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Elie Wiesel survives Madoff wipeout, heart bypass – Associated Press, USA
15 Oct 2012 When Elie Wiesel emerged from quintuple heart-bypass surgery, still wired to monitors, he immediately started writing a book about the ordeal – „in my head.” In French. read more »
Egypt’s Islamists play to anti-Israel sentiment – Associated Press, USA
15 Oct 2012 A fiery tirade against Jews by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s leader highlights one of the foremost diplomatic challenges facing the country’s new Islamist President Mohammed Morsi as he balances popular sentiment with the need for security relations with Israel. read more »
Former Jewish US senator Arlen Specter passes away at 82 – JTA, USA
15 Oct 2012 Arlen Specter, the longtime moderate Jewish Republican senator from Pennsylvania whose surprise party switch helped pass President Obama’s health-care reforms, has died. read more »
Israeli cabinet sets 22 January 2013 as election date – Reuters, UK
15 Oct 2012 Israel’s Cabinet unanimously voted on Sunday to hold elections for the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, on 22 January 2013. read more »
Fearing loss of lucrative deal, Sweden opposes new Iran sanctions – Haaretz, Israel
15 Oct 2012 Israeli Foreign Ministry official says deal between Swedish communications company Ericsson and Tehran is real reason behind opposition to further sanctions. read more »
Iran says Hezbollah drone sent into Israel proves its capabilities – Reuters, UK
15 Oct 2012 Iran said on Sunday the launch of a drone aircraft into Israel by Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was a sign of the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities. read more »
Holocaust fears haunt Israelis as they prepare for possible war with Iran – Daily Telegraph, UK
15 Oct 2012 If Israeli jets are given the order to bomb Iran’s nuclear program, thousands of rockets could be fired in revenge. Nick Meo meets people fearful of the consequences of an airstrike – and terrified of the possible alternative. read more »
Jewish man knocked unconscious in Paris metro – JTA, USA
14 Oct 2012 A Jewish man was attacked and rendered unconscious in a Paris metro, a local watchdog reported. read more »
Maryland rabbi who peddled fake Holocaust Torahs sentenced to four years for fraud
12 Oct 2012 Jewish donors opened their pocketbooks wide to Maryland Rabbi Menachem Youlus, the self-proclaimed “Jewish Indiana Jones.” He spun cloak-and-dagger tales of “rescuing” sacred Torah scrolls lost during the Holocaust, but those tales were lies. read more »
