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Breaking News Jewish South Africa Publication Apologizes For Op-Ed Comparing Desmond Tutu to Hitler
A Jewish publication in South Africa apologized for an Op-Ed that compared Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Adolf Hitler. The online publication South African Jewish Report posted the apology Friday on its website and removed the opinion piece, written by Leon Reich, chairman of Likud South Africa. According to the Mail & Guardian newspaper, Reich in…
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Breaking News Desmond Tutu Urges Dutch Pension Fund To Divest From Israel Banks
South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Wednesday urged Dutch pension fund ABP, the world’s third largest, to “strike a powerful, non-violent blow for peace in the Middle East” by divesting from three Israeli banks. An ABP spokeswoman said the management board would discuss Tutu’s appeal at its monthly meeting on Thursday, alongside a letter from…
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Breaking News Desmond Tutu Talks Israel With Canada Jews
A leading Jewish advocacy group met with South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu to express concern at Tutu’s past statements on Israel. Representatives of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, or CIJA, met Tutu May 27 in Toronto, where he was attending an international gathering of the Order of St. John, the Canadian Jewish News…
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