court to recognize the filing as a
class-action lawsuit, the Israeli daily
Globes reported.