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Israeli Officials Celebrate After Goldstone Rethinks War Crimes Report

JERUSALEM -- Israeli officials feel vindicated after Judge Richard Goldstone retracted part of his harsh criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza two years ago, and have launched a major diplomatic effort to get the United Nations to rescind the Goldstone Report. "I found it hard to believe that Judge Goldstone, a Jew and...

Pope's New Book: Jews Not to Blame for Killing Jesus

In astonishing and personal statements that could turn centuries of anti-Semitism upside down, Pope Benedict XVI says in a new book that Jews are not to blame for crucifying and killing Jesus. In "Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week," coming out next week, Benedict takes issue with key passages in the New Testament that for eons...

Pope Exonerates Jews for Jesus' Death in New Book

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI has made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Jesus Christ in a new book, tackling one of the most controversial issues in Christianity. In "Jesus of Nazareth" excerpts released Wednesday, Benedict uses a biblical and theological analysis to explain why it is not...

Did NY Jewelers Hire Phony Hasidic Jews in 'Snatch'-Like Heist? [VIDEO]

It's the video they didn't want you to see. In a caper that recalls the Guy Ritchie crime film "Snatch," prosecutors say the owners of a jewelry store in New York City's Diamond District staged a fake robbery committed by perps wearing phony beards and black coats while disguised as Hasidic Jews, according to the New York...

Haifa Fire: 5 Facts About the City Threatened by the Monster Blaze

(Dec. 3) -- The massive wildfire raging in northern Israel has already claimed the lives of 41 people, but for an international team of firefighters conscripted to fight the blaze, the objective is clear: protect Haifa. The fire, which is raging during the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah, threatens to engulf the country's...

Background on Jews

The Jews ( ISO 259-3 Yhudim Israeli pronunciation ), also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and an ethnoreligious group, originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East.

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