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February 17, 2012
Diplomat’s wife returns to Israel from new Delhi
The Israeli diplomat\’s wife wounded in a bomb attack in New Delhi returned to Israel. Israel Radio reported Friday afternoon that Tal Yehoshua-Koren returned to Israel in an ambulance plane, after her condition was judged improved enough to travel.
A casting director’s dream
Casting director Heidi Levitt had to fill more than 60 character roles for “The Artist,” the Oscar-nominated film about a 1920s silent movie star (Jean Dujardin) in Hollywood whose career spirals downward with the advent of sound, just as his protégée (Bérénice Bejo) reaches the height of stardom.
Carter Center calls on Israel to release or charge hunger striker
The Carter Center called on the Israeli government to either charge or release a Palestinian prisoner on a hunger strike.
Schwarz to lead interfaith tour of Indonesia, Israel, Jordan
A group of U.S. Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith leaders will take a six-city tour of Indonesia, Jordan and Israel to discuss the role of religion in advancing peace.
Thousands rally in Gaza, West Bank for hunger striker
Several thousand Palestinians rallied in Gaza and the West Bank Friday in support of jailed Islamic Jihad leader Khader Adnan, who is on the 62nd day of a hunger strike to protest against his detention by Israel.