WJC News Update – Turkey refuses Israeli offer for Gaza Flotilla raid
News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 25 July 2013
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David Lau, 47, the longtime chief rabbi from Modiin, will serve as chief rabbi for Israel’s Ashkenazi community, and Yizthak Yosef, 61, son of prominent Israeli leader Ovadia Yosef, will represent Sephardic Jews. |
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25 Jul 2013 The perceived linkage between Judaism and Zionism can be a turn-off for some students, believes Chaya Esther Pomeranz, newly elected chair of the World Union of Jewish Students. READ MORE » |
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25 Jul 2013 Ankara is reportedly unwilling to accept Israel’s compensation for the 2010 raid on the vessel Mavi Marmara, saying Jerusalem views it as an ex gratia payment and not as a result of a wrongful act. READ MORE » |
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25 Jul 2013 Jewish and pro-Israel groups in the United States are expressing outrage over a federal appeals court decision on Monday that confirmed the inability of American citizens born in Jerusalem to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports. READ MORE » |
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25 Jul 2013 Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday that his organization would demand to be included in any new Lebanese government, despite the EU’s designation earlier this week of Hezbollah’s military wing as a terrorist organization. READ MORE » |
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25 Jul 2013 Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief will focus its efforts on children in the Zaatari refugee camp, which is currently home to over 150,000 Syrian refugees. READ MORE » |
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25 Jul 2013 „We must and we will defend our rights, while at the same time preserve our good relations with the Polish government,” says Poland’s chief rabbi. READ MORE » |
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