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From survivor of ‘dirty war’ to diplomat
The son of the late Jacobo Timerman, who came to symbolize the victims of Argentina's 'dirty war,' now represents his country in the United States. Read more »
Seeking tribute for a Salvadoran rescuer
El Salvador is trying to win global recognition for an obscure diplomat whose actions during World War II helped rescue at least 25,000 European Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps. Read more »
Castro quits, but his policies remain
The end of Fidel Castro's political career is not expected to change Cuba's friendliness toward its Jews – or the state's antipathy toward Israel. Read more »
Cheap gas pumps up Venezuela vs. West
Despite their vast cultural differences, Venezuela and Iran's leaders are building an alliance to use their countries' oil wealth to turn world opinion against the United States and its support of Israel. Read more »
Jews relieved by Chavez defeat
The defeat of Hugo Chavez's broad-ranging referendum has eased Jewish fears in Venezuela. Yet many remain fearful about their future in the country and are making plans to leave. Read more »
Muslims restore Tunisia shuls
With Jewish life in rural Tunisia all but disappeared, Muslim caretakers are helping restore its synagogues with the help of the country's president. Meanwhile, in the Jewish enclave of Djerba, Jewish life is flourishing. Read more »
Venezuela Jews assessing options
With Hugo Chavez laying the groundwork for authoritarian rule, Venezuela's Jews are fearful for the future in a country with an increasingly grim political prognosis, economic instability and warm ties with the regime in Tehran. Read more »
Is S. America a terrorist incubator?
The palm-fringed islands off the Caribbean coast may not look dangerous, but some Israelis say they are becoming hotbeds of support for terrorism. Read more »
Stability, not democracy, in Tunisia
Distinct from many of its neighbors in the Arab world, Tunisia safeguards its 1,500 Jews, foots the bill to restore old synagogues and even welcomes Israeli tourists. It also struggles to keep out Islamic terrorists. Read more »
RSS Feed Breaking News
Updated 11/20/09 @ 11:30AM EDT
- Canada's opposition Liberal Party is crying foul after the ruling Conservatives mailed out flyers extolling themselves as stronger supporters of Israel.
- Israel arrested five Palestinian Authority intelligence officers in the West Bank.
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel is conducting secret negotiations with Hamas.
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed Thursday in Brazil by a state governor who is Jewish.
- Prominent South African Jewish leader and philanthropist Mendel Kaplan has died at the age of 73.
- Canadian Liberals object after Conservatives say they’re stronger Israel backers
- Israel arrests five P.A. officers
- Abbas: Israel talking to Hamas
- Abbas welcomed by Jewish pol in Brazil
- South African Jewish leader Mendel Kaplan dies
- Israel will send ship to NATO anti-terror force
- Obama: New Iran sanctions coming within weeks
- What should we bring? Thanksgiving foods that travel well
- Female Orthodox scholars helping women talk about sex
- Obama half-brother has Jewish roots
- Lieberman: Fort Hood could be terror attack
- J Street confab shows generational divide on Israel
- What really happened at the Reform biennial in Toronto
- Rubashkin convicted on 86 charges
- Obama shifts to Israel’s corner, but tries not to show it
- Sniffing underwear and other high jinks in satire on intermarriage
