After chemical attack, West gearing up for military strikes against Assad regime

WJC News Update – After chemical attack, West gearing up for military strikes against Assad regime

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News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 27 August 2013

After chemical attack, West gearing up for military strikes against Assad regime

A military strike against Syria is apparently imminent following declarations by the US, UK and French governments who blame the regime of Bashar al-Assad for the recent use of chemical weapons against civilians.

For Israel, US response on Syria may be harbinger for Iran – Times of Israel

27 Aug 2013 Assad’s regime has become a full Iranian client and Syria has become Iran’s testing ground,” Israeli PM Netanyahu said Sunday following a meeting with French Foreign Minister Fabius. READ MORE »

‘US to release report in coming days justifying Syria strike’ – Jerusalem Post

27 Aug 2013 Iran warns foreign intervention will „engulf the whole region.” READ MORE »

Anti-Semitic undertones help galvanize support for convicted Russian teacher – JTA

27 Aug 2013 Ilya Farber moved from Moscow to a tiny village of 200 people to teach art. Three years later he is facing a seven-year jail term for bribery. READ MORE »

Abraham Cooper/Harold Brackman: Jews, MLK and his ‘March on Washington’ fifty years later – Jewish Journal

27 Aug 2013 We await the appearance of a new generation of leaders – black and white, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim – who can resume Martin Luther King’s journey toward justice and lead us all closer to a land and world of promise. READ MORE »