Over 5,500 people, including prominent French politicians, scholars and clergymen, have already signed a petition against attempts to ban ritual circumcision of boys in Europe.
The International swimming federation, FINA, has formally warned officials in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates for disrespecting Israeli swimmers at the 2014 World Cup events in Dubai and Doha.
Defense minister claims Global Jihad elements have infiltrated Lebanon and are attacking Hezbollah on its own turf; says terrorists launched August rocket attacks on northern Israel to elicit IDF response against Hezbollah.
Hundreds of community members, guests and dignitaries, participated in the festive inauguration of a new Torah scroll that was introduced into the Synagogue of Kostroma.
Livni talks about the need to unify Jewish and national values; Lapid says ''no division of Jerusalem in peace deal with Palestinians''; Peres discusses Iran's fears of the potential for an Iranian Spring.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would be a tragic mistake to stop the sanctions against Iran before the dismantling of the Iranian nuclear programme.
