http://jta.org/news/ en moster@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-07-05T17:41:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006321/biden-israel-has-right-to-attack-iran http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006321/biden-israel-has-right-to-attack-iran#When:16:41:00Z Israel has the right to attack Iran's nuclear program and the United States will not stand in her way, Joe Biden said. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-07-05T16:41:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006320/for-first-time-knesset-member-gives-birth http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006320/for-first-time-knesset-member-gives-birth#When:14:10:00Z A sitting Israeli Knesset member gave birth to a baby boy. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-07-05T14:10:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006319/assad-invites-obama-to-damascus http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006319/assad-invites-obama-to-damascus#When:13:58:00Z Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in an interview invited President Obama to visit Damascus Breaking News, Middle East 2009-07-05T13:58:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006318/jerusalem-parking-lot-protests-continue http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006318/jerusalem-parking-lot-protests-continue#When:13:02:00Z Demonstrations against a decision to open a Jerusalem parking lot on Shabbat continued for the second week in a row. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-07-05T13:02:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006317/israeli-sub-said-to-cross-suez http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006317/israeli-sub-said-to-cross-suez#When:12:48:00Z Israeli officials said that an Israeli submarine passed through the Suez Canal during a drill, a report denied by Egypt. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-07-05T12:48:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006315/gaza-terrorist-captured-indicted http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/05/1006315/gaza-terrorist-captured-indicted#When:11:44:00Z A Gaza man was indicted for planning to set up a terrorist cell in Israel. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-07-05T11:44:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/02/1006301/palestinian-swine-flu-cases-rising http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/02/1006301/palestinian-swine-flu-cases-rising#When:17:18:00Z A Palestinian mufti said Muslim law forbids hugging and kissing anyone who may have been exposed to swine flu, as West Bank cases continue to rise. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-07-02T17:18:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/02/1006300/idf-palestinians-trade-fire http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/02/1006300/idf-palestinians-trade-fire#When:16:55:00Z The Israeli military and Palestinian gunmen traded fire on the Gaza border. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-07-02T16:55:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/02/1006293/holy-texts-charred-in-makeshift-yeshiva http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/02/1006293/holy-texts-charred-in-makeshift-yeshiva#When:13:33:00Z Holy books and Torah scrolls were defaced and burned at a yeshiva located at the site of the evacuated Homesh settlement. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-07-02T13:33:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/02/1006289/idf-rabbi-says-women-should-not-serve http://jta.org/news/article/2009/07/02/1006289/idf-rabbi-says-women-should-not-serve#When:13:14:00Z The Israeli army's top rabbi spurred calls for his dismissal after he said women should not serve in the military. Breaking News, Middle East 2009-07-02T13:14:00-05:00