Some 3.5 million people will have visited Israel during 2012 by year\’s end. The number represents a 4 percent increase over last year, according to Israel\’s Ministry of Tourism.
The European Court of Justice threw out a lawsuit filed nearly three years ago against the European Union that would have required the E.U. to release details of its funding of NGOs.
A building housing a synagogue and Jewish day school in Worcester, a city in central Massachusetts, has been seized by the Internal Revenue Service.
Israeli 12-year-old Yshai Oliel won an international tennis tournament that has launched the careers of some of the world\’s tennis stars. Yshai Oliel won the boys under-12 Orange Bowl international tennis tournament on Dec. 22 in Coral Gables, Fla.
Former Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman will be questioned again in connection with allegations that he advanced the position of Israel\’s former ambassador to Belarus in exchange for information on an investigation against him.
Palestinian terror groups in Gaza violated the rules of war by targeting civilians during last month\’s conflict with Israel, Human Rights Watch said. In a report issued Monday, the New York-based human rights organization said the Palestinian groups in Gaza violated international humanitarian law by firing some 1,500 rockets at Israel between Nov. 14 and Nov. 21.
In his yearly Christmas greeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not tolerate attacks on places of Christian worship. \”Israel is proud of its record of religious tolerance and pluralism, and Israel will continue to protect freedom of religion for all. And we will continue to safeguard places of Christian worship throughout our country. We will not tolerate any acts of violence or discrimination against any place of worship. This is not our way, and this is something we cannot accept,\” Netanyahu said in his message released on Monday, Christmas Eve.
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