The Jewish Agency for Israel continued the shake-up of its top professionals with the naming of a new director-general.

Some 150 Ethiopians claiming Jewish links began arriving in Israel this week, the first groups to immigrate in more than a year.

A new poll suggests that American Jews are more conflicted about the challenges of immigration than their communal leaders -- but that's to be expected, the Jewish leaders say.

The number of immigrants to Israel this year rose 17 percent over last year, posting the first increase in 10 years.