Israel

Shas pulls campaign ad denigrating conversions

The haredi Orthodox Shas party said it would pull an election campaign ad that stereotypes immigrants from the former Soviet Union and the conversion process following requests for its ban.

U.S., Middle East officials worry over uranium stockpile in Syria

U.S. and Middle Eastern officials are expressing concerns that a stockpile of unenriched uranium in Syria, enough to make five nuclear bombs, could fall into the hands of Iran.