Marc Perelman
By Marc Perelman
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News Disagreements on Iraq, Pius XII Aired in Paris
PARIS — Senior Vatican and French Jewish communal officials attended the second “European Encounters Between Catholics and Jews” last week in Paris, a two-day event that climaxed on the evening of March 11 with a reception for more than 1,000 people in the honor ballroom of City Hall. Organized by the European Jewish Congress and…
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News A Tough-Talking French Minister Raps Arabs, Left on Antisemitism
PARIS — Yes, there is a worrisome development of antisemitism in part of the French Muslim community, which is 5 million strong. Yes, the intellectually influential far-left tolerates such attitudes out of guilt for France’s colonial past and because of its deep antipathy for Ariel Sharon’s policies. And no, these admissions do not come from…
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News Little Evidence of Hezbollah Operative’s Role in Attack
His name keeps popping up. Imad Mughniyeh, the infamous top Hezbollah operative, has been linked to a long list of terrorist acts during the last 20 years. His name is on a warrant for his alleged role in the March 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires. But until recently he was never…
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News Indictments in Argentina Bombing Draw Denials, Threats From Iran
Iranian officials threatened a possible cut-off of diplomatic relations with Argentina this week, after Argentina issued its long-awaited indictment of senior Iranian officials for masterminding the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish communal center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people. The 400-page indictment, issued last weekend by investigating judge Juan José Galeano, names four…
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News French Minister Unveils Plan to Fight Antisemitism
PARIS — When the French education minister warned that antisemitism had become a “true danger” in French schools and last week announced a series of measures to tackle the issue, Jews here rejoiced that someone high up finally was listening to their complaints. The center-right government, after committing to crack down on violent antisemitic acts…
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News European Pol Wants Oversight of P.A. Funding
He is what would be considered by many as an unlikely advocate for Israel: a French Socialist. But as a member of the European Parliament, Francois Zimeray has been the driving force behind an unprecedented move to shed light on the possible misuse of European funds by the Palestinian Authority. Although his efforts to launch…
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News Defense Adviser Urges ‘Posse Approach’ Toward Evildoers
Richard Perle is a hot ticket these days. As chairman of the Defense Policy Board, a key advisory panel to the Defense Department, the former Reagan administration official has privileged access to the Pentagon — where he has many friends in senior positions. But as he likes to remind his audiences, Perle speaks only for…
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News Israel Seeks to Counter Belgian ‘War Crimes’ Ruling
Israel is seeking to mobilize American and Jewish support for a diplomatic battle with Belgium after the Belgian Supreme Court upheld a law that would allow the prosecution of Israeli officials — including, eventually, Prime Minister Sharon — for war crimes related to their role in the Sabra and Shatila massacre two decades ago. Israeli…
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