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Israel Closes West Bank For Passover

03/25/2013 | JTA

The Israeli military imposed a general closure of the West Bank through the end of Passover.

The closure went into effect at midnight Sunday and will remain into effect until the night of April 2, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces. It was ordered by the minister of defense in accordance with IDF assessments, the statement said.

Those in need of medical attention or humanitarian aid, or in exceptional cases, will be allowed to leave the West Bank with the authorization of the Civil Administration, according to the IDF.

Wide Range Of Jewish Groups Urge Faster Path To Citizenship

03/25/2013 | JTA

An array of Jewish groups urged President Obama and Congress to ease the path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Nineteen national groups and dozens of local groups and clergy signed on to a letter sent last Friday that was timed for Passover.

Israel Apologizes To Turkey For 2010 Flotilla Incident

03/22/2013 | Stewart Ain | Staff Writer

In a move that had apparently been carefully choreographed by the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu picked up the phone today and called Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with an apology for the 2010 Israeli raid on a Turkish flotilla that killed nine Turkish citizens. Erdogan accepted.

Rockets Fired On Israel From Gaza Before Obama West Bank Visit

03/21/2013

At least four rockets were fired from Gaza at southern Israel on the second day of President Obama's three-day visit to Israel, and occurred hours before he traveled to Ramallah in the West Bank to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Two of the rockets fired Thursday morning landed in Sderot, damaging one home. The other two rockets are believed to have landed in Gaza.

It is not believed that Israel will retaliate during Obama's visit, according to reports.

Only Jewish Candidate Drops Out Of Mayoral Race

03/19/2013 | Adam Dickter

Now there’s not even a long shot running for mayor.

Suspect Arrested In 2002 Daniel Pearl Murder

03/19/2013

More than a decade after Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was captured and murdered in Pakistan, Pakistani security officials captured a former terrorist leader who is believed to have planned the crime.