BBC News –'Israel rockets' hit Damascus military site Syrian state TV says Israeli rockets have hit a military research centre on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. Huge explosions have been heard in the Mou…

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By Dominic Evans and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel carried out its second air strike in days on Syria early on Sunday, a Western intelligence source said, in an attack that shook Damascus with a series of powerful blasts and drove columns of fire into the night sky. Israel declined comment but Syria accused the Jewish state of striking a military facility just north of the capital …

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Israel strikes Syria again, rocking Damascus

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary has banned a far-right rally planned for the day before an international conference of Jewish leaders opens in the capital, it said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has instructed police to prevent any disturbance around the World Jewish Congress, which begins on Sunday and is expected to express concern over rising anti-Semitism across Europe. “The captain of …

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Hungary bans far-right protest ahead of Jewish Congress

Israeli residences are being sandwiched into the fabric of Arab East Jerusalem, a construction many say undermines the idea that the area could serve as the capital of a Palestinian state.

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In Jerusalem, Jewish Apartments in Arab Neighborhoods Complicate Issue

Photos taken by eyewitness purportedly show Hana Amtir being assaulted by several young women at light-rail station in the capital: 'They spat on me, punched me and kicked me.'

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Jewish teen detained over assault of Palestinian woman in Jerusalem

Photos taken by eyewitness purportedly show Hana Amtir being assaulted by several young women at light-rail station in the capital: 'They spat on me, punched me and kicked me.'

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Jewish teen questioned over assault of Palestinian woman in Jerusalem

President Obama's second inaugural featured blessings from several rabbis and prominent roles for leading Jewish officials. But across the capital this week, Jewish Democrats were mostly relieved that their man had won — and with a substantial majority of Jewish support.

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Jewish Democrats low key, grateful at second inauguration

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has advanced the process of building 942 more settler homes in east Jerusalem under a new fast-track plan to tighten its grip on the territory, which the Palestinians claim as the capital of a future state.

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RAMALLAH, Palestine, November 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –With a Focus on Current Challenges and Future Prospects of the Brokerage IndustryThe PEX announced that the 6 th Annual Palestinian Capital Market …

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The Palestine Exchange (PEX) Convenes its 6th Annual Palestinian Capital Market Forum on Tuesday, December 11

The $50-million facility would have been unthinkable even a few decades ago in Russia, a nation long beset by anti-Semitism. MOSCOW — Unique not only in its high-tech content but also in its political importance, a museum of Jewish history and culture opened to the public Sunday in Moscow, the capital of a nation beset by anti-Semitism for more than two centuries.

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Russian Jewish museum opens in Moscow