Israel

Chief Rabbi David Lau asks educators to deal seriously with every child abuse report

The letter comes amid several new investigations and indictments of child sex abuse in the haredi Orthodox community.

Unilever under fire for salmonella-tainted Israeli cornflakes

Unilever reportedly initially attempted to hide the contamination, since it believed that it had caught it before any of the product was shipped out of the factory; however, it came to light y that a pallet containing 240 boxes of the tainted Telma cereals had been shipped to stores.

Israelis barred from entering Jordan over kippot

A Foreign Ministry official told Channel 2 that not allowing tourists carrying Jewish religious items in their bags to enter Jordan appears to be official policy. The ministry reportedly has sought clarification of the issue from Jordan.