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Lag b’Omer bonfires burn out of control

JERUSALEM — Bonfires lit throughout Israel to mark Lag b’Omer burned out of control, stranding thousands of celebrants in the northern Israeli town of Meron. Hot, dry...

Defending Israel takes much of Rice’s time

WASHINGTON — Susan Rice said a major part of her work as US ambassador to the UN is defending Israel’s legitimacy. “It’s a huge part of my work to the […]

Senate: Help Israel on Iran

WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee moderated language in a resolution that had called on President Obama to assist Israel should it strike Iran. The...

European rabbis honor Merkel

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive a top award from Europe’s mainstream Orthodox rabbinic body. The Conference of European Rabbis announced this...

YU law journal honors Carter

NEW YORK — Former President Jimmy Carter accepted an award from the Yeshiva University law school’s journal, despite protests from pro-Israel supporters. On April 10,...

US-born terrorist sentenced; no remorse

JERUSALEM — Yaakov (Jack) Teitel, a US-born Jewish terrorist, convicted of murdering two Palestinians, was sentenced to two life terms and 30 years in prison. Teitel,...

Website: ‘Blood of Christians’

JERUSALEM — A Palestinian nonprofit organization removed an article from its website that accused Jews of using “the blood of Christians in the Jewish Passover” and...

Jackie Robinson, #42, fought black anti-Semitism

By Ami Eden, JTA NEW YORK —— Moviegoers who head this weekend to the AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 for the opening of “42” will see the story of how […]

Pope and chief rabbi exchange greetings

ROME — Pope Francis and Rome’s Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni exchanged greetings to mark Passover and Easter. The two holidays overlapped this year: Easter was last...

Obama quotes ‘Hatikvah’ in Passover message

WASHINGTON — President Obama in his Passover message cited the Israeli national anthem’s invocation of an ancient Jewish longing for a homeland. “Last week, I visited...