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Under Attack for Gaza Foray, Sharon Dodges a Legal Bullet
TEL AVIV — Ariel Sharon was seen smiling broadly Tuesday for the first time in months, and few doubted the reason: the unconfirmed report, broadcast the day before on Israel Television, that Attorney General Menachem Mazuz had decided not to indict the prime minister on bribery charges in the so-called Greek Island affair. It was…
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Why ‘Free to Be …’ Still Kicks Butt
How “Free to Be … You and Me” has influenced my life, examples #312-317: My husband does the lion’s share of the cooking. (His brisket is to die for.) He and I have taken turns being the primary breadwinner. (Right now, I’m at bat.) Our child has my last name. Our house, so far, is…
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Media Moguls Bid for JPost As Israel’s Anglo Voice Is Put on Auction Block
When the May 20 deadline passed for bidders seeking to buy the Jerusalem Post, Israel’s most famous English-language newspaper faced a welter of suitors offering strikingly different visions of the future. A leading contender who has all but confirmed his entry into the secret auction — Canadian media mogul Leonard Asper — has a reputation…
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Assassination of Diamond Dealer Rocks Tight Bukharan Community
When Eduard Nektalov was shot in the back of the head during evening rush hour last Thursday, he fell to the sidewalk in the middle of Midtown Manhattan with his yarmulke next to him. Those close to him have described Nektalov as a religiously observant man who, like many Bukharan Jews, was deeply invested in…
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Robert Van Naarden comment (Clairification)
In an article in our May 7 issue, we published a comment by the CEO of Empire Kosher, Robert Van Naarden, in which he expressed his belief that his product was better than any other. We did not understand his words to be intended to imply any comment on the quality of any competitor’s product….
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Newsdesk May 28, 2004
Groups Press Annan Jewish leaders have asked United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan to designate an interlocutor for the Jewish community in his office. The leaders and a U.N. spokesman confirmed that the request was made, but stressed that Jewish officials had not asked Annan to appoint a special envoy to the Jews, as had…
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Orthodox Wig Controversy Likely To Ebb, Rabbis Say
The Indian hair at the heart of the enormous Orthodox wig controversy will, in the end, probably be ruled non-problematic, according to several prominent rabbinic sources contacted by the Forward. Though many leading Orthodox rabbis remain reluctant to speak on the record about the issue, two prominent rabbis — Rabbi Moshe Tendler of Yeshiva University,…
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From Plus to Minus
Bush’s standing with the American people is on a downward slide, according to the most recent New York Times/CBS poll. Last March, his approval rating was 71 percent. It is now down to 46 percent — the lowest point in the years of his presidency The early high came on the heels of Hussein’s capture….
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Fearing GOP Gains, Democrats Boost Jewish Outreach
WASHINGTON — Already fearing potential Republican gains among Jewish voters, Democrats were scrambling this week to undo any damage caused by a series of inflammatory outbursts by one of their own — Senator Ernest “Fritz” Hollings of South Carolina. Many Democrats were particularly worried over the sight of President Bush being cheered last week by…
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Right-wing Initiative Targets ‘Lost Jews’
Right-wing Orthodox activists in America have launched an initiative to bring tens of millions of so-called “lost Jews” from Asia and Europe to the West Bank. The new effort was highlighted in promotional advertisements for an annual concert in Central Park, which has become a major destination for tens of thousands of New York Jews….
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Settler Rabbi: Killing Civilians Permitted
JERUSALEM — A top rabbinic leader of the West Bank settler movement declared last week that the Israeli military is “permitted” under Jewish religious law to kill “ostensibly innocent” civilians in the course of warfare, and that feelings of guilt over such deaths reflect “the morality of unbelievers.” Rabbi Dov Lior, chairman of the Council…
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