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RAMALLAH, Palestine Authority (WJC)– Riyad al-Malki, the Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister, has said that the Republic of Cyprus – a member state of the European Union – had recognized a Palestinian state within the pre-1967 borders. Al-Malki told the French news agency AFP the move had been “formalized” in a letter sent by Cyprus President […]

  BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)—  “Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak needs a miracle to survive the presidency,” according to Egypt expert, Yoram Meital, who is Chairman of the Herzog Center for Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. However, he thinks that a victory for the Muslim Brotherhood should not be seen as a

SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (WJC)–The Jewish community of St. Maarten, a Dutch and French-owned island in the Caribbean, has opened its first synagogue since the 18th century. The shul on the Dutch side of the island  is part of a new Chabad Center operated by Rabbi Moshe and Sara Chanowitz. It is part of an

LIMA (WJC)–Peru has joined other Latin American states in recognizing a Palestinian state. “Today the government communicated to the ambassador of Palestine in Lima recognition of the Palestinian state as free and sovereign,” Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said in the capital Lima last Monday. He did not specify the borders of the state

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Wednesday designated Lebanese narcotics trafficker Ayman Joumaa, as well as nine individuals and 19 entities connected to his drug trafficking and money laundering organization as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act).

OSWIECIM, Poland (Press Release)— On the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation announces its “Intervene Now!” campaign.  “Intervene Now!” is an initiative to engage individuals, organizations and governments around the world to protect and preserve the authentic remains of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and the memory

Deputy PM Silvan Shalom Relates to Events in Lebanon Lebanon’s parliament has approved the appointment of billionaire businessman Najib Mikati, the Hezbollah-backed candidate, as the country’s new prime minister. The vote follows the ouster of Western-back Prime Minister Saad Hariri and confirms the Iranian-backed Shiite movement as the most powerful force in Lebanon. In less

ANAHEIM, California (WJC)– Jason Bailey, a professional US ice hockey player, is suing the NHL team Anaheim Ducks in court, claiming that coaches of one of its affiliate teams subjected him to harassment and anti-Semitic remarks. The 23-year-old is seeking damages in court from the Ducks, the Bakersfield Condors and the two coaches, Martin Raymond

Yad Vashem Presents Holocaust Videos for the Iranian Audience

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Viewing TV coverage of terrorist events causes deterioration of psychological resources, such as commitment and a sense of success, and to feeling threatened, which in turn can also lead to loss of resources and other negative effects. This has been found in a new study at the University of Haifa. “Mass media