Jewcy Zeitgeist: Jordan Promotes Two-State Solution, Thanks For Not Smoking, and Beanie Babies Still Cause Drama

Here are today’s top stories in no particular order:

• Benjamin Netanyahu met with King Abdullah II of Jordan, who urged Israel to accept a two-state solution.

• Wisconsin has passed a statewide ban on smoking in public, and the governor of North Carolina is about to pass similar legislation for bars and restaurants in the state.

• North Korea is prepared to try the two U.S. journalists that they have had detained since mid-March on charges of illegal entry and "hostile acts" against the state. [Editor’s note: one of the journalists, Laura Ling, is the sister of former "View" cohost Lisa Ling.]

• Germany is facing the biggest dip in tax revenues in over sixty years.

• Beanie Babies are making news again as a plush toy created to look like Bo, President Obama’s new pooch, is flying off the shelves.