Even as Calgary's Jewish community expressed shock and horror at anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi graffiti painted on multiple community institutions, a second disturbing case has come to light. The targets this time are schools.

Rizah Salah has had his home demolished twice by Israeli military forces: first for being built without a permit on Palestinian land, the second being built too close to Route 60, an Israeli settlement road.

A hate crime against Jewish community facilities and a Holocaust Memorial has prompted police to release surveillance photos in the hope of identifying whoever painted Swastikas and anti-Jewish slogans on buildings and signs on Saturday in Calgary.

The Obama administration has taken the unusual step of publicly rebuking Israel for the approval of 900 new homes on the West bank. A White House spokesman said the approval made its efforts to restart peace talks more difficult.

Some U.S. officials now traveling in the Middle East say the Palestinian plan to pursue statehood in the UN will not get crucial U.S. support.

A new book by Eric H. Cline reveals the first extra-Biblical evidence of the House of David, naming, among others, a descendant of David, Joram, who ruled the Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century B.C.

Palestinians have decided to go directly to the United Nations to put the question of their statehood before the Security Council. They say the peace process with Israel is dead.

Beth Israel Synagogue in Edmonton is the scene of a murder mystery. On Thursday, staff at the synagogue called police to report a body they found on the grounds of the synagogue. Police said on the weekend the victim was shot. He is from Toronto.

Claiming Palestinian farmers are stealing water from the central source shared by both Israelis and Palestinians, Israel has implemented water restrictions on Palestinians in the disputed West Bank.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the United States needs to choose between Israel and Iran - however, Israel continues to make its international case that Iran is the aggressor.