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Calls for Protection Rise After Attack in Moscow
After last week’s stabbing attack in a Moscow synagogue — the worst antisemitic attack the country has seen in years — the Russian Jewish community is calling on its government to step up efforts to protect Jewish institutions and prosecute hate crimes. A knife-wielding skinhead burst into Moscow’s Chabad-run Bronnaya synagogue January 11 shouting “I…
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Right-wing Rabbis Issue Warning
A group of Orthodox Israeli rabbis reportedly sent a letter to Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, warning that he will face “a personal catastrophe” if he moves forward with the evacuation of houses occupied by Jewish settlers in Hebron. “Don’t make the hasty move of abandoning the Land of Israel, and don’t bring catastrophe upon…
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Lawmakers’ Israel Trips May Face Restrictions
In the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal, Jewish groups are closely watching plans to restrict lawmakers’ lobbyist-sponsored travel, which could have a devastating impact on Israel trips that build support for the Jewish state in Congress. Rules proposed in Congress this month could place stringent restrictions on how lawmakers travel at the expense of…
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