Reuven Kuravsky, the head teacher of Jewish Studies at Moscow’s Mesivta School for Boys, won first place at the Festival of Pedagogical Skills, held for teachers in Jewish schools. He also received the title “Teacher of the Year 2011.”

In conversations with U.S. diplomats, FM predicted Mubarak’s downfall several years ago, but he was less on the button when it came to assessing developments in his own backyard.

PM says anti-tank missile attack on school bus crosses the line, warns that whoever attacks children 'his blood will be on his own head.'

Israeli President Shimon Peres urged UN Security Council ambassadors Thursday to call for a halt to attacks on Israel from Gaza after members of the military wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for firing an anti-tank missile at an Israeli school bus in southern Israel, critically wounding a 16-year-old teen and seriously injuring the driver.

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton ''strongly condemned'' Thursday’s mortar and rocket attacks out of the Gaza strip and expressed ''deep concern'' at the current escalation of violence.

The opening of the new synagogue building for Mountain Jews of Azerbaijan, built with government funding in less than six months, took place on April 5.

An explosion near the Chabad House in Santa Monica, Calif., apparently was caused by an industrial accident, according to reports.

Russian billionaire Alexander Mashkevich announced yesterday that he plans to create a Jewish version of al-Jazeera to combat the ''negative information about Israel'' emanating from similar networks and the international media on a whole.

The target of an airstrike on a car in Sudan blamed on Israel was a high-ranking Hamas official, Palestinian intelligence officials said.

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system for the first time intercepted rockets fired from Gaza.