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News Y.U. Prez ‘Outraged’ Over Israel Snub
Yeshiva University President Richard Joel is slamming the Israeli education ministry for refusing to recognize bachelor’s degrees from the school more than a year after a government vow to reverse the policy. “Last year I expressed patience. This year I’m expressing outrage,” said Joel, who voiced his objections at a crowded June 26 meeting of…
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News Terror Threat Puts Community on Alert
WASHINGTON — Following a threat this week by Palestinian militants to target “Zionists outside Palestine,” a national Jewish community terrorism alert system has been activated to determine whether Jewish institutions should take extra security precautions. “Our Secure Community Network people have been in touch with law enforcement officials and are on top of” possible implications…
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News Daring Raid on Prison Shows A Newly Aggressive Olmert
Whatever else he might have accomplished in this week’s dramatic raid on a Jericho prison, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert certainly put his personal stamp on Israel’s political agenda. If any Israelis were still wondering about Olmert’s leadership skills and his mastery of things military, they’ll now have the images from Jericho to carry with…
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News Russia Said To Relent on Bid To Banish Top Moscow Rabbi
After a massive campaign launched by American Jewish organizations and at least three foreign governments, the Russian government appears to be relenting in its effort to block a leading rabbi from returning to the country. Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, who has been the chief rabbi of Moscow’s main synagogue for 15 years, was turned back at…
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News White House Okays Hamas Candidates
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has agreed to the unconditional participation of Hamas candidates in the upcoming Palestinian elections, despite strong opposition from Israeli officials, Congressional leaders and Jewish organizations. Contrary to recent press reports, the administration is not insisting that Palestinian candidates — including Hamas representatives — be required to sign a pledge embracing…
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News Settlers, Rabbis Debate Disobedience As Disengagement Nears
JERUSALEM — As Israel’s political and security establishment moves closer to disengagement from Gaza, hammering out details of the day after, a furious debate has erupted among settler leaders and their rabbis over whether it is permitted even to suggest cooperating with the planned evacuation. Government ministers were negotiating this week with representatives of the…
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News Violence, Anarchy Reign as P.A. Teeters
JERUSALEM — Amid growing indications that anarchy and lawlessness are reaching a critical stage within the Palestinian territories, observers now are wondering aloud if the financially broke and politically splintered Palestinian Authority is on the verge of collapse. The mayor of the West Bank city of Nablus, Ghassan Shakah, resigned last week to protest the…
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News Settlement Expands As Road Map Ends
KEDUMIM — A new neighborhood in this northern West Bank settlement was dedicated in a festive ceremony this week, in what Peace Now activists said was a deliberate display by the government to show that the road map is dead. “They know exactly what is the meaning of this ceremony,” said Mossi Raz, a former…
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