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Pro-Israel Lobby Girding For Tough Battle on Aid
WASHINGTON — Pro-Israel forces here are gearing up for a possible uphill fight to secure additional American aid to help cover the costs of Jerusalem’s disengagement plan. The government of Prime Minister Sharon is asking the Bush administration for two separate aid packages totaling up to $1.6 billion to help defray the costs of the…
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Miracle Cure Could Lead to Sainthood
Pope John Paul II’s private secretary said his late boss “miraculously” cured an American Jewish millionaire’s brain tumor — a claim that could help the pontiff achieve sainthood. The millionaire, who remains unnamed, told a friend that he had been diagnosed with an incurable tumor and had but three wishes left: to see the pope,…
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In Uganda, Popular President Poses Political Problem for U.S.
KAMPALA, Uganda — Yoweri Museveni, the president of this landlocked republic, is presenting the United States and the West with an agonizing dilemma. Simply put, he has proven himself to be one of Africa’s most successful rulers during his 19 years in office, and now he won’t go away. Museveni came to office at the…
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Roman Rabbi Mentioned in Pope’s Will
In a surprise twist being described as a message from beyond the grave, Pope John Paul II mentioned the “rabbi of Rome” in his will — one of only two living people to be singled out. Elio Toaff, the former chief rabbi of Rome referred to in the will, said his inclusion should be taken…
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Pope Oversaw Big Changes In Catholic-Jewish Relations
During his long reign as vicar of Rome, Pope John Paul II oversaw sweeping, historic changes in the Catholic Church and in the role of religion in world affairs. But none of the pope’s initiatives was more fundamental, or more emblematic of the man, than the transformation of Catholic-Jewish relations. The change began with Nostra…
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Interfaith Leaders Ponder Future of Jewish-Catholic Ties
With the passing of Pope John Paul II, Jewish and Catholic interfaith leaders are voicing concern that future pontiffs could fail to carry on his groundbreaking efforts to deepen relations with the Jewish people. “We know [John Paul’s] teachings while he was alive,” said Rabbi James Rudin, senior interreligious adviser at the American Jewish Committee….
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Hosni Mubarak’s All-out War Against Democracy in Egypt
On the road to democracy in the Middle East, Egypt’s Mubarak regime has once again declared an all-out war against my country’s small contingent of liberals. Small in number as these liberals may be, five of them — including myself — recently declared their intention to run in the presidential elections scheduled for September. They…
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Nazi-Looted Artwork At Issue in NPR Flap
National Public Radio has suspended a veteran New York arts journalist indefinitely after he prepared what the network called an unfair report on the prestigious Museum of Modern Art. The report, by freelance journalist David D’Arcy, focused on a legal struggle for control of a painting looted by the Nazis from a Viennese Jewish art…
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Safe at Home
In the wake of Terri Schiavo’s death, conservative Christian activists are pushing Republican lawmakers to detonate the so-called nuclear option — a change of Senate rules that would block Democrats from filibustering judicial nominations. As the Senate returned to session this week, several Christian conservative groups were running ads urging the Republicans to eliminate the…
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Report Reignites Campus Controversy at Columbia
A report aimed at healing tensions over the Middle East has ended up fueling a new round of controversy at Columbia University, especially over the school’s early release of the document to The New York Times. The report — released to The Times March 30 and to the public a day later — came in…
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Conservatives Mull Gay Ban
Members of Conservative Judaism’s top lawmaking body met outside Baltimore this week to debate the movement’s ban on same-sex ceremonies and gay rabbinical ordination. The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards took up the issue during meetings Tuesday and Wednesday. Movement sources said that a final decision could come at a meeting in June or…
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