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February 3, 2012
Polls: Jordanians and Palestinians strongly negative toward Jews
Polls showed overwhelmingly negative feelings for Israel and Jews among Jordanians and Lebanese.
‘Jewish Indiana Jones’ pleads guilty in Torah fraud case
Rabbi Menachem Youlus, who was dubbed the “Jewish Indiana Jones” for his remarkable tales of rescuing Holocaust-era Torah scrolls, pleaded guilty to fraud.
Psychologist: Loughner not yet ready for trial
Jared Loughner is not yet competent to stand trial, according to the court-appointed psychologist in the case of the shooting that wounded Gabrielle Giffords.
Panetta believes Israel may strike Iran this spring, report says
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a growing possibility Israel will attack Iran as early as April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, U.S. media reported on Thursday.
Israel: Time of Iran reckoning is closer
Israeli officials said there was an understanding that the time was near to consider a military strike on Iran.
Komen backs down on Planned Parenthood
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has backed down from its decision not to fund Planned Parenthood.Susan G. Komen for the Cure has backed down from its decision not to fund Planned Parenthood. In a statement posted Friday morning on its website, Komen\’s founder and chief executive officer Nancy Brinkner said the organization was revising a rule that had earlier been used to disqualify Planned Parenthood from receiving a grant.
Komen reverses course; resumes funding Planned Parenthood breast cancer screenings
Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo
Iran\’s supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanctions, a day after a U.S. newspaper said defense secretary Leon Panetta believed Israel was likely to bomb Iran within months to stop it building a nuclear bomb.
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