Israel

Chabad: Massive Katmandu seder is on, despite Israel’s Foreign Ministry strike

The massive Passover seder held annually in Katmandu will go on this year despite a strike by Israel’s Foreign Ministry, the head of the Chabad center there said.

U.S. scrambles as prisoner release, Jewish state issue threaten to sink talks

With a negotiations deadline looming, the United States is laboring to keep the peace process alive amid tensions over a scheduled release of Palestinian prisoners and the issue of recognizing Israel as a Jewish state.