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Avigdor Liberman formally charged with fraud

JERUSALEM — Former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman was formally charged with fraud and breach of trust. The indictment, which reportedly includes new and...

Dermer brings American sensibilities to Israeli politics

TEL AVIV — Like many Israeli politicians, Ron Dermer is an unapologetic defender of Israel’s actions, even if it might mean being undiplomatic. But like a seasoned...

Moroccan minister: Save Jewish buildings

The Moroccan government announced plans to preserve and renovate buildings that once served as Jewish schools. The Muslim nation’s education minister, Mohamed El Ouafa,...

Obama announces Holocaust Museum appointments

WASHINGTON — President Obama has appointed Todd Fisher, Robert A. Sherman, Andrea Lavin Solow and Michael Ashley Stein to the US Holocaust Memorial Council and named...

New chief rabbi faces fractious British Jewry

By Miriam Shaviv, JTA LONDON —— Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has big shoes to fill. Appointed last week as the 11th British chief rabbi, he will succeed Jonathan Sacks, an...

Jewish priorities in 2013

WASHINGTON — Will we fall of the fiscal cliff? Plunge into war with Iran? Dive into contentious confirmation battles? One thing’s for certain: There will be plenty of...

After Newtown: Holes and hope in the mental health system

THE bewildering tragedy that claimed 26 lives — 20 of them children age six to seven — at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. has once again resuscitated the...

After Newtown: How to respond to children

THE shock, horror, anger and grief generated by an event such as last week’s school shooting in Connecticut is grueling enough for parents to cope with. But what about...

Israel’s ‘pillars of support’ leaving Congress

WASHINGTON — When the new Congress convenes in January, it will be missing several longtime pillars of support for Israel on Capitol Hill. Gone from the House of...

Hebrew to be nixed as foreign language

LONDON — The British government reportedly is planning to exclude Hebrew from a list of recognized foreign languages in the national education system. The Board of...