Four people were killed, two of them French-Israelis, when a huge blast caused by a gas leak levelled a building in the Israeli coastal town of Netanya, police and relatives said on Friday.

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon: ''During the last couple of weeks I have met many politicians and leaders from across four continents and I can say that the Palestinian momentum towards September has been halted.''

The Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) will on Monday hold an event at the European Parliament discussing the future of the Jewish community in Europe.

Britain Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks warned that shechita could soon come under threat in his country if Dutch politicians accept the proposal to ban the practice

Turkish group IHH says the Mavi Marmara ship did not get the necessary approval from Turkish port authorities to set sail.

his year over 30 Jews came to the synagogue in Ulyanovsk to participate in a “Torahthon,” where they studied from 6:00 p.m. until midnight. Ten people even stayed up all night, as is customary, until 6:00 a.m.

Rep. Anthony Weiner reportedly is set to resign in the wake of a scandal in which he lied about sexually explicit exchanges on social media outlets.

Two men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of plotting to blow up New York synagogues and churches, US officials said.

-European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton started Thursday a Mideast trip that will bring her to Jordan, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, for high level meetings with government leaders and international partners including the United Nations, Arab League, African Union, and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.

-The United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Hannah Rosenthal, German Member of the European Parliament Elmar Brok and Israel's ambassador to the EU Ran Curiel will be keynote speakers at the Second Conference on Jewish Media in Europe next Monday in Brussels.