Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has denied that he was involved in a massive real estate scandal that also has led to the arrest of former Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski.

This month, in Donetsk and other cities and towns in the surrounding region, a humanitarian aid campaign to benefit Jewish children was launched.

Residents of a nearby Jewish settlement are accused of vandalizing a West Bank Palestinian village.

A senior Jerusalem councilman on Thursday morning said he suspected the Holyland real estate affair was “just the start” and called on authorities to investigate a number of other massive building projects he believes may be tainted with corruption.

A large ultra-Orthodox community in New York State suffered a number of apparent anti-Semitic attacks on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Former Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski was arrested for allegedly accepting bribes in a real estate project.

President Obama said the United States could not impose peace on the Middle East.

In an open letter to President Obama, the president of the World Jewish Congress expressed concern over the deterioration in relations between Israel and the United States.

Israeli President Shimon Peres criticized Syria and Iran during a visit to Paris.

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday dodged a question regarding Israel’s nuclear program and called on all countries to join the nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.