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JERUSALEM, Dec. 21 (JTA) — As Christian pilgrims begin to flood Israel for millennium celebrations, a poll released this week shows that Israelis have surprisingly positive attitudes toward Christians, although they lack a fundamental knowledge of Christianity. The Gallup poll, commissioned by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, showed that a majority of Israeli […]

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (JTA) — Holocaust survivors may have a longer-than-expected wait before they get their measure of justice. Sixteen months after Switzerland’s leading banks agreed to pay $1.25 billion in a court-supervised settlement of Holocaust-era claims, it remains unclear whether payments to survivors will be delayed. Asking Holocaust survivors to be patient would […]