Jewish groups and officials who track terrorism warned against jumping to conclusions about who might be behind the bombings at the Boston Marathon, a caution that derives from years of wrongful speculation that on occasion has ruined innocent lives. “We know that unfortunately 30 percent of terrorist attacks had Jewish institutions as secondary targets,” said…
Two bombs packed with ball bearings tore through crowds near the finish of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and triggering a massive hunt for those behind an attack the White House said would be treated as “an act of terror”. Officials said more than 100 people were wounded by the devices, which were packed…
Five years ago, terrorists attacked the Boston Marathon. As the runners return to the streets of Boston, we look back at how the tragedy hit home for Abigail Jones. When you grow up in Boston, there are a few things you take as fact: The Red Sox are religion; driving in the breakdown lane is…
The head of the security network for U.S. Jewish organizations said the community is “standing vigilant” following bombings at the Boston Marathon. Two people were killed and more than 30 injured in two blasts at the marathon on Monday, according to reports. One of the bombs exploded at the finish line. “We know that unfortunately…
Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people, causing several amputations and injuring more than 100 in what a White House official said would be handled as an “act of terror.” It was the worst bombing on U.S. soil since security was tightened after…
In a letter to Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, the Simon Wiesenthal Center called on Argentina to immediately cancel its accord with Iran to investigate the bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center. Monday’s letter follows Iran’s demand that Interpol arrest warrants be suspended against its citizens implicated in the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish…
Argentina’s foreign minister, Hector Timerman, defended himself against accusations that he betrayed his Judaism by signing an agreement with Iran. “I did not betray my Judaism in the pact with Iran because we are trying to solve the AMIA bombing case,” Timerman said Monday during an interview with La Red radio. “The move was inspired…
Both the Obama administration and American Jewish groups are pressing European governments with new vigor to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, following an investigation pointing to Hezbollah’s role in a terror attack against Israelis in Bulgaria last July. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, just settled into his new post, set the tone for…
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