NATO said on Tuesday it had drawn up plans to defend Turkey if necessary against any further spillover of violence from Syria\’s border areas where rebels and government forces are fighting for control.
A major fire in the Jerusalem area believed to be arson is under control.
Throughout a half-century of international diplomatic work, I have learned to tell the politicians from the friends and the charlatans from the statesmen. Charlatans scream. They tell you what you want to hear and call other people names. Friends and leaders need not rely on rhetoric or boisterous bravado. They produce results and act on principle.
Typically on high alert, London’s Jewish community organizations are being advised to take additional security measures during the Olympics.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will address the AIPAC policy conference as speculation grows about how the United States and Israel will tackle Iran\’s suspected nuclear weapons program.
On Aug. 30, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) held its annual security meeting at its Los Angeles headquarters to advise local Jewish leaders on possible threats facing the community in advance of the High Holy Days.
It\’s the nightmare of every parent — and every teacher, youth leader and camp director.
Four Israeli embassies may be closed after receiving serious threats.
Marijuana is everywhere. Smokers come from every walk of life — from the college student to the cancer patient, from the wealthy older couple to the heroin addict who started out just smoking weed.
Let me just start by admitting that I probably didn’t really need to put the knife directly on my burner. But it was the first time in a very long time I was kashering anything, and I had conflicting guidance from my rabbi and my mother, and I thought I needed to drop a hot metal object into my hot water urn to make it kosher for Pesach (I was totally wrong. Do not try it at home.).
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