Scholastic apologizes for publishing Mideast map without Israel Scholastic Inc. apologized for publishing a map of the Middle East that omits Israel in a popular children’s series.
European, American Orthodox rabbis stand up for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Amid calls for reform of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate, leading Orthodox U.S. and European rabbinical organizations stressed its “essential role.”
State Dept. suggests 2009 Kerry letter used ‘under false pretenses’ A letter from the future secretary of state was not intended to help pro-Palestinian activists gain entry to Gaza, officials say.