Reserve soldiers and officers signed a petition asking that they be able to fight terrorists and not evacuate Jewish settlements.
Palestinians marked the fifth anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat.
Two more Israelis have died of swine flu, bringing the total of deaths from the virus in Israel to 45.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the United States must choose between Israel and Iran.
Anti-Semitic messages and symbols were painted on a Sacramento-area synagogue.
The organization representing North Americans in Israel has called on its members to fight a U.S. health care bill that would require U.S. citizens living abroad to pay $750 annually for insurance they may not be able to use.
The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of illicit arms deliveries to Hezbollah guerrillas, during a session of the United Nations Security Council, endorsing charges by Israel following its seizure of a ship in the Mediterranean last week.
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