Forward Staff and JTA
By Forward Staff and JTA
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Israel News Iranian President Kicks Up World Cup Storm
For months some Jewish organizations and communal leaders in America and Europe have been protesting the prospect of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attending the World Cup in Germany. The argument is that Germany is no place for a leader who denies the Holocaust and calls for Israel’s disappearance. Ahmadinejad doesn’t necessarily agree. Iran has been…
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News Major Suspected Al Qaeda Attacks Since September 11, 2001
April 11, 2002 — Djerba, Tunisia In a suicide attack, a tanker truck explodes at an ancient synagogue on the island of Djerba killing 21 people, including 14 German tourists. May 8, 2002 — Karachi, Pakistan A car pulls up to a bus carrying French workers and explodes, killing 14 people, 11 of them French….
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