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JTA

• Is Austrian presidential challenger a Nazi sympathizer?

Austrian politics is roiling over the question of whether the lone challenger to Austria’s president in the upcoming election is a Nazi sympathizer.

• Israeli Embassy in New Zealand to reopen

Israel will open a new embassy in New Zealand next month amid signs of warming relations between Wellington and Jerusalem.

• Jewish Iranian family busted for drug smuggling

An Iranian Jewish family was arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport after trying to smuggle more than 30 pounds of opium into Israel.

• Israel seals off West Bank

Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours for fear of Arab rioting.

• Jewish groups upset with Presbyterians

Jewish groups are upset with recent actions by the Presbyterian church regarding its Israel policies.

Israel Insider

• Clinton blames Israel for "insulting" US by crime of "advance planning" in capital
• Biden says Israel's Yad Vashem is on the "West Bank"
• Republican Congressman mocks Obama-Biden focus on "zoning issues in Jerusalem"
• Deputy Foreign Minister tells US: no more concessions
• Biden scolds Israel, tries tough-love shtick, throws carrots, shows stick