http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/ou-to-white-house-de-escalate/ The Orthodox Union’s president, Stephen Savitsky, and its executive vice president, Rabbi Steve Weil, have issued a statement calling on the Obama administration to "make a conscious effort to move away from the kind of public statements it has directed at Israel over the past few days. These statements have escalated tensions between the two governments, which the Obama Administration must now de-escalate." en-us aeden@jta.org Copyright 2010 2010-03-16T;06:46:00-05:00