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Buenos Aires – Wiesenthal Centre: Hezbollah Plans More Attacks in Argentina

By admin on September 3, 2010

Buenos Aires, Argentine – The Simon Wiesenthal Centre said Thursday in Buenos Aires that the armed Islamic organization Hezbollah has dormant cells in South America that are ready to carry out attacks in Argentina.
“A reliable official US source with which we held a meeting last week confirmed to us the existence of dormant terrorist Hezbollah [...]

Jerusalem – Rabbi: Torah at Kotel Only With Permission

By admin on September 2, 2010

Jerusalem – Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, the rabbinical authority in charge of the Kotel (Western Wall), made public a new procedure Thursday regarding bringing Torah scrolls into the Kotel.
Under the new guidelines, individuals who wish to bring in a Torah scroll to the Kotel will require a permit from the Kotel Rabbi.
The guidelines were put in [...]

France – U.S. Officers Take Up Posts at Paris Airport

By admin on September 2, 2010

France – American officers are taking up posts at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport on Thursday to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.
Officers from the US Customs and Border Protection’s Immigration Advisory Program joined French airport personnel and are working at airports in seven other countries under the [...]

New York – Farrakhan: Ground Zero Mosque Must Be Built

By admin on September 2, 2010

New York – Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Thursday an Islamic community center and mosque planned near ground zero should be built because Muslims were among those of many faiths who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
“Why then should a mosque, a cultural center, not be constructed a few blocks away?” Farrakhan [...]

Jerusalem- IDF Major Acused Of Using The ‘N’ Word Against Ethiopian Soldier

By admin on September 2, 2010

Jerusalem – An Ethiopian soldier serving at an Air Force base in southern Israel petitioned the High Court of Justice Thursday over racial slurs hurled at him by a senior officer.
The soldier asked the court to order IDF officials to explain why disciplinary action was not being taken against a major whom he claims called [...]

Washington – Israel, Palestinians Set Next Round of Mideast Peace Talks

By admin on September 2, 2010

Washington – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed to convene a second round of Middle East peace talks in two weeks, President Barack Obama’s special envoy for Middle East said Thursday.
Following morning meetings with Messrs. Netanyahu and Abbas, former Sen. George Mitchell told reporters the two had agreed to convene [...]

New York – Gov. Paterson: Ground Zero Mosque Debate Similer To Civil Rights Era By Martin Luther King

By admin on September 2, 2010

New York – Gov, Paterson this morning said there is racism at work in the mosque debate — but also stressed the needs for all sides to come together and find a solution that would “rid ourselves of Islamophobia.”
“There are some bigots and some racists who are alive in this discussion, however when nearly 70% [...]

Berlin – Samsung Unveils iPad Competitor Galaxy

By admin on September 2, 2010

Berlin – Samsung Electronics Co. is unveiling a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.’s popular iPad.
Samsung Europe executive Thomas Richter said Thursday the device will offer users “a new galaxy of possibilities” with features such as mobile video conferencing and a video chat function.
The thin tablet [...]

New York – Jewish Man Sues Over Book That Gives Slimeball Character His Name

By admin on September 2, 2010

New York – A mild-mannered insurance salesman is accusing Random House of defamation because an unsavory character was named after him in a new book.
Douglas Heimowitz fears his sterling reputation is being smeared by the like-named professional gambler in “Lay the Favorite, A Memoir of Gambling,” by cocktail waitress-turned-author Beth Raymer.
“Our client is the only [...]

Manhattan, NY – Chabad Shul Offering Free Rosh Hashanah Services for Fashion Week

By admin on September 2, 2010

Manhattan, NY – An Upper West Side synagogue has figured out a way to mix high fashion and high holy days.
The Chabad of the West 60s temple will be holding special Rosh Hashana services for fashionistas attending next week’s Fashion Week event at Lincoln Center.
The synagogue wants to “provide a home” for Jewish [...]

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