Brazil is not usually considered to be one of the worldwide centers of cultural Jewish life, but the country recently hosted what is believed to be the largest Jewish dance festival outside Israel.
Israeli soldiers withdrew from the center of Bethlehem as Christmas approached under gray skies and a gray mood. The withdrawal was intended to allow Christmas celebrations to take place without tanks nearby.
Ten Iranian Jews holding Israeli citizenship have been released on bail after being detained by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service for several days. They, together with an unknown number of other Iranian Jews and hundreds of Muslims, were arr