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Israel Eases Gaza Embargo on Fruit and Vegetables
Israel imported its first fruit and vegetables from the Gaza Strip in almost eight years on Thursday, in a partial easing of an economic blockade maintained since the Islamist group Hamas seized control of the Palestinian territory.
For Cuba Jews, Better Ties to U.S. May Not Be Cure-All
On a recent Friday night inside this city’s Beth Shalom synagogue, Aliet Ashkenazi, 25, stood draped in a blue-and-white prayer shawl leading prayers in a mix of Spanish and near-perfect Hebrew.
Alan Gross Says 'Time To Talk Tachlis'
Alan Gross says the White House should get serious with Havana. In a dramatic shift, the jailed Jewish contractor is now focusing pressure on President Obama to free him from a Cuban jail.
Harder Line on Cuba in Alan Gross Push
The campaign to free Alan Gross has heated up since President Obama’s reelection. But will it bring him any closer to getting out of a Cuban prison cell?
Alan Gross Sues U.S. for $60M
A U.S. contractor jailed in Cuba after being convicted of crimes against the state sued the U.S. government and the company that hired him for $60 million on Friday, blaming them for his imprisonment and not warning him about the risks he faced in the communist-run island.