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Breaking News Iran said it test-fired a new long-range missile, as Israel's military intelligence chief said Iran is now capable of creating an atomic bomb. Syrian President Bashar Assad said his country will only be able to make peace with Israel if Israel solves its problem with the Palestinians. Thousands of people demonstrated against Israel during a Davis Cup match in Sweden. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad submitted his resignation, which could speed the formation of a Fatah-Hamas unity government. Touro Synagogue, the nation’s oldest Jewish house of worship, canceled public tours because of financial difficulties. President Obama will visit Turkey next month. Jewish groups applauded President Obama's decision to lift the executive order restricting federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Benjamin Netanyahu said coalition talks are continuing and that discussing negotiations in public weaken the party's standing. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak clashed over the outcome of Israel's military offensive in Gaza. The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews provided humanitarian aid to Jews in a central Ukrainian town. Hamas has a videotape showing kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, according to a Kuwaiti newspaper. A synagogue in Haifa was set on fire for the second time in a week. Two U.S.-based Jewish organizations have launched a Purim campaign in support of Sderot children and Israeli soldiers. The leaders of the anti-Zionist Neturei Karta urged their followers not to dress up as soldiers, policemen or rescue workers on Purim. The United Arab Emirates denied a visa to the chairman of Israel's International Chamber of Commerce. A leading British Muslim has joined a call to attack those who prevent smuggling arms to Hamas in Gaza. A former prosecutor of the terrorist attack on Argentina's AMIA Jewish community center was kidnapped and tortured. Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav will be indicted for sexual offenses, the attorney general announced. The parents of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit are living in a protest tent set up across from the prime minister's residence. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker is joining other female activists on a visit to Gaza. At least four Kassam rockets hit civilian areas in southern Israel. The Vatican officially announced that Pope Benedict XVI will visit Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. Lithuania agreed to pay $41 million over 10 years to the Jewish community to compensate for seized property. The chief rabbi of Kazakhstan asked officials from the Obama administration to repeal the Jackson-Vanik amendment.