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British soldier hacked to death in suspected London terror attack

Two men attack soldier in Woolwich district near an army barracks; Prime Minister David Cameron cuts short visit to France to convene emergency national security meeting.

By Reuters | May 23, 2013 | 01:02 AM

Police officers cordon off a road area in Woolwich, east London, on May 22, 2013.

Man hacked to death in London 'may be terror attack,' authorities say
By The Associated Press

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Kerry: Assad's achievements in recent days only temporary

Western governments are ready to increase support to opponents of President Bashar Assad if he rejects a political solution to...

By Reuters | 10:50 PM

Man behind Israeli report on death of Mohammed al-Dura has right-wing ties

The man behind a recent government report calling into question Israel’s responsibility for the iconic death of a Palestinian boy...

By Chaim Levinson | 09:16 PM

IAEA: Iran expands nuclear capacity, but remains below Israeli 'red line'

Iran has increased its capacity to refine uranium by installing hundreds of more centrifuges at its Natanz plant, a UN nuclear...

By Reuters, The Associated Press | 06:58 PM | 4

Bennett deputy permits use of ritual baths for non-Orthodox Jews, then recants

Praise for Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs Eli Ben-Dahan by Reform and Conservative movements turns into condemnation after he clarifies that non-Orthodox Jews cannot use state-sponsored mikvehs for purpose of conversion.

By Yair Ettinger | May 22, 2013 | 07:28 PM

PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, at the funeral of Margaret Thatcher in London on April 17.

In wake of Netanyahu's bed debacle, state comptroller launches probe

A recent report revealed that PM spent $127,000 of taxpayers money on installing a 'resting chamber' on a flight to London for Margaret Thatcher's funeral; MKs requested the investigation.

By Revital Hovel, Zvi Zrahiya | May 22, 2013 | 07:20 PM

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses Great Synagogue of Europe

Germany's Merkel awarded prize for denouncing anti-Semitism

The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) congratulates the chancellor for her support of German Jewish community.

By DPA | May 22, 2013 | 09:18 PM

Low-cost airline Ryanair mulls Israel-Auschwitz route

The Tel Aviv-Krakow route would cater to visitors of the former death camp near the southern Polish city.

By JTA | May 22, 2013 | 04:00 PM

Diplomacy & Defense

Report: German intelligence revises estimate, says Assad regime growing stronger

Germany's Der Spiegel magazine reported on Wednesday that German intelligence has revised its previous estimate and now believes...

By Gili Cohen | 06:13 PM | 2

Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at the parliament in Damascus, Syria.

IAF chief: Assad regime arming itself with advanced Russian weaponry

IAF chief Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel said on Wednesday that Bashar Assad's regime is arming itself with high-quality Russian...

By Gili Cohen | 05:09 PM | 3

Hezbollah members holding Hezbollah and Lebanese flags during a rally in Lebanon

Germany officially backs EU terror label for Hezbollah's military wing

Germany now supports including Hezbollah's militant wing on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations, German...

By Barak Ravid | 02:46 PM | 18

Middle East

U.S. willing to keep Assad in the picture to avoid threat of all-out Mideast war

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Syrian fighters praying near the town of Yayladagi, at the Turkish-Syrian border.

Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after bombings that killed 51

Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government,...

By Reuters | 03:15 PM

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Iran has installed 700 nuclear centrifuges this year, diplomats say

Iran is moving ahead to update a program the West fears could be used to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Wednesday, despite...

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Claims Conference and German government representatives meeting in July.

Earlier Claims Conference probe failed to detect massive Holocaust survivor fraud

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All 105 federal Liberal MPs and senators join the London Declaration on Combating Anti-Semitism.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a letter of condolence to President Obama on Tuesday morning in the wake of the tornado.

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Putting Twitter scandal behind him, Anthony Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor

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Tens of thousands attend Jerusalem wedding of Hasidic dynasty

Hannah Batya Penet, of a rank-and-file Belz family, weds Shalom Roke'ach, grandson of...
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Some 25,000 attended wedding of Belz Hasidic sect leader's grandson.
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Tens of thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty watch the weddin...
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Hannah Batya Penet, of a rank-and-file Belz family, weds Shalom Roke'ach, grandson of...
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Spectators at Belz Hasidic dynasty wedding.
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Gil Cohen-Magen
Tens of thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty watch the weddin...
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Gil Cohen Magen
Tens of thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty watch the weddin...
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AFP
Tens of thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty watch the weddin...
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AFP
Tens of thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty watch the weddin...
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AFP