Iraqi Jewish Archive controversy aired at Jerusalem forum

The United States should not return the Iraqi Jewish archive that is currently on loan to the US government to Baghdad, the archive’s chief rescuer Harold Rhode urged on Monday.

Hard-liners in Iran offer mild praise for interim nuclear agreement – New York Times

14 Jan 2014 Iranian hard-liners on Monday cautiously welcomed the completion of an interim nuclear agreement that will provide Tehran with some relief from Western economic sanctions in return for a suspension of certain nuclear activities. READ MORE »

King of Morocco asking local Jews to pray for rain – Jewish Press

14 Jan 2014 Jews throughout Morocco this past Sabbath responded to a plea by King Mohammed VI and prayed for rain. Muslims did the same in Friday prayers at their mosques. READ MORE »

Ariel Sharon’s burial alongside his wife disturbed by two rockets fired by militants in nearby Gaza – Daily Mail

14 Jan 2014 Minutes after the former prime minister was buried in a plot at his family farm on Monday, militants fired the missiles into southern Israel, the army said. READ MORE »

Polish prosecutor: ‘Jews to Auschwitz’ chant not anti-Semitic – Haaretz

14 Jan 2014 A municipal prosecutor in the Polish city of Poznan has concluded that chants by soccer fans that made reference to Jews going to the gas chambers were not anti-Semitic, and therefore did not provide grounds for the filing of criminal charges. READ MORE »