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What does the International Criminal Court action mean for Israel?

By RON KAMPEAS

WASHINGTON (JTA) — On Jan. 16, the International Criminal Court prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, launched a “preliminary examination into the situation in Palestine.”

Here is a review of what that means based on interviews with experts on international...

Argentine president says Nisman death was not suicide

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner now says that the death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman was not a suicide, reversing a statement by the government.

In an open letter published Thursday on her Facebook...

Boston doctor shot, killed at hospital by ex-patient’s son

(JTA) — Dr. Michael Davidson, a cardiovascular surgeon at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was shot and killed by a former patient’s son.

Davidson, 44, was shot twice on Tuesday morning in an exam room at the hospital, according to...

Argentina releases Nisman’s evidence on secret Iran-AMIA deal

(JTA) – Argentine judicial officials made public the 300-page criminal complaint that details evidence linking Argentina’s senior political echelon to a deal to hide Iran’s role in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires.

The complaint...

U.N. General Assembly holding first-ever meeting on anti-Semitism

(JTA) — The United Nations General Assembly will hold its first-ever meeting focused on anti-Semitism.

The meeting, to be held Thursday, was organized in the wake of a series of anti-Semitic incidents, including the hostage crisis at a French kosher...

Netanyahu speech to Congress postponed three weeks

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress was postponed for three weeks.

The move to March 3 from Feb. 11 allows Netanyahu to coordinate with his plans to address the annual AIPAC conference in Washington.

“At...

Mossad denies urging U.S. senators to oppose new Iran sanctions

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has denied reports that it urged U.S. senators to vote against placing additional sanctions on Iran.

In a statement Thursday, the Mossad denied a Bloomberg View report that it opposes a U.S....

Federations raise funds for French Jews, plan Paris trip

(JTA) — The Jewish Federations of North America announced a trip to Paris next month to support victims of the recent terror attacks there.

The trip, announced in a letter sent Wednesday by Jewish Federations board chair Michael Siegal, will...

Ukrainian Jewish businessman found shot dead

(JTA) — A Ukrainian Jewish businessman was shot dead in Lviv.

The body of Felix Vrotslavsky, 56, was found Tuesday on Zelenoy Street, on the city’s southeastern edge. The murder was first reported by the news site zik.ua, citing an...

U.S. bans its workers from Israel-Lebanon border without permission

JERUSALEM (JTA) — United States government workers in Israel must obtain approval if they want to travel within a mile-and-a-half of the Lebanon border.The State Department sent a security message on Wednesday to U.S. citizens registered...