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Dec 2, 2008 4:24 AM CST

Docs: Jews Were Tortured in Mumbai

Hospital staff horrified by condition of bodies recovered from Jewish center

(Newser) - Jews taken hostage in the Mumbai attacks were tortured by their captors before being bound together and executed, the Daily Telegraph reports. Doctors in the hospital where victims' bodies were taken say the level of brutality evident was among the most disturbing sight of their careers. Six Jewish victims have...

The 11th Commandment:
'Thou Shalt Not Forge'

OPINION

Nov 29, 2008 6:06 PM CST

The 11th Commandment: 'Thou Shalt Not Forge'

Unscrupulous scholars fake history to make a buck

(Newser) - Fraudulent biblical artifacts come a dime a dozen, but reputable archaeologists are turning out to be far less common, Nina Burleigh writes in the Los Angeles Times. The latest example involves an Israeli collector who claimed to have relics from the time of Christ. Declaring the items forgeries, authorities prosecuted...

Olmert
Will Face
Corruption
Charges

Nov 26, 2008 1:26 PM CST

Olmert Will Face Corruption Charges

PM double-billed travel, police allege

(Newser) - Outgoing PM Ehud Olmert will be charged with fraud, abuse of confidence, and falsification of documents, Israel’s attorney general said today, a move that could force Olmert to leave office sooner than his intended February departure, the Times reports. The scandal—involving Olmert’s political appointments, travel expenses, and...

Tolerance Museum Digs Up Trouble in Jerusalem

Nov 21, 2008 2:59 PM CST

Tolerance Museum Digs Up Trouble in Jerusalem

Arab angered as construction of Gehry-designed site disturbs remains

(Newser) - A parking lot in downtown Jerusalem is the latest battleground in the Arab-Israel conflict, Bloomberg reports, as plans for a museum of tolerance have inflamed tensions after initial construction work uncovered human remains in long-abandoned Muslim cemetery. The Israeli supreme court’s decision to approve the re-interment of Muslims remains...

Israel Target in Syria
Likely Nuclear Site: UN

Nov 19, 2008 3:42 PM CST

Israel Target in Syria Likely Nuclear Site: UN

Uranium, site features could be remnants of reactor

(Newser) - The Syrian facility Israel bombed last year looks a lot like a nuclear reactor, UN inspectors said today, though they stopped short of calling it one. The independent investigation found manipulated uranium and features like large cooling pumps that are hallmarks of a nuclear site, the Washington Post reports. Syria...

'First Jewish President' Delights Chicago Faithful

Nov 13, 2008 1:30 PM CST

'First Jewish President' Delights Chicago Faithful

Obama understands community's issues 'better than most of us'

(Newser) - Though there was doubt during the campaign of broad Jewish support for Barack Obama, the Chicago Jewish community didn't share it, Haaretz reports. “I said with a smile that he will be the first Jewish president,” said one community leader and who traveled with Obama to Israel in...

Bedouin Tribe Claims
Kinship With Obama

Nov 13, 2008 3:25 AM CST

Bedouin Tribe Claims Kinship With Obama

Nomadic clan cheers victory of 'Bedouin Obama'

(Newser) - A Bedouin tribe is northern Israel has claimed Barack Obama as one of its own, the Times of London reports. The sheik of the 8,000-member tribe said he realized the connection after his 95-year-old mother pointed out Obama's striking similarity to an African migrant worker who came to the...

Iran Claims to Test New Missile

Nov 12, 2008 3:54 PM CST

Iran Claims to Test New Missile

Sejil has the capability to reach Israel, Tehran says

(Newser) - The Iranian government said today it test-fired a new model of missile capable of reaching Israel or US bases in the Middle East, although it insisted its intentions were peaceful, the Times of London reports. Tehran released photos of a test of what it said were Sejil missiles, which it...

Fight Over Holocaust Victims' Assets Rocks Israel

Nov 12, 2008 8:16 AM CST

Fight Over Holocaust Victims' Assets Rocks Israel

Mission to trace assets of murdered Jews facing resistance from Israeli government, businesses

(Newser) - The quest to return assets of Holocaust victims to their heirs, instigated by the Israeli parliament, is now focusing on Israel itself, the Wall Street Journal reports, and it's meeting as much resistance at home as it did in Europe. Many European Jews invested in what was then Palestine during...

Jerusalem Elects First Secular Mayor in 5 Years

Nov 12, 2008 5:45 AM CST

Jerusalem Elects First Secular Mayor in 5 Years

Win ends years of ultra-Orthodox rule in Israel's capital

(Newser) - A secular, hardline millionaire has won a decisive victory for mayor of Jerusalem, ending 5 years of ultra-Orthodox rule, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nir Barkat has promised to transform the impoverished capital city by boosting tourism and tech ventures. He has also demanded more homes for Jews in East...

Jerusalem Votes in Bizarre Race for Mayor

Nov 11, 2008 2:31 PM CST

Jerusalem Votes in Bizarre Race for Mayor

Rabbi, investor and Russian soccer boss vie for control of holy city

(Newser) - Jerusalem went to the polls to elect a mayor today, and the selection of candidates is nothing if not eccentric, Time reports. Sure to capture the Orthodox Jewish vote is Meir Porush, a rabbi with a visage so imposing his campaign uses a cartoon on its posters. Vying for the...

World Policy Can Wait
a While, Obama

opinion

Nov 9, 2008 7:30 PM CST

World Policy Can Wait a While, Obama

For a while, inaction may be the best course

(Newser) - From Iran to Venezuela, President-elect Obama's best foreign policy option is to lie low for now, John Barry writes in Newsweek. Sudden forays into tricky hotspots—think Bay of Pigs, or President Bush's North Korea missteps—can prove costly, and most of the world's problems need a breather anyway. In...

Bush Won't See Mideast Deal During Term

Nov 6, 2008 4:46 PM CST

Bush Won't See Mideast Deal During Term

In region, Rice aims to keep process on track for Obama's team

(Newser) - Israel and the Palestinians won’t likely reach a peace agreement by the 2009 deadline set at the Annapolis negotiations a year ago, the White House said today. The Bush administration began to question the feasibility of the deadline when a corruption scandal ousted PM Ehud Olmert and set the...

Israel Launches Raid
on Gaza

Nov 5, 2008 2:16 AM CST

Israel Launches Raid on Gaza

Six die in air strikes and incursion

(Newser) - Israeli tanks have attacked Hamas positions in Gaza in the first armed incursion into the region since a truce negotiated in June. At least six Hamas militants have been killed, reports the BBC. Fighting broke out after Israeli troops uncovered a tunnel along the Gaza border which they claim was...

Oldest Hebrew Text May
Shed Light on Bible's David

Oct 30, 2008 6:45 PM CDT

Oldest Hebrew Text May Shed Light on Bible's David

(Newser) - Archeologists in Israel say they have dug up the oldest known example of Hebrew text, a find that could answer questions about the scope and power of the ancient kingdom of David, Reuters reports. Researchers found the 3,000-year-old pottery shards at an excavation site near where the Bible says...

Israelis Favor Mac;
US Jews Like Obama

Oct 28, 2008 11:11 AM CDT

Israelis Favor Mac; US Jews Like Obama

Israelis wonder about Obama; former Bush aide campaigns among American Jews

(Newser) - Barack Obama may be surging at home, but Israelis prefer John McCain to the unfamiliar Democrat by a 12-point margin, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Israelis perceive Obama as dovish, and less likely to give Israel the green light on military action. “McCain is seen as a safe bet,...

Livni Calls Off Coalition Talks, Wants Early Elections

Oct 25, 2008 10:29 PM CDT

Livni Calls Off Coalition Talks, Wants Early Elections

(Newser) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has given up trying to forge a political coalition and will recommend early elections when she meets with President Shimon Peres on Sunday, the Jerusalem Post reports. Elections could be held in February, and Livni faces a tough fight to become Israel's second female prime...

US Election Captivates Iran

Oct 25, 2008 6:40 AM CDT

US Election Captivates Iran

Some Iranians pro-McCain, some pro-Obama, for strange and different reasons

(Newser) - Though isolated and remote, Iran is understandably interested in the outcome of the US presidential election. Iranian papers are covering every aspect, publishing extensive biographies and transcripts of the debates. Opinions run the gamut, but one consensus seems to be that it doesn't matter who wins because the US has...

Israel Faces Snap Vote
After Talks Collapse

Oct 24, 2008 7:05 AM CDT

Israel Faces Snap Vote After Talks Collapse

Ultra-Orthodox party says it won't join a Livni government

(Newser) - Tzipi Livni received a potentially fatal blow in her bid to become Israel's prime minister when the ultra-orthodox party Shas announced today it would not join her coalition. Livni, who succeeded Ehud Olmert as leader of the ruling Kadima party last month, has struggled for weeks to build an alliance....

Riots in N. Israeli City Mar Yom Kippur

Oct 9, 2008 4:16 PM CDT

Riots in N. Israeli City Mar Yom Kippur

Jews set upon Arab for driving his car, igniting violence

(Newser) - The Israeli city of Acre descended into rioting today after a group of Jewish youths attacked an Arab man who was driving on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. The young men allegedly shouted anti-Muslim epithets at the driver before several younger Arabs came to his defense. As news...