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Report: Iran to build more uranium enrichment plants
Comparison of attacks on pope to anti-Semitism sparks outrage
White House in calming message to U.S. Jews: Obama is Israel's friend
Yemen court upholds death sentence for Israeli spy

Report: Iran to build more uranium enrichment plants

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:55 AM PDT

Iran intends to build two additional uranium-enrichment plants at sites to be chosen by President Mahoumd Ahmadinejad, said Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, on Saturday, accroding to Channel 10 news. ...

Comparison of attacks on pope to anti-Semitism sparks outrage

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Jewish groups around the world have reacted with shock after Pope Benedict's personal preacher compared attacks on the Catholic Church and pope over a sexual abuse scandal to "collective violence" against Jews. ...

White House in calming message to U.S. Jews: Obama is Israel's friend

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:26 AM PDT

Following weeks of tension between Israel and the United States surrounding Middle East peace efforts, on Friday a senior White House official issued a calming message to U.S. Jewish community leaders via a conference call. ...