In open letter to the Palestinian President, Abraham H. Foxman says only way in which Abbas could quell Israeli fears as to the sincerity of his desire for peace is to resume stalled peace negotiations.
US Lawmakers warned UNESCO, the U.N. cultural agency, that it stands to lose tens of millions of dollars in U.S. funding if it agrees to admit Palestine as a member before an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is concluded.
A memorial event marking 70 years since the murder of the Jews in Ukraine, including the massacres at Babi Yar and adjacent areas, will be held at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Police fear spiking ethnic tensions during Yom Kippur; police commissioner boosts patrols around mosques, other holy places throughout Israel in an effort to assure Arab community that police do not take such incidents lightly.
A Libyan Jew who returned from exile as Moamer Kadhafi's regime fell said on Monday he is facing death threats over his attempts to restore Tripoli's abandoned and crumbling main synagogue.
