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'Prisoner X' Hung Himself With Bedsheet, Report Says; Suspected Spy May Have Leaked Info To Australian Media

02/19/2013 | JTA

Dual Israeli-Australian citizen and suspected spy Ben Zygier hanged himself in his Israeli cell's bathroom using a bed sheet, an Israeli investigation into his death concluded.

Republicans Block Vote On Hagel

02/15/2013

Senate Republicans blocked a vote to confirm Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense.

In a party-line vote Thursday, Democrats failed to muster the 60 votes necessary to cut off debate and clear the way for a final vote on Hagel's nomination. The vote was 58-40.

Synagogue In Siberia Damaged By Meteorite

02/15/2013 | JTA

A synagogue in Siberia was lightly damaged by a meteorite that fell nearby.

On Friday, Rabbi Yechiel Michel Levitin, director of the Or Avner Jewish day school in Chelyabinsk, a city located 1,000 miles east of Moscow, was quoted by an Israeli website as saying congregants heard a huge explosion during morning prayers followed by a bright flash that lit up the sky.

Foxman Slams NY Post Over 'Blatant Distortion' Of Galliano Garb

02/14/2013 | Staff Report

attempting to show sympathy and a connection with the very people he has offended.Saying chasidim “do not wear fedora hats, pinstripe pants, blue jackets or an ascot tie,” Anti-Defamation League leader Abraham Foxman ripped the New York Post on Wednesday for a story suggesting controversial fashion designer John Galliano mocked ultra-Orthodox Jews this week.

Obama: Pledge To Stop Iran Bomb

02/13/2013 | JTA

President Obama in a State of the Union speech focused mostly on domestic issues pledged to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb and to "stand steadfast" with Israel.

Terror Warning Puts Jerusalem On High Alert

02/12/2013 | JTA

Security forces in Jerusalem went on high alert in response to intelligence reports of a possible terror attack in the city.

The alert level was raised on Tuesday, affecting police, firefighters and Magen David Adom emergency crews, among others. Police conducted security checks on cars entering Jerusalem at several points.

No details were released by Jerusalem police on the contents of the intelligence information. It reportedly was the first time the level was raised in more than a year.