Israel

Ex-Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s call spurs yeshivas to nix summer breaks

Sephardic yeshivas in Israel reportedly have answered a call by former Chief Sephardic Rabbi Ovadia Yosef to cancel their summer breaks over a new haredi Orthodox conscription law.

Abbas accepts invitation to visit Tehran

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Iran at the invitation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Israel will bring in remaining Ethiopian immigrants

Israel’s government agreed to expedite the arrival of the final Ethiopian immigrants waiting to come to Israel.

Israeli government to support new immigrant students

Israel won’t cooperate with U.N. fact-finding mission on settlements

Team appointed to write new military draft law in Israel

Netanyahu wants two teams to examine draft alternatives

Clinton meets with Abbas

Iran’s parliament speaker Larijani calls for end to West, Israel

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