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March 9, 2012
The Iranian threat hits home
Amid analysis of the Iranian nuclear threat and how America should respond on a national level, recent attacks on Israeli embassies in India and Georgia has Jewish institutions asking a question that is much closer to home: Does Iran pose a local terror threat?
SLIDESHOW: Shimon Peres visits L.A.
In a deft performance exuding good vibes, President Shimon Peres wowed a large audience in Los Angeles, a city that knows a thing or two about celebrities and star turns.
Netanyahu: Israel won’t attack Iran in days, weeks
Israel will give sanctions on Iran a chance to work and will not attack its nuclear installations in the coming days or weeks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday after returning from talks in Washington.
Study: Jews are world’s most migratory religious group
A new study found that Jews are the most internationally migratory of all the world’s major religious groups.
Mormons limit genealogical access to stop baptisms of Shoah victims
The Mormon Church is restricting access to its genealogical records relating to Holocaust victims in a move to protect their names from posthumous baptisms.
Harold Camping calls his end-of-world predictions ‘incorrect and sinful’
Rockets hit Israel, and airstrike kills Palestinian militant group’s leader in Gaza
Palestinian rockets from Gaza wounded several Israelis, and an Israeli airstrike killed the leader of a Palestinian terrorist group.
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