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Barack Obama reiterated his support for a Palestinian state during a phone conversation with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Iran plans to open its first nuclear power plant next year, according to state news reports.

A well-known Israeli diamond dealer was shot dead outside the downtown Johannesburg Diamond Center as he left the building.

Germany and Israel are coming together to fight terrorism and international crime.

The United Jewish Communities passed a resolution pressing the Israeli government to settle the conversion issue.

A Montreal man was sentenced to four years in prison for what a judge described as terrorist acts against two Jewish communal buildings in the city.

The European Parliament waived the parliamentary immunity of a far-right member from Belgium.

Israel’s economy is threatened but perhaps better protected than others, the governor of the Bank of Israel said.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman will keep his leadership of a top Senate committee.

An Israeli lawmaker moved into a house in Hebron that the High Court has ordered to be evacuated.

Ze'ev Bielski officially is running for a seat in the Israeli Knesset with the Kadima Party.

The Reconstructionist movement condemned the passage of a ban on gay marriage in California.

Featured Stories

Attacks end brief respite in Sderot

A Kassam rocket that landed in Sderot on Nov. 16, 2008 is displayed at the southern Israeli town's police station. Photo by Robert A. Cumins (Bob Cumins)

A short respite from rocket attacks has ended for the residents of Sderot, who again are struggling with a daily barrage of Kassams barreling in from the Gaza Strip. Read more »

Israeli candidates stump before U.S. Jews

With the race for Israel's prime minister heating up, the three major hopefuls presented themselves to American Jews at the annual General Assembly of the United Jewish Communities, providing a glimpse into how they would approach Israel's problems. Read more »

Financial concerns underscore the G.A.

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