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Synagogue, Developer At Odds Over Casino

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Amid Brouhaha Over IRS, Z Street Gets Its Day in Court

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ADL Regional Head to Retire at Year’s End

Global

Report: Attack in India Has Iran Link

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The journalist arrested in connection with an attack on an Israeli Embassy car in New Delhi reportedly was in touch with an Iranian intelligence officer and visited Iran before the attack. New Delhi Police will announce the breakthrough in the case in the coming days, the Economic Times newspaper reported, citing sources “in the security establishment.” Indian...

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Treasury Looking Into Rendell Fees

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. Treasury Department is investigating speaking fees allegedly paid to former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell on behalf of a State Department-designated terrorist organization. The Treasury Department is seeking to subpoena records of payments made by backers of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, or MEK, an Iranian dissident group, to Rendell for his speaking engagements on behalf of the group,...

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Anne Frank Figure Unveiled

BERLIN (JTA) — Madame Tussauds in Berlin unveiled a wax figure of Anne Frank depicted sitting at her desk, pen in hand, smiling dreamily. The unveiling took place last week amid some criticism about including a Holocaust victim at such a frivolous location, according to the Bild Zeitung, Germany’s most popular daily. Others say that as long as there is...

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Did Florida’s Legislature Actually Manage to Mismanage Some of Israel’s Conflicts?

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Ben Harris | JTA

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a hotly debated issue — but not in the Florida Legislature.

Israel

Israelis Bring Trauma Expertise to Japan

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Boaz Arad | JTA

Tears run down the face of Kohata Yuriko as she recalls the events of March 11 last year, when a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Japan in the early afternoon.