Israel's Sephardic chief rabbi reportedly has ordered the recognition of all Israeli's military conversions after Rabbi Ovadia Yosef said in a letter that the conversions were valid.
Some members of Tunisia's Jewish community are thinking about traveling to France, while others are considering immigrating to Israel; 20 Israeli tourists return home safely.
According to press reports, a group of 20 Israelis was evacuated Saturday evening from Tunisia where Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, who has ruled the country since 1987, fled for Saudi Arabia after weeks of deadly riots over unemployment, high prices and lack of freedom of expression.
Speaking during weekly cabinet meeting, PM says region-wide unrest and instability highlight Israel's concerns as to regional powers' ability to sign and maintain a future peace treaty.
In what is described as a joint Israeli-U.S. effort to undermine Iran's nuclear ambitions, the New York Times says tests of the destructive Stuxnet worm occurred at the Israeli nuclear complex in Dimona.
The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten quotes U.S. diplomatic cables as saying that Iran is racing to achieve nuclear bomb before its economy collapses due to sanctions.
The Quartet of Mideast Peace Process mediators are to meet in Munich, Germany, on February 5, on the sidelines of the annual Munich Security Conference, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said this week.
More Palestinian Arabs living in eastern Jerusalem would prefer to retain their Israeli citizenship after a two-state solution is reached than live in Palestine, a new study found.
Around 1,500 Jews live today in Tunisia where Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, who has ruled the country since 1987, fled on Friday for Saudi Arabia after deadly protests over unemployment, high prices and lack of freedom of expression.
