News Brief

Two Jewish-affiliated groups announced new relief for victims of superstorm Sandy.

A New York Jewish attorney asked a federal judge to exclude all Jews from a jury involving a client facing charges for lying about joining the Taliban.

In response to Gary Rosenblatt’s article, “Has Jewish Infighting Finally Hit Bottom” (Feb. 22), I would like to share some of the groundbreaking work that has taken place with respect to this subject here in Westchester County.

 Moshe Feiglin, a Knesset member from the Likud party, was prevented from entering the Dome of the Rock and then removed from the Temple Mount.

The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), with support from the Israel Defense Forces, recently broke up a Hamas terror cell in Hebron that was planning attacks against Israeli targets, Israel Hayom reported.

The issue of military service for fervently Orthodox Jews in Israel is reportedly nearing a resolution, a major hurdle in the formation of a new Israeli government.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense, largely along party lines.

The Senate voted 58-41 to confirm Hagel on Tuesday afternoon, with 54 senators in the Democratic caucus joining four Republicans in voting for him.

The Claims Conference is once again allowing the owners or their heirs of unclaimed property in the former East Germany to receive some level of compensation.

France saw an increase of 58 percent in anti-Semitic incidents in 2012 compared to the previous year, according to a report by the French Jewish community.

(JNS.org) --  SpaceIL, an Israeli non-profit comprised of a team of scientists and space enthusiasts, is aiming to make Israel the third country, behind the U.S. and Russia, to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon.