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Paris Police Arrest Man in Anti-Semitic Attack

Police in Paris reportedly arrested a man on suspicion that he participated in attacking a Jewish man outside a synagogue. The suspect was apprehended shortly after he and the other three attackers, who escaped, allegedly attacked the 47-year-old Jew on Dec. 20 as the victim was coming out of a synagogue in the French capital’s…

By JTA Dec 30, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Israeli Soldiers Clash with Outpost Settlers in West Bank

Some 200 settlers clashed with Israeli security forces attempting to evacuate the West Bank outpost of Oz Zion. The Jerusalem Post reported that the settlers threw stones at security forces, who eventually abandoned the evacuation attempt near the Beit El settlement on Friday, prior to the start of the Sabbath. The news site NRG reported…

By JTA Dec 28, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Report: Ron Dermer To Become Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S.

Ron Dermer, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu, is set to replace Michael Oren as Israel’s ambassador to the United States, an Israeli newspaper reported. The daily Makor Rishon on Friday reported that Oren has requested to end his tenure in the spring of 2013, when he will have completed a four-year tenure….

By JTA Dec 28, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Antwerp Jewish Girls School Forced To Admit Boys

A Belgian court ordered a Jewish school for girls to admit two boys or face heavy fines. If the Benoth Jeruzalem school in Antwerp fails to admit the boys, it will have to pay $2,600 for every day that the two boys are not allowed to study there, a Belgian judge ruled on Dec. 21,…

By JTA Dec 28, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Muslim Brotherhood Tops Anti-Semitic Rhetoric List

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood produced the worst anti-Semitic and anti-Israel slurs this year, according to the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The Center topped its annual “Top Ten Anti-Semitic/Anti-Israel Slurs” list with a quote from Mohammed Badie, a Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader who lamented “Jewish control” and ”spreading of corruption on earth,” and recommended “holy Jihad” as a…

By JTA Dec 28, 2012 | < 1 min read
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NYT: Iran Slowed Down Nuclear Advance, Seeks Talks

Iran has slowed down its nuclear program, signaling its willingness to negotiate its future, the New York Times reported. Citing U.S. and other Western officials, the paper reported on Friday that Iran began in August to convert some of its uranium enriched to 20 percent into an oxide powder that can be used in its…

By JTA Dec 28, 2012 | < 1 min read
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Western Wall Prayer Fight Fails To Move Israelis

Few American tourists to Israel forget their first visit to the Western Wall. They put notes in the cracks, whisper prayers and take photos against the backdrop of Judaism’s holiest site. But Kobi Bachar of Tel Aviv can’t remember the last time he visited. “I was there maybe 10 years ago,” said Bachar, who is…

By JTA Dec 27, 2012 | 2 min read
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Accused Abuser’s Son Charged in Bleach Attack

A Brooklyn fishmonger was indicted for throwing a cup of bleach in the face of a Chasidic rabbi who advocates for victims of sexual abuse in the haredi Orthodox community. Meilech Schnitzler, 36, of Williamsburg, a member of the Satmar Hasidic sect, was indicted Wednesday on two counts of attempted assault, two counts of assault…

By JTA Dec 27, 2012 | < 1 min read

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