Jewish organizations in Los Angeles and environs are sponsoring a major pro-Israel rally this Sunday afternoon. The demonstration, scheduled for 2-4PM at Veteran and Wilshire, will declare, \"We Stand With Israel,\" \"Israel\'s fight against terrorism = America\'s fight,\" and the like...

The strengthening of the shekel against the dollar continues. The dollar closed today at a rate of 4.769 shekels, after reaching a high of 4.99 a few days ago...