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Gaza memorializes war victims
A siren sounded throughout the Gaza Strip to memorialize the Palestinian victims of Israel's Operation Cast Lead....
Israel’s airport security increased following attack
Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport increased security following an attempted terrorist attack on a flight to the United States....
Muslims rally against anti-Semitism on Facebook
Muslims placed personal messages against anti-Semitism on the Facebook page of a Muslim reformist and author....
Human rights activist for Soviet Jews dies
Micah Naftalin, a leader in human rights activism on behalf of Soviet Jews, has died....
Damascus Hamas against, Gaza Hamas for swap deal
Hamas leaders in Damascus are against Israel's latest offer in a prisoner swap deal, but the organization's Gaza members want to accept, an Arabic newspaper reported....
Madoff reportedly hospitalized after assault
Bernard Madoff was reportedly hospitalized for injuries consistent with an assault....
Rome’s Jews confirm Pope visit
Italian Jews issued a statement confirming that Pope Benedict XVI will visit the main Rome synagogue despite tensions over his decision to move Pope Pius XII closer to sainthood....
Airline employee wins religious discrimination suit
A federal judge has approved the settlement of a religious discrimination lawsuit between an airline and a Jewish former employee....
Government grant to help build Edmonton JCC
A nearly $1 million Canadian government grant will help the 6,000-member Edmonton Jewish community demolish and rebuild its community center....
Russian professor sentenced for neo-Nazi Web site
A Russian science professor was sentenced to community service for operating a neo-Nazi Web site....
Pre-draft teens pledge loyalty to Torah, not army
About 200 teens soon to be drafted into the Israeli army sent a letter to the defense minister saying their loyalty to the Torah comes before military orders....
Jewish Agency’s second in command to resign
The director general of the Jewish Agency will step down to take a position with Israel's Education Ministry....
Israeli man killed by Palestinian attackers
An Israeli man was shot dead by Palestinian attackers in the West Bank....
Israelis petition Belgian court against Hamas
Israeli victims of rocket attacks from Gaza have asked a Belgian court to try Hamas officials for war crimes....
Teens charged in beating of Budapest Jew
Police charged two men in the assault of a Jewish man in the old Ghetto district of the Hungarian capital....
Oil, gas found under Rosh Ha’Ayin
An Israeli exploration company announced it found gas and oil during drilling under the city of Rosh Ha'Ayin....
Christmas celebrations begin in Israel
Thousands of Christians will attend Midnight Mass at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity....
Israel warns nationals against African travel
Israel's government warned its citizens not to travel to certain parts of Africa because of a terrorist warning....
Obama signs bills including Israel defense funds
President Obama signed a defense appropriations bill that includes $202 million in defense cooperation with Israel....
Anti-Semitic incidents increase in Argentina
The recent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in Argentina is "deeply troubling," B'nai B'rith International said....
Money earmarked for Auschwitz security
Poland's culture ministry has set aside money to improve security at the Auschwitz memorial site....
Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Exodus captain, dies
The captain of the Jewish refugee ship Exodus has died....
World powers to talk on Iran next month
The major world powers considering sanctions against Iran will resume their talks in the new year....
Report: Ma’ale Adumim planned as Jerusalem suburb
The West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim was slated to be annexed to Jerusalem even before it was built, according to newly revealed documents....
Vatican: Pius, John Paul not ‘paired’
Responding to widespread Jewish criticism, the Vatican said controversial wartime Pope Pius XII would not be beatified at the same time as Pope John Paul II....
Find new yeshiva, Har Bracha students told
Israel's army is taking action to move student soldiers out of a hesder yeshiva whose leader reportedly urged soldiers to defy orders to evacuate settlements....
Gazan Palestinians to celebrate Christmas in Israel
Some 300 Christian Palestinians from the Gaza Strip will be allowed to enter Israel to observe Christmas....
Israeli girl, 14, gets medical marijuana
A 14-year-old Israeli cancer patient has been allowed to smoke marijuana to relieve the side effects of chemotherapy....
Brazil sets day to honor Jewish immigrants
Brazil has set aside a day to honor Jewish immigrants to the country....
Palestinian attempts to stab checkpoint guard
A Palestinian teenager tried to stab Israeli security guards at a checkpoint north of Jerusalem....
