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Israel Renews Blockade of Gaza Crossings

Israel resealed border crossings with the Gaza Strip, blaming continued rocket fire at its towns.

Car Bomb Kills Presumed Israeli Crime Boss

Crime boss Yaakov Alperon was killed by a car bomb in Tel Aviv highlighting public fears of rising...

Israel Not Counting on Obama in Peace Talks, Says Livni

Israeli Foreign Minister Lipni said Palestinian/Israeli peace talks do not need help from Sen Obama.

Once Virgin Mary statue was lost, now she's found

$30,000 statue was stolen over the weekend ...

California Supreme Court to hear Prop. 8 challenges

High court accepts three suits ...

Columnist: GOP must move away from GOD

Is social conservatism hurting the Republican ...

Don't cut support to innovative nonprofits

Our major institutions are struggling to adjust, react, prepare but most of all to respond to those...

Economic crisis boosts need to focus on domestic violence

I've never been more concerned about the victims of domestic violence than I am right now. Families...

Perfect storm for charities' contributions go down and...

No one has gone unscathed by the convulsions of the global economy. Even the wealthy are losing...

Malibu camp offers respite and community for kids with HIV

" . . . This camp, this organization [Hollywood Heart] gives me true happiness.I get back so much...

Synagogues re-group as economic downturn challenges...

" . . . People are thinking psychologically that they are poor, or less wealthy, so it creates this...

Dig, plant, grow, give'sharing the bounty of food

If there's one thing Gabe Goldman wishes more Angelenos would do next spring, it's get their hands...

Diller Awards recognize teens' extraordinary efforts in...

The Diller Tikkun Olam Award is presented annually to five 15- to 19-year-old Californians who have...

Compassion + patience + art = hope for a teen father

Two weeks ago, John turned 18. Two weeks before that he was arrested for threatening to beat up a...

Israeli mafioso killed in carbombing

Don Alperon is killed ... Related Entries October 14, 2008 Sukkot on Skid Row September 30, 2008...