BRUSSELS (WJC)–The European Union will not recognize Palestinian statehood until an “appropriate” time, the 27 EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels said in a joint statement. It came in response to a letter from Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, in which he had urged the EU countries to join
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Travel and FoodBAGHDAD, Dec. 13 (Press Release) –The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff stressed to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today that now is the time for the United States and Iraq to plan for a normal, long-term military-to-military relationship. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen met with Maliki at the prime minister’s residence in downtown
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued the following statement in reaction to the death of Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke: “Tonight America has lost one of its fiercest champions and most dedicated public servants. Richard Holbrooke served the country he loved for nearly half a century, representing the United States in far-flung war-zones
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — No serious thinker has done more harm to the Jewish people than Friedrich Nietzsche, whose writings were an important inspiration for Adolph Hitler and Nazism. Yet far from being an antisemite, Nietzsche was one of the most pro-Jewish German writers of his time. How can this paradox be
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International, Jewish History, Jewish ReligionENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– The Women’s Auxiliary of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities has announced its 33rd Annual Gala, “Champagne on Ice,” which will take place on Saturday, February 5, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Event chair Jane Ottenstein, along with Women’s Auxiliary President Mary Epsten, will lead this year’s event committee as they present an
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to White House tapes reported in The New York Times, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told President Nixon, “The emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union is not an objective of American foreign policy…And if they put Jews into gas chambers in the Soviet Union, it is not an
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USATEL AVIV (Press Release)― Will Rona and Sol kiss and seal their fate as a couple forever, or will Sol answer the ringing phone and change the course of history? A new movie format developed by Tel Aviv University lets the viewer decide. Utilizing complicated video coding procedures, the new format provides smooth interaction and
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Travel and FoodNEW YORK (WJC)–World Jewish Congress, North America, in cooperation with the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, held a rally in front of the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to urge increased efforts to achieve the release of Gilad Shalit who has been held captive in the hands of
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USATEL AVIV (WJC) — The last delegation of Israeli police officers has arrived home after patrolling the streets of Haiti for three months. The Israeli deployment followed the devastating earthquake that hit the Caribbean island in January, claiming hundreds of thousands of victims and causing wide-spread devastation. Just two months ago, a cholera epidemic broke
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Travel and FoodHAMEDAN, Iran (WJC) — A group of Islamists staged a rally at the tomb of Biblical Queen Esther, one of the most revered sites for Jews in Iran, and threatened to destroy it if Israel damages the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. An Iranian news agency identified the demonstrators as members of a hardline Islamist militia.
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Travel and FoodVATICAN CITY (WJC)–The leadership of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has been received by Pope Benedict XVI in private audience at the Vatican. WJC President Ronald S. Lauder, who was accompanied by WJC Secretary General Designate Daniel Diker and Deputy Secretary General Maram Stern, raised his concern at the growing political assault on Israel’s legitimacy.
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By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA –As Kramer from “Seinfeld” might say, it’s a Chanukah miracle!!! The word “Christmas” was removed from the 15-foot-high “Christmas Village” sign welcoming visitors to a Christmas market in front of Philadelphia’s City Hall by order of Managing Director Richard Negrin on Nov. 29. Some city workers and visitors griped about
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Jewish ReligionBy Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel (Press Release)–History does not simply repeat itself, wrote Karl Marx. It often happens that a phenomenon’s first round is a tragedy; the second round is a farce. So is it today as thousands of young people devote themselves to extreme left-wing causes, including the destruction of their own countries, democracy, and
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I admit to predispositions. The news about Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay recognizing Palestine reached a brain that spent half its life in the United States, and learned that anything south of the Rio Grande is less than upstanding or reliable. The latest Mexican civil war reinforces the image, even
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