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Preparations are underway across the world among Jewish communities to celebrate the holiday and festival of Passover, commemorating the story of Exodus or the departure of the Israelites from ancient Egypt as described in the Hebrew Bible.

Prince of Persia actor Jake Gyllenhaal joined Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Josh Groban, Trisha Yearwood and a number of other celebrities at the Lincoln Center's A Celebration of Paul Newman's Dream held Monday.

As Oakland, California, reels from the Oikos University tragedy that hit the private Christian school's campus Monday morning, here's a breakdown of the worst school massacres of all time.

Sherman shrugged off media reports that Iran was becoming a serious divisive issue between the U.S. and India.

U.S. President Barack Obama has already warned that the window of opportunity for a diplomatic solution is rapidly closing, suggesting that a military strike on Iran may be likely at some point.

A Jewish plastic surgeon is facing the heat for creating and uploading a video on YouTube that makes fun of the physical traits of the Jews, especially their noses.

Thousands of Christians from around the world receive the symbolic palms Sunday in honor of the holyday Jesus rode into Jerusalem.

In the words of author Emile Zola when he supported Captain Alfred Dreyfus, the French Jewish officer charged with treason: “Dreyfus is innocent. I swear it! I stake my life on it — my honor!”

U.S. President Barack Obama is moving ahead with sanctions against Iran's oil industry, in the hope that increased economic pressure will push Tehran into abandoning its nascent nuclear program.

Determining why the nations of the world are throwing Israeli Jews under the bus is an easy call. Most of the countries with abundant oil reserves are predominantly Muslim.

Israeli authorities closed off the West Bank, restricted access to the Temple Mount and set up checkpoints near the Lebanese border.

Israel's foreign ministry has retorted to a US Department of State press release which refused to acknowledge Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, saying that every country is entitled to choose its own capital.

Reportedly, the agreement was reached through the efforts of Palestinian officials, the Red Cross and Israel on behalf of Shalabi.

FP indicated that there are four abandoned Soviet-era air bases in Azerbaijan which could be made available to Israel.

The 37-year-old boxer has a comeback in the works.

Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate who has helped sustain Newt Gingrich's campaign with millions of dollars in donations, suggested that Gingrich's campaign was essentially over.

Mehar reportedly had travelled to Pakistan and Afghanistan, and even Israel, in 2010, with the help of French intelligence.

An Iranian organization called the Mojahedin-e-Khalq, or MEK, considered a terrorist organization by the United States, is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to former American officials and politicians. But where is the money coming from?

The saga of French Muslims took an ugly turn earlier this month when Islamic militant Mohamed Merah was identified as the gunman in mass killings in Toulouse that appeared to have been driven by bias.

Ahead of next month's French presidential election, incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy has already complained that there are too many immigrants in France.

Erdogan spoke optimistically about the resumption of nuclear negotiations.