Monday, 29 December 2008


Breaking News

Hamas threatened to assassinate senior Israeli leaders.
A group coordinating security for American Jewish institutions urged member organizations to review their security procedures in the wake of Israel's operation in Gaza.
Four dovish pro-Israel groups criticized Israel's airstrikes in Gaza.
The Bush administration blamed Hamas for the escalation of violence on the Israel-Gaza Strip border and noted the humanitarian needs of Gazans.
Hamas could have prevented Israel's attack on the Gaza Strip, Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday.
The Israeli Embassy in London was put on high alert after an envelope containing white powder was delivered.
Media speculation that Pope Benedict XVI is rethinking a trip to the Holy Land because of the current violence is "premature," a Vatican spokesman said.
The leader of a far-right political party in Greece compared Israel's actions in Gaza to Hitler.
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Arab and European countries to protest Israel's operation in Gaza.
A Palestinian worker stabbed four Jewish residents of a West Bank community, apparently in revenge for Israel's attack on Gaza.
Governments around the world called on Israel to halt its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
A New York publisher has canceled the release of a Holocaust memoir after learning the core of the story was fabricated.

Featured Stories

Attack in Gaza signals escalation of conflict

Israeli ground troops moved to the Gaza border to prepare for a possible invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, on Dec. 28, 2008.
Israeli ground troops moved to the Gaza border to prepare for a possible invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, on Dec. 28, 2008. (Brian Hendler)
Israel's launching of a major bombing campaign in Gaza Strip marked a new approach to tackling the problem of Hamas-sponsored rocket attacks on southern Israel. Read more »

Madoff scheme deals new hit to FSU Jews

The Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard Madoff is the latest in a string of financial blows to Jewish aid programs in the former Soviet Union, wiping out a major foundation that was the primary funder of Jewish higher education in Russia. Read more »

Dovish groups criticize Gaza attack

Four dovish pro-Israel groups criticized Israel's airstrikes in Gaza. Read more »

Editors' Picks

Livni meets the press

Israeli Foreign Minister and Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni went on "Meet the Press" this weekend to defend her country's attacks on the Gaza Strip. She also lectured Al-Jazeera.

Weighing in on Gaza attacks

Check out the latest commentary on Israel's retaliatory strikes against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Anatomy of an expose

Over at The New Republic blog The Plank, the magazine's editors offer a helpful recap of how their reporter successfully exposed a Holocaust memoir as a hoax.

Madoff (and the rest)

The Fundermentalist stays on top of the Madoff story but also tracks other developments in the philanthropic world.