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The Obama administration reportedly is changing its strategy on negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.

The United States commended changes in the draft document for Durban II but said more was needed to entice it into joining the anti-racism conference.

Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations called for a walkout when the president of Iran speaks in Geneva next week.

The United States and Israel will hold a joint military exercise to test three missile defense systems, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the opening of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.

Palestinian police said they uncovered an explosives lab in a West Bank mosque.

An interfaith coalition called on President Obama to provide more clarity to federal law providing religious conscience protections for health-care workers.

Australia's foreign minister said it was "most unlikely" his country would attend the U.N.'s anti-racism conference next week unless qualitative changes are made to the draft text.

An Egyptian border guard was killed while patrolling the border with Israel, according to an Egyptian security official.

The Israel Ministry of Tourism is launching a Web site dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Israel in May.

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