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2014. február 22 00:19

WJC News Update – Argentine inter-faith group tours Middle East ahead of papal trip

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 21 February 2014

Argentine inter-faith group tours Middle East ahead of papal trip

A delegation of 43 Argentinean Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders and politicians met on Thursday with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in Ramallah.

Following Spanish law for Jewish return, Muslims demand equal terms – JTA

21 Feb 2014 Spanish Muslims urged their government to grant citizenship to descendants of Muslims who were expelled from Spain in addition to Jews.  READ MORE »

Three suspected former Auschwitz guards arrested in Germany – The Guardian

21 Feb 2014 The men aged between 88 and 94 were arrested on Thursday and imprisoned near the German city of Stuttgart.  READ MORE »

Israeli demand sparks ‘Jewish state’ debate – Associated Press

21 Feb 2014 Is Israel “the Jewish state”? The answer may seem as obvious as the Star of David on the Israeli flag. Yet the question is starting to complicate the ambitious US effort to ram through a peace deal between the Palestinians and Israel. READ MORE »

US: Peace framework will recognize Israel as Jewish state – Times of Israel

21 Feb 2014 American ambassador to Israel endorses key Netanyahu demand, saying Arab world will have to accept ‘nation state of the Jewish people’. READ MORE »