WJC Governing Board meeting in Germany concluded on Tuesday with the 150 participants paying their respects to the victims of the Holocaust at three key memorial sites in Berlin

Baghdad suggests Islamic State might target pope for assassination; State Dept. denies US lawmakers’ warning of group’s infiltration through Mexico border.

While enforcing truces with Israel, Hamas has often signaled to Sinai groups that they are free to attack Israel from Gaza.

A fire, which appears to be criminal, broke out early Tuesday morning at a synagogue in Brussels. According to Belgian daily La Dernière Heure, one or more people managed to enter the building and set several fires on the fourth floor of the building.

''With close to 13% of the total vote, we are now Sweden's third biggest party,'' Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Akesson told supporters.

Palestinian mortar shell fired from Gaza Strip lands explodes in Israeli territory for first time since August 26 when truce went into effect; Hamas denies knowledge of attack.

In a speech during the mass rally at the Brandenburg Gate, Merkel vowed to do everything she can ''to ensure anti-Semitism doesn't have a chance''.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her pledge to thousands at the rally organized by the Central Council of Jews in Germany to protest a rise in anti-Semitism that authorities and Jewish leaders blame mainly on Muslim extremists and young immigrants.

Bureau warns that the terrorism threat against Israelis has risen in Western Europe and Africa, particularly from veterans of Syria and Iraq who return to their countries.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came out in support of US President Barack Obama’s call for a united action against Islamic State (IS) but warned the West should be wary of strenghtening Iran in the fight against the IS.