Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said Sunday that the country could expect an economic growth in the range of 7 percent should a peace agreement be signed with the Palestinians.Read More
Two large explosive charges contained in a barrel was discovered on beaches of Ashkelon, Ashdod.Read More
Hamas blamed Israel for the assassination of a top Hamas commander in a Dubai hotel room.Read More
Israel hit back Friday at claims by a United Nations report on its Gaza offensive last winter, charging in a written response submitted to the UN that the so-called Goldstone report was inaccurate, as Israel had abided by rules of war in investigating claims of war crimes.Read More
The U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive Iran sanctions bill.Read More
Howard Zinn, an American Jewish historian who wrote the “People’s History of the United States,” has died.Read More
An Orthodox clergywoman will now be known as “rabbah,” rather than an acronym that had been created on her behalf.Read More
Israeli President Shimon Peres urged Germans on Wednesday to do everything in their power to bring remaining Nazi war criminals to justice, saying that International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks not only a memorial day for the victims, but also serves as a warning of the tragic consequences of inaction in the face of atrocity.Read More
Two British kosher food companies were raided for having illegal workers.Read More
An earthquake of the same magnitude as the one two weeks ago in Haiti or stronger is certain to strike Israel, Avi Shapira, chairman of the National Earthquake Preparedness Committee, said on Tuesday.Read More
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