The Devil We Know

Israeli intelligence official tells U.K. Times that

Israel prefers weakened Assad to rebel victory













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One Dead in Egyptian Sectarian Violence

Christians and Muslims clash in Alexandria


Chemical Attack in Damascus

Rebels claim Assad used chemical weapons against residential neighborhood

As Assad claims Israel supports terrorism in Syria


Russia Sends Warships to Syria

Aggressive move seen as warning to west against military intervention

IAF Planes Reported Circling Above Lebanon


Secret Talks

CIA chief John Brennan meets with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in unannounced visit


Livni: 'Israel Has Right to Defend Itself'

Russian arms shipment is 'destabilizing," says Israeli justice minister

WORLD

German Foreign Minister Urges Peace Talks

Official meets with Netanyahu, says Israel has right to defend itself against Syria

Netanyahu: I will go anywhere, meet anyone to defend Israel


Moroccan Man Jailed for Milan Synagogue Bomb Plot

Five-year sentence handed down for planned terror attacks on Milan's main synagogue and Jewish school.


Egyptian Security Personnel Abducted in Sinai

Militants ambushed taxis on way to Cairo

Egypt Closes Gaza Border in Protest


Car Bomb, Shootings Leave 21 Dead in Iraq


Report: U.S. Embassy in Egypt Targeted

Suspects linked to terror cell planned to attack American and French embassies in Cairo, Egyptian sources reveal


Obama: U.S. Reserves All Options on Syria

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, Obama urge Russian role in peacemaking

Erdogan says despite U.S. objections, he plans visit to Gaza and West Bank in June


Satellites Show Syria Strike Damage

Israeli air strike appears to have completely obliterated targets

Israel tells Assad it will destroy his regime if he retaliates


Assad Gaining Upper Hand in War: Help From Russia, Iran, Hezbollah Turning Tide

Trouble on the Syrian Front

Israel threatens to topple Assad while Hezbollah deploys throughout south

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ISRAEL

Lapid Pursues Civil Marriage

'I'm a big supporter of civil marriage. We're working to create a coalition within the coalition.... We'll battle for this and work for it tirelessly, for civil marriage, including marriages for same-sex couples in Israel.'


Makeshift Bomb Found in Nahariya

Sappers neutralize device found in stairwell of residential building


Arafat Street?

Israeli Arab city of Sakhnin proposes two streets named for Israel's enemies: One for Yasser Arafat and one for Gamel Abdel Nasser


Haredim Protest Draft

Tens of thousands rally in Jerusalem to fight against plans to enlist young men into the army

Demonstration turns violent; eight policemen hurt


Livni and Bennett Lock Horns Over Women of the Wall

Livni: 'I agree with the court's ruling and I believe that it coincides with the significant and positive changes made to promote women's equality, in both the religious and secular societies.'

Bennett: Livni 'acting like a bull in a china shop'


Intelligence Report Warns of Chemical Attack

Says 'high probability' of Syrian chemical weapons being used against Israel


Israel Finds More Natural Gas, Perhaps Trillions of Cubic Feet


Clashes Across West Bank

Palestinians mark their failure to destroy Israel in 1948 with riots


Report: Israel has highest poverty rate in OECD

Shows 21 percent of population lives below poverty line, massive income inequality

NORTH AMERICA

D.C.'s Newseum 'Reevaluates' Honoring Dead Hamas Terrorists


Message From a Monster

Boston bomber left note confirming radical Islam was motive for atrocities


Chechen Refugee in New Hampshire Questioned

Bombing suspect's friend denies involvement in marathon terror plot

Dig Him Up!

Virginia organization wants Boston bomber's body disinterred, removed from state territory

Boston Bombers' Mosque Recommends Wife-Beating

'Hang up the whip where the members of the household can see it, for this is more effective in disciplining them.'


Terrorists Go AWOL

Witness Protection Program misplaces two terror suspects


Treasury Inspector General Denies IRS Targeted Pro-Israel Groups

Says 'no evidence' of deliberate harassment as IRS scandal deepens


Columbia Professor Unleashes Anti-Jewish Screed in Al-Jazeera

'The Zionists would strike a deal with the Nazis very early in their history.'

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Must-See Museums in Israel

Take a look at 13 creative institutions


Jewish Film Festival to Open in Lisbon

Three-day festival in Portugal's capital is first-ever


Tech Talk in Tel Aviv

American actor Ashton Kutcher visits high-tech companies in Israel


BOOKS: 'The Last Israelis' is Chilling Novel


Bye-Bye Barbara

TV host and journalist Barbara Walters to retire in 2014

JEWISH LIFE

Irish Woman Named Nation's First Righteous Gentile

County Cork's Mary Elms helped children escape Nazis


Baltimore Day School to Close

Jewish private school at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation saw sharp decline in enrollment


Could Moroccan Jewish Restoration Bring
Political Dividends?

King Mohammed VI funding preservation of Cape Verde Jewish heritage


Crisis of Leadership in Philadelphia

CEO of the Jewish Federation in America's sixth-largest community abruptly steps down

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