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Minor Clashes Reported on 'Nakba' Day

By Haaretz

Despite heightened security, Nakba Day events have been marked by a relative calm on Tuesday, with Palestinians in the West Bank and Israeli Arabs commemorating what they consider as the disaster of Israel’s formation with modest parades and protests.Read More

Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for Israel

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Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israel and of assassinating an Iranian nuclear scientist.Read More

Business Leader Nominated To Chair Federations Board

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Michael Siegal of Cleveland has been nominated to chair the board of trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America.Read More

Auction of Safra Jewels Raise $38 Million for Charity

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An auction of jewels belonging to billionaire Lily Safra raised nearly $38 million for charity.Read More

Palestinian Prisoners End Hunger Strike

By Haaretz

Israel Prison Services reported on Monday that Palestinian prisoners have agreed to end their hunger strike. Senior sources within the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club told Haaretz that an agreement was forged between the Israel Prison Services and the prisoners, containing three main chapters concerning administrative detainees, solitary confinement policy, and visits from family members residing in Gaza.Read More

Israel Worried About Possible Iran Deal

By Haaretz

Seven days before the opening of the next round of Iran nuclear talks, the pressure is on, as the media spins every trickle of information leaked about Iran.Read More

Israeli Businesses Counter Boycott Push

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Israeli businessmen have launched a website to help counter calls to boycott products made in Israel.Read More

Controversial Comic's Gigs Cancelled in Montreal

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A series of performances in Montreal by a French comedian whose act has included anti-Semitic references has been cancelled.Read More

Hungary's Jews Face Anti-Semitic Rhetoric

By Ruth Ellen Gruber (JTA)

The debate over anti-Semitism in Hungary has sharpened since the anti-Israel, anti-Jewish and anti-Roma (Gypsy) Jobbik movement entered Parliament two years ago as the country’s third largest party.Read More

Tel Aviv U. Students To Mark 'Nakba Day'

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Students at Tel Aviv University will mark Nakba Day with an approved campus ceremony, despite opposition from campus employees and other students.Read More


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