New tensions between Israel and the Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI presides over the last day of the synod of bishops from the Middle East at the Vatican(OSSERVATORE ROMANO/AFP/Getty Images). A two-week conference of Catholic bishops to discuss...
View ArticleA Mosque or Not?
Ultra-Orthodox Jews praying at Rachel's tomb (Getty Images). A UN agency's decision to identify a Jewish holy site in the West Bank as a mosque and define it and another shrine as Palestinian has...
View ArticlePamela Anderson, Fur, and Israel
Pamela Anderson poses during the unveiling of a new People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) poster in London. (Getty Images) Former “Baywatch” star and Playboy cover girl Pamela Anderson is...
View ArticleIsrael's Ire at UNESCO pt. 2
Following up on our previous post about Israel's anger over the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) designation of a West Bank religious shrine as a mosque,...
View ArticleBad boy rapper Shyne goes kosher
Click to watch video It's late afternoon in Jerusalem and Moses Levi is making one of his frequent visits to the Western Wall. "They say this is where the presence of God is," Levi says as he ambles...
View ArticleRabbis in Israel warn Jews not to rent or sell property to non-Jews
Palestinian children play on one side of a barrier wall. A letter signed by 50 state-appointed rabbis telling Jews not to rent or sell property to non-Jews prompted widespread condemnation Tuesday...
View ArticleTunisian Jewish pilgrimage cancelled amid North Africa tensions
A rabbi drinks a glass of fig alcohol at the 2010 pilgrimage to Derba, a Tunisian island By Joe Sterling, CNN (CNN) – The political tension bubbling across Tunisia, Libya and the rest of North Africa...
View ArticleArchaeological find reveals details on ancient Jewish rituals
Click to watch video A newly discovered 2000-year-old coin-sized clay seal is shedding light on one of the most significant periods of Jewish history, Israeli archaeologists announced Sunday. The seal...
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