Israel has filed an indictment against a Gaza Palestinian engineer that it secretly captured in Ukraine and brought back to Israel. Dirar Abu Sisi, 42, was indicted Monday in Beersheba District Court on charges of activity in a terrorist organization, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and production of weaponry offenses.
A rabbi handing out matzah and wine for Passover to Jews in Zimbabwe was attacked by a swarm of African killer bees. Moshe Silberhaft, the spiritual leader and executive director of the African Jewish Congress known as \”The Traveling Rabbi,\” was making a pre-Passover visit to the 190 Jews left in the beleaguered capital of Harare when he was attacked by the bees while walking from the Ashkenazi synagogue to the Sephardi synagogue on the Shabbat of April 2.
Shimon Peres arrived in Washington for a three-day visit that will include a meeting with President Obama. Peres, who arrived Monday, will discuss \”security cooperation between Israel and the United States, recent developments in the Middle East, and the pursuit of peace between Israel and its neighbors,\” during his meeting with Obama, according to a statement from Peres\’ office.
The latest conflicts in the Arab world would eventually lead to the collapse of Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday.
Wednesday afternoon I answered my door in Pico Robertson to discover three young people, ranging from 18 to 22 years old. They wanted to talk to me about “Israel Restoration.” For a moment I thought they were talking about rebuilding Israeli forests. However, the moment I saw their literature, I knew they were Christian missionaries. I welcomed them into my home and proceeded to give them a two-hour lesson about the spiritual beauty and integrity of Judaism. I also answered their questions, including who I thought Jesus was.
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