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NEW YORK (JTA) – It was said to be a finding of groundbreaking scholarly and historic significance, comparable in importance to the 19th-century discovery of the Cairo Geniza and rivaling the Dead Sea Scrolls for sheer drama. More...
NEW YORK – Israel’s strategic affairs minister expressed confidence that international pressure could force Iran to halt its nuclear program.
Moshe Ya’alon, speaking at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, said the West needed to force Tehran to choose between the survival of its regime and the pursuit of its nuclear ambitions. More...
(JTA) – Egyptian authorities are preventing several Americans working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from leaving the country, including the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. More...
ROME (JTA) – A British nun who saved dozens of Jews in Rome during the Holocaust has been advanced on the road to sainthood. Britain’s Catholic Herald newspaper said the file on Mother Riccarda Beauchamp Hamrough, who died in 1966, was sent recently to the Vatican for investigation by the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. More...
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Jailed American Jewish contractor Alan Gross visited Cuba at least five times in one year to set up wireless Internet connections, according to a report citing leaked court documents. More...
Israelis vouch for Obama in new campaign video