Police in riot gear held back on clearing out anti-Wall Street protesters who defied a deadline to abandon their 8-week-old encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall on Monday but opened streets for morning commuters before pulling back.
Egypt\’s gas pipeline to Israel was blown up for the ninth time in less than a year.
Longtime U.S. Rep. Barney Frank will not run again for his Massachusetts seat in 2012.
An Israel-themed book was chosen as one of Russia\’s top books of the year for the first time in an annual book conference\’s history.
For the first time, some survivors of Nazi-era ghettos are eligible for a one-time payment from the so-called Ghetto Fund in addition to the pensions they receive from the German government.
Israeli President Shimon Peres met in Amman with Jordan\’s King Abdullah, the President\’s Office confirmed.
Israel has postponed the demolition of an access ramp to the Temple Mount following concerns expressed by Egypt and Jordan.
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