Tuesday, 9 November 2010

FEATURED STORY

First sign of the new U.S. political reality -- Bibi's swagger

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America called for a "credible military threat" against Iran as a means of avoiding war, echoing leading Republican lawmakers and showing clearly his empowerment by the GOP sweep of the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more »





BREAKING NEWS

The rescued Chilean miners have accepted Israel's invitation to visit on an all-expense-paid trip -- if their families can join them.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in New York is announcing charges against 17 people for participating in a $42.5 million fraud at the Claims Conference.
Lori Berenson, whose imprisonment in Peru became a cause celebre, was released on parole from a Peruvian prison for a second time.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is concerned over Israel's plans to build hundreds of housing units in eastern Jerusalem.
Longtime Israeli lawmaker Tzachi Hanegbi was forced to leave the Knesset in a departure that could affect the entire government.
A project to connect Holocaust documents throughout Europe is set to be launched.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates pushed back against Israeli demands that the United States amp up the threat of military action against Iran.
A discovery of modern sculptures buried by the Nazis has gone on display in Berlin.
Canada will remain a steadfast supporter of Israel even if it means losing stature internationally, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.
Georg Heuberger, a Claims Conference representative in Germany and founding director of the Frankfurt Jewish Museum, has died.