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German Jews elect 1st leader born after Holocaust

Dieter Graumann, son of Jewish refugees who moved to Germany from Israel two years after his birth, promises to focus Central Council of Jews more on contemporary Jewish life

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WikiLeaks: Arab world according to Mossad chief

WikiLeaks documents contain reports of 2007 meetings in which Meir Dagan presented US with five-step program to perform coup in Iran; said ‘nothing can be achieved’ with Palestinians

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WikiLeaks: ‘Israel overestimating Iranian nuke program’

WikiLeaks documents reveal that Israel’s attempt to convey sense of urgency, its contradicting assessments on when Iran would achieve nuclear ability made US officials take its warnings ‘with a grain of salt’. One US diplomat noted it was not clear whether Israelis themselves believed their own assessments

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WikiLeaks: Israel wanted PA to take Gaza

WikiLeaks document says Defense Minister Ehud Barak consulted with Fatah, Egypt, asked if they could take over control of Gaza Strip after expected Israeli victory during Operation Cast Lead, but met with refusal

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WikiLeaks: Clinton ordered probe on UN chief

Secret files show Washington wanted to find links between UN members, terror groups

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Russia to Israel: Technology for canceling S-300 deal

Russia promised Israel $1 billion, scrapping of Iran missile deal in exchange for drone technologies

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B’tselem hands Naalin shooting tape to police

Video of 2008 incident will undergo forensic testing after legal team disputes its authenticity

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WikiLeaks: Arabs asked for Iran strike

Documents released to press after much hype say Netanyahu, Mubarak agreed that nuclear Iran would be as dangerous as Cuban missile crisis; leaders from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and UAE called Islamic Republic ‘evil’

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Nasrallah: Hariri probe ‘will not weaken resistance’

Hezbollah leader slams UN investigation, accuses Israel of interfering in in order to sully group’s name

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Turkish bill bans Israelis from buying land

Milliyet report says bill in works eases restrictions on land purchase to attract foreign investment, but prohibits sale to Greek, Israeli citizens. Bill also favors Iranians, Syrians, and Saudis by exempting them from limitations

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