Iranian President Kicks Up World Cup StormFor months some Jewish organizations and communal leaders in America and Europe have been protesting the prospect of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attending the World Cup in Germany.The argument is that Germany is no place for a leader who denies the Holocaust and calls for Israel’s…Read more
SHORTCUTSWhat’s in a name? According to Jews for Jesus, plenty.Last week, the Messianic Jewish organization filed a lawsuit against Internet titan Google in U.S. District Court in New York City, citing trademark infringement. The subject of the complaint is jewsforjesus.blogspot.com, the blog of an anonymous individual self-identified…Read more
California Pol Passes on Pro-Rice LetterInfluential Democratic Rep. Howard Berman of California has refused to co-sponsor and sign a letter praising Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for brokering the recent Israeli-Palestinian agreement on the Rafah border crossing.“I was fine with everything about the letter except the last paragraph,” Berman, a senior member…Read more
Newsdesk November 25, 2005Russia: Rabbi Can’t ReturnMoscow’s chief rabbi, Pinchas Goldschmidt, will never be allowed to return to Russia, the country’s Internal Affairs Ministry said. The news came in a letter from the ministry publicized Tuesday. The letter cited an article in Russian legislation that prevents foreigners who are deemed threats to Russian…Read more
SHORTCUTSWhat’s in a name? According to Jews for Jesus, plenty.Last week, the Messianic Jewish organization filed a lawsuit against Internet titan Google in U.S. District Court in New York City, citing trademark infringement. The subject of the complaint is jewsforjesus.blogspot.com, the blog of an anonymous individual self-identified…Read more
California Pol Passes on Pro-Rice LetterInfluential Democratic Rep. Howard Berman of California has refused to co-sponsor and sign a letter praising Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for brokering the recent Israeli-Palestinian agreement on the Rafah border crossing.“I was fine with everything about the letter except the last paragraph,” Berman, a senior member…Read more
Newsdesk November 25, 2005Russia: Rabbi Can’t ReturnMoscow’s chief rabbi, Pinchas Goldschmidt, will never be allowed to return to Russia, the country’s Internal Affairs Ministry said. The news came in a letter from the ministry publicized Tuesday. The letter cited an article in Russian legislation that prevents foreigners who are deemed threats to Russian…Read more
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