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New suspect in Burgas bus attack

SOFIA — A third suspect has been identified in the bombing of a tour bus in Burgas that killed five Israelis and their Bulgarian bus driver. The new suspect announced...

Ukraine Jews hunkering down

KIEV — The turmoil in Ukraine has left one of Europe’s largest Jewish communities on edge. After an outbreak of violence in Kiev last week that left dozens of...

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Pope looking forward to visit to Israel

ROME —— Pope Francis called on Jews and Christians to work together to construct a “more just and fraternal world,” and said he looked forward to his upcoming visit...

In France, a quenelle arrest

PARIS — French police arrested a man suspected of disseminating a photo of a quasi-Nazi salute being performed in front of a school where four Jews were murdered. The...

Scarlett Johansson stands up for Israel against Oxfam

NEW YORK — Oxfam accepted actress Scarlett Johansson’s resignation as a global ambassador, calling the role “incompatible” with her work for the Israeli company...

Swedish, Danish docs call for ban on bris

COPENHAGEN — Large medical associations in Sweden and Denmark recommended banning non-medical circumcision of boys. In Sweden, the recommendation came in a resolution...

Knesset visits Auschwitz

OSWIECIM, Poland — Watching thousands of Poles dance to Klezmer music just 50 miles from the Auschwitz death camp, Johnny Daniels could feel an ambitious plan taking...

Canada exuberantly pro-Israel

By Ron Csillag, JTA TORONTO —— It took seven years, but one of Israel’s staunchest allies among world leaders has made his maiden voyage to the Jewish state....

NBA’s Tony Parker apologizes for anti-Semitic salute

PARIS — NBA star Tony Parker has apologized for performing an anti-Semitic salute after a three-year-old photo was published in the French media. The photo shows...

Dutch soccer team ditches Israeli player for Abu Dhabi match

THE HAGUE — A Dutch soccer team is facing criticism for playing in Abu Dhabi despite the emirate’s refusal to let in the team’s Israeli defender. Two Dutch...