Friday 28 November 2008



Breaking News
A Chabad rabbi and his wife were among the dead after Indian forces retook a Jewish center in Mumbai, India from terrorist gunmen.
Five Israeli youths were arrested for destroying Palestinian property and throwing stones in Hebron.
A Kassam rocket fired from Gaza damaged a house on a kibbutz in the Negev.
Barack Obama's national security transition team includes a number of pro-Israel figures.
Australia is concerned that anti-Semitism could mar a United Nations conference on racism next year.
Tzipi Livni called on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to leave his office.
Panama's long-time Grand Rabbi Zion Levy died in Israel at the age of 83.
Pope Benedict XVI may visit Israel in 2009, but nothing concrete has been decided.


Featured Stories

Grim news from Mumbai hits home

Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, the Chabad emissaries in Mumbai, were killed in the terrorist attacks that began Nov. 26, 2008 in India.
Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, the Chabad emissaries in Mumbai, were killed in the terrorist attacks that began Nov. 26, 2008 in India. (Chabad.org)
Until confirmation finally came Friday that the Chabad emissaries in Mumbai were among the more than 140 victims killed in this week's terrorist attacks in India, Chabad Chasidim and emissaries the world over prayed for the best while fearing for the worst. Read more »

Terrorists targeted Jews; five Israelis killed

The terrorists who struck this week in Mumbai, India sought out Jews, in addition to Britons and Americans. Five Israelis are known to have been killed in the attacks. Read more »


Watching the raid in Mumbai unfold

An eyewitness watches the raid unfold at the Chabad house in Mumbai, live blogging for The New York Times as explosions sound in the background.