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Wiesel: I’d shed no tears if Ahmadinejad killed

2010-02-09T19:45:00-05:00

Elie Wiesel said he would not cry if the "pathologically sick" Iranian president was assassinated.

2010-02-09T19:02:00-05:00

Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, the founder and president of Touro College, has died.

2010-02-09T18:33:00-05:00

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will submit a bill allow Israelis living or traveling abroad to vote in national elections.

2010-02-09T15:59:00-05:00

Some 20 tons of frozen chicken wings from the former Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse were given to a local zoo.

2010-02-09T15:47:00-05:00

The Florida Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a Jewish death row inmate.

2010-02-09T14:53:00-05:00

Some Canadian lawmakers fear the Conservative government's staunch support of Israel risks triggering a backlash against Israel and Canadian Jews.

2010-02-09T14:17:00-05:00

An elderly man said his Toyota car's accelerator stuck, causing him to crash into the steps of a New York City synagogue.

2010-02-09T13:57:00-05:00

At least 11 students were arrested for interrupting a lecture by Israel's U.S. ambassador at a California university.

2010-02-09T13:07:00-05:00

Israel's interior minister has asked a Jerusalem municipal committee to consider legalizing a Jewish building in an eastern Jerusalem neighborhood.

2010-02-09T12:41:00-05:00

Israel's deputy foreign minister is visiting Britain after receiving assurances from the British government that he is not at risk of arrest.