The Forward reports:

An ultra-Orthodox umbrella organization spoke out at its annual conference against the division of Jerusalem, marking the first time that the traditionally non-Zionist body has taken a public stance on the peace process.

At the Saturday night session of the 85th convention of Agudath Israel of America, the mayor of Jerusalem, Uri Lupolianski, addressed the crowd.

As expected, the Agudath Israel convention this past weekend produced a resolution advocating continued Zionist control over Jerusalem, citing "considerations of security as well as the singular place Jerusalem has always occupied in Jewish religious an

Recent political developments in the State of Israel and the upcoming Annapolis meeting of Middle-Eastern leaders and American President George W.