Syria will officially invite Fatah to continue Palestinian reconciliation talks in Damascus as a dispute between the two has been resolved.

-World Jewish Congress (WJC) Vice-President Rabbi Marc Schneier defended Israel against a diatribe by Palestinian Autority’s chief Islamic judge, Sheikh Taysir al-Tamimi, who told an interfaith forum in Doha that Israel was ''illegally occupying'' and ''Judaizing'' Jerusalem.

A European political leader said he is worried about the rise of extreme-right and populist parties in Europe.

Many Israelis are now traveling to Greece instead of Turkey.

Islamic Jihad is taking strides to restrain its members in the Gaza Strip from unauthorized attacks, suggesting that the group has quietly joined Hamas in enforcing a nearly 2-year ceasefire with Israel.

American Jews, among the nation's most reliable liberal voters, are likelier than ever to give Republicans a long hard look in upcoming elections, as enthusiasm wanes for President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party

Former Givati commander and others probed for authorizing air strike despite warnings of civilians in the area.

Iran indicates it welcomes the offer but has not yet formally replied to the invitation.

The Jewish community of Bobruisk hosted a visit by a delegation of several top officials from different levels of government in Belarus. Among them were Vladimir Lameko, the Deputy Commissioner for Religious and Ethnic Affairs of Belarus, and Vladimir Martynovsky, the Head of the Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of the Mogilev Region’s Executive Committee.

Schluchim of the Dnepropetrovsk Shiurei Torah helped Chief Rabbi of Mariupol Menachem-Mendel Kohen and the local community to hold a memorial meeting dedicated to 69th anniversary of mass shooting of Priazovie Jews by Nazis.