Yasser Arafat planned the second intifada, his widow says
Jewish Journal
December 31, 2012
Yasser Arafat planned the second intifada, his widow said in a television interview.
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December 31, 2012
Several eras end at one Lower East Side building
Jewish Journal
December 31, 2012
The collapse and demolition in 2006 of the First Roumanian-American Congregation synagogue at 89 Rivington Street — the “cantors’ Carnegie Hall” — seemed to have eradicated almost every trace of what was once a large and vibrant Jewish community.
Hitler statue unveiled outside former Warsaw Ghetto
Jewish Journal
December 31, 2012
An Italian artist reportedly placed a statue of Adolf Hitler in a building outside what used to be the Warsaw Ghetto.
Israeli Supreme Court shortens whistleblower’s prison term
Jewish Journal
December 31, 2012
Israel\’s Supreme Court on Monday shortened by a year the 4-1/2-year prison term of a soldier who gave a journalist classified military documents, some relating to operations against Palestinian militants.
President Obama delivers remarks on the fiscal cliff [LIVE]
JewishJournal
December 31, 2012
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Palestinians see little hope in Israeli elections
Jewish Journal
December 31, 2012
Palestinians say they do not expect significant improvement in their lives or a re-starting of the peace process after Israel’s national election next month.
After Newtown, some gun owners ready to consider control measures
Jewish Journal
December 31, 2012
The day Eric Schaefer learned that a .233 caliber semiautomatic Bushmaster rifle — a type of weapon he owned — was used to kill 26 people in Newtown, Conn., he sold his rifle to local law enforcement near his home in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Israel celebrates education gains, but challenges remain
Jewish Journal
December 31, 2012
Just before 1 o\’clock on a sunny afternoon, students streamed out of the Amirim Public School and headed for home. But for their teachers, the workday was far from over.
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