NYC prosecutors: Vacate conviction in rabbi murder
A man put behind bars for the 1990 killing of a Brooklyn rabbi was on the verge of freedom Wednesday after prosecutors told a judge they support ...
Pope Francis lauded for interfaith dialogue
The election of Pope Francis has thrilled Jewish leaders in Argentina, who predict that their friend will continue to foster warm relations and open ...
Pope installation draws world, religious leaders
Pope Francis' diplomatic skills will be put to the test on Tuesday as he hosts political leaders from 130 nations and religious representatives from ...
Orthodox patriarch to Rome for pope's installation
Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, will attend Pope Francis' installation Mass — the first time a patriarch from ...
Israeli president handed lineup for government
Israel's prime minister has notified the country's president that he has succeeded in forming a government. Benjamin Netanyahu presented the lineup ...
Netanyahu faces rocky future in new coalition
Forced to rely on the support of two fast-rising rivals in his new governing coalition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now faces a reshaped and ...
Pope Francis reaches out to Jews
Like his predecessor, Pope Francis reached out to Rome's Jewish community at the very start of his pontificate, pledging to continue to strengthen the ...
Man sentenced for NYC synagogue bomb plot
An Algerian New Yorker was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for plotting an attack on New York City synagogues, even as his lawyers continued ...
Last-minute snag stalls Israeli coalition deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached a deal Thursday to form a new coalition government, but a last-minute snag over the title of his new ...
A look at the makeup of the new Israeli government
Four parties will make up the new Israeli coalition government, adding up to a 68-seat majority in the 120-seat parliament. It is the first Israeli ...
Israel's ultra-Orthodox suddenly are outsiders
As Israel's new government takes shape, the country's powerful ultra-Orthodox Jewish political parties seem poised to find themselves in unfamiliar ...
Jewish museum in Poland unveils synagogue roof
A Jewish history museum in Warsaw has unveiled a reconstructed synagogue roof with an elaborately painted ceiling modeled on a 17th-century structure, ...
Netanyahu gets 2 more weeks to form coalition
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday granted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu another two weeks to form a governing coalition, after Netanyahu ...
Dutch court: Jews must also carry ID cards
A Dutch appeals court has upheld a €60 ($90) fine against an Orthodox Jew who refused to show police an identity card, citing religious reasons.
Morocco film searches out Jews who left for Israel
Hundreds of members of Islamist and left wing political groups demonstrated outside the Tangiers Film Festival earlier this month against a ...
NY assemblyman apologizes for blackface costume
A New York assemblyman who at first vigorously defended wearing blackface, an Afro wig and a basketball jersey to a costume party apologized Monday, ...
Putin: Archive could go to Jewish museum
Russian President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that a vast collection of Jewish books and documents that is the focus of a dispute between Moscow and ...
Orthodox rabbi seeks Israeli religious revolution
When Rabbi David Stav launched his official campaign last month to wrest control of Israel's top religious institution from its longtime hardline ...
Pope Benedict XVI considered a friend in Israel
When Joseph Ratzinger became pope in 2005, many in Israel wondered whether the German-born Cardinal with the Nazi past would prove a worthy successor ...
Comic Sarah Silverman's sister detained by Israel
Israeli police Monday detained 10 women, including the sister of American comic Sarah Silverman, as they tried to pray at a Jerusalem holy site, the ...
Scouts face pressure before vote on no-gays policy
It promises to be a campaign as passionate and dramatic as any big election. For the next 14 weeks, the Boy Scouts of America will be the focus of ...
Israel's Netanyahu hits snags in building team
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to take office for a third time, his attempts to form a new coalition government have gotten off ...
Ed Koch's coffin exits to 'New York, New York'
Ed Koch couldn't have chosen a more appropriate final farewell to New York City. An organist played "New York, New York," the iconic ballad made ...
Israeli, Palestinian schoolbooks flawed: study
A new study weighed in on one of the hot-button subplots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Monday, saying schoolbooks of both sides largely present ...
Bill Clinton to speak at Ed Koch's funeral in NYC
Ed Koch is being remembered as the quintessential New Yorker — an admired but tough, colorful former mayor who will be honored at his funeral by ...
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