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Gaza rocket kills Thai farm worker in Israel
Earlier this week, Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem held protests amid unfounded rumors that Jewish extremists were planning to take over a key … Read More »
Holocaust survivor Veil joins Academie Francaise
Veil brought her Holocaust experience to her new role. She had her prisoner number from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp engraved on the ceremonial … Read More »
German journalist seeks release of Eichmann files
BERLIN — The basics of Adolf Eichmann’s story are well documented: Commonly known as the “architect of the Holocaust ” for his role in coordinating the Nazi … Read More »
Clinton in Moscow for Mideast, nuclear arms talks
But those talks fell apart before they began, a casualty of Israel’s provocative approval of new housing in east Jerusalem. The diplomatic crisis erupted … Read More »
Israel’s Teva buys German drug firm for $4.9-bln
FRANKFURT — Israeli pharma giant Teva said on Thursday it had signed a deal to buy Ratiopharm, Germany’s second largest generic drugs producer, … Read More »
Palestinians struggle to impose settlements boycott
But it’s unclear what impact if any the boycott is having on the settlements, which mostly market their products in Israel and abroad. … Read More »
Clinton in Moscow for Mideast, nuclear arms talks
But those talks fell apart before they began — a casualty of Israel’s provocative approval of new housing in east Jerusalem. The diplomatic crisis erupted … Read More »
Clinton in Russia for nuclear, Middle East talks
The official reason for Clinton’s two-day visit is a meeting of the Middle East diplomatic quartet, a gathering that has grown in importance after Israel … Read More »
Orthodox Jewish community takes hold in Berlin
On a recent Saturday morning, Novominska led a group of visiting Jewish girls from all over Germany to the morning prayer at Rykestrasse synagogue and then … Read More »
Arab world says hopes in Obama are dwindling
The skepticism is eroding Arab hopes that President Barack Obama will push hard for a long-sought peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians to end a … Read More »
Book makes new claims about Anne Frank
AMSTERDAM — A Holocaust survivor claims in a new book that Anne Frank distracted younger children from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp by telling … Read More »
Wrong religion: Israeli ruins re-identified
JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have announced that ruins long thought to be of an ancient synagogue are actually the remains of a palace built by Arab … Read More »
Wrong religion: Israeli ruins re-identified
JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have announced that ruins long thought to be of an ancient synagogue are actually the remains of a palace used by Muslim … Read More »
Brazilian president places wreath on Arafat’s tomb
Making the first visit by any sitting Brazilian president to Israel and the Palestinian territories, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has termed the trip … Read More »
US- Israel crisis reshapes Quartet meet agenda
The meeting comes amid a serious diplomatic spat between Israel and Washington, after Israel announced the construction of 1600 new settler homes in annexed … Read More »
Orthodox Jewish community takes hold in Berlin
On a recent Saturday morning, Novominska led a group of visiting Jewish girls from all over Germany to the morning prayer at Rykestrasse synagogue and then … Read More »
Israel lifts closure of West Bank as tensions calm
JERUSALEM — Israel has lifted its closure on the West Bank and granted open access to Jerusalem’s holiest shrine. Police say thousands of troops will remain … Read More »
London Jewish Museum reopens after major facelift
“There are many Jewish museums, Holocaust museums — extraordinary places — around the world,” said Alan Yentob, creative director of the BBC and a patron of … Read More »
US, Israel try to back away from the brink
WASHINGTON — The United States and Israel stepped back Tuesday from their deepest rift in decades, a dispute over new Jewish homes in a traditionally Arab … Read More »
Israeli FM says he boycotted Brazilian president
JERUSALEM — Israel’s foreign minister confirmed Tuesday that he boycotted meetings with the visiting Brazilian president, claiming he refused to visit the … Read More »
London Jewish Museum reopens after major facelift
“There are many Jewish museums, Holocaust museums — extraordinary places — around the world,” said Alan Yentob, creative director of the BBC and a patron of … Read More »
London Jewish Museum reopens after major facelift
LONDON — A museum tracing the history of Britain’s 300000-strong Jewish community is reopening after a 10 million pound ($15 million) expansion. … Read More »
US Israel criticism ignites firestorm in Congress
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s fierce denunciation of Israel last week has ignited a firestorm in Congress and among powerful pro- Israel interest … Read More »
US criticism of Israel ignites firestorm
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s fierce denunciation of Israel last week has ignited a firestorm in Congress and among powerful pro- Israel interest … Read More »
Israel opens restored 17th century synagogue
Yona Metzger, the Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel , placed at the entrance of the synagogue a mezuza — the parchment scroll inscribed with a verse from the … Read More »
US wants Israel to cancel Jerusalem building plan
Not far from the compound, inside the Old City’s Jewish Quarter, Jewish residents were to rededicate a historic synagogue that had been destroyed twice, … Read More »
East Jerusalem construction to continue: Israel PM
Israel’s go-ahead last week for 1600 homes for Jewish settlers in east Jerusalem infuriated Washington, particularly since it coincided with a visit by US … Read More »