In first, Jewish lawmaker elected president of Brazilian Senate Davi Alcolumbre, 41, is little known by many in mainstream Jewish circles in Brazil.
Texas senator-elect Cruz, on first Israel visit, talks Syria with Netanyahu Ted Cruz, the Republican senator-elect from Texas, on his first visit to Israel discussed the civil war in Syria with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sen. Mark Kirk recovering from stroke U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a leader on pro-Israel and Iran sanctions issues, underwent surgery that was deemed successful after suffering a stroke.
