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St. Louis Jewish Light

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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Report: Mossad continues to use foreign passports

JTAPublished February 13, 2012

Agents of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency reportedly are still using foreign passports to conduct undercover operations in other countries. According to a report Sunday in The Times of London, new evidence shows that foreign nationals residing in...

After New Delhi attack, fears that Iran-Israel attacks could escalate

By Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished February 13, 2012

WASHINGTON—Iran and Israel appear to be locked in an assassination contest. Israeli leaders blamed Iran for two assassination attempts late Sunday and early Monday -- in Tbilisi, Georgia, and in New Delhi, India. The bomb in Tbilisi was disabled before...

Migron outpost’s residents agree to evacuation plan

JTAPublished February 13, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Residents of Migron say they have reached an agreement with the government on relocating the illegal West Bank outpost. The residents reportedly have agreed to have the community relocated to government land on a nearby hill. In return, they...

Israel advances bill aimed at halting prostitution

JTAPublished February 13, 2012

JERUSALEM -- A Knesset committee unanimously approved a bill that would levy severe punishment on consumers of sexual services in Israel. The Ministerial Committee for Legislation advanced the measure to the full Knesset on Sunday; a preliminary vote...

Gun is only way to fight Israel, Hamas head says

JTAPublished February 13, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said in Iran that armed resistance is the only way to fight against Israel. The "gun is our only response to the Zionist regime," Haniyeh said Monday in Tehran, according to the semi-official Iranian Fars...

Netanyahu blaming Iran for attacks on diplomats

JTAPublished February 13, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran for a terrorist attack and an attempted attack on Israeli embassy employees in India and Georgia. An Israeli diplomat's wife in New Delhi was injured by a car bomb, and a second bomb was...

Israeli diplomat injured by car bomb in New Delhi

JTAPublished February 13, 2012

JERUSALEM -- An Israeli diplomat in New Delhi was injured by a car bomb, and a second bomb was disabled in a staff member's car at the Israeli embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. Monday's attacks came the day after the February 12th anniversary of the assassination...

Iron Dome, career officers on chopping block after IDF funding shortfall

JTAPublished February 12, 2012

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military reportedly will make serious cutbacks due to a shortfall in funds. Despite a government decision last month not to make a drastic cut in the defense budget in order to pay for new social benefits, the department is still...

Maryland county suspends sister-city talks with Beit Shemesh

JTAPublished February 12, 2012

JERUSALEM -- A community in Maryland has suspended negotiations over a sister-city agreement with Beit Shemesh following violence in the Israeli city against women by haredi Orthodox residents. Montgomery County, which is home to a large Jewish population,...

Threats to cut Egypt assistance could impact Israel, U.S. influence in Mideast

By Ron KampeasPublished February 12, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The future of a key pillar of Israeli security could rest with the fate of a few dozen pro-democracy activists in Egypt. After Egyptian authorities filed charges on Feb. 6 against 43 American and other foreign pro-democracy activists who...

Ahead of French elections, Sarkozy makes pitch to Jews

By Devorah Lauter, JTAPublished February 12, 2012

PARIS -- Trailing in the polls and with elections just 10 weeks away, French President Nicolas Sarkozy went to one of his most reliable bases of support -- French Jews -- to drum up enthusiasm. On the morning of Feb. 8, Sarkozy met at Elysees Palace with...

Bezalel brings art works to U.S.

JTAPublished February 12, 2012

JERUSALEM -- An exhibition of contemporary art works by recent graduates of Israel's Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design has opened in Baltimore. The exhibition, Bezalel on Tour, which will be on display at the Maryland Institute College of Art through...

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