Nobel Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel said that the expulsion of Roms from France cannot be compared to the transportation of Jews to Nazi death camps during WWII.
he Jewish community of Ramenskoye (about 30 miles south-east of Moscow), in the Moscow Region, celebrated the inauguration of its new synagogue. The synagogue is a replica of 770 Eastern Parkway, Lubavitcher World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.
Boaz Harpaz reportedly tells police he had doctored the controversial document in response to what he saw as 'manipulations' by Defense Minister Barak against IDF chief Ashkenazi.
Netanyahu asks Putin to stop deal involving sale of advanced P-800 Yakhont supersonic cruise missiles; Israel considers this weaponry dangerous to its navy vessels in Mediterranean Sea.
Wikileaks releases a CIA memo titled 'What if Foreigners See the United States as an Exporter of Terrorism?' in which American Jews in Israel was one of four groups mentioned.
Turkish diplomat visiting U.S. tells Turkish paper Gaza flotilla raid bears no ill effect on Turkey's attitude toward Israel or Jews, only Israel's gov't.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with advisers to select members of Israel's delegation for direct peace talks with PA in Washington; lawyer Yitzhak Molcho to head team.
