Marc Perelman
By Marc Perelman
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News At Auschwitz, Ire at What Pope Didn’t Say
Pope Benedict XVI’s failure to issue a clear denunciation of antisemitism in his speech Sunday at the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex has unleashed a wave of discontent among the Vatican’s main Jewish interlocutors and in liberal Catholic circles. The speech initially was seen as an opportunity for Benedict to signal his determination to carry on his predecessor’s…
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News False Report Triggers Rush Of Iranian-Nazi Comparisons
It was not exactly up there with the failure to uncover weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but the effort to discredit the Iranian regime took an embarrassing turn this week with a false media report claiming that Tehran had passed a law requiring Jews and other religious minorities to wear special badges. The report…
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News Russian Mogul Eyes ‘House of Lords’
Like many top-tier philanthropists, Moshe Kantor was tired of listening to staffers at charitable organizations tell him how to spend his considerable wealth. So the Russian business tycoon came up with a solution: the creation of a “House of Jewish Lords” that would serve as a place for well-to-do donors to throw their philanthropic money…
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News Dutch Politician Resigns in Asylum Flap
A firestorm has erupted in the Netherlands over a government minister’s move to strip a Somali-born politician — and outspoken critic of radical Islam — of her Dutch citizenship. The Dutch parliament passed two motions Wednesday ordering Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk to reconsider her move to revoke Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s citizenship. Both women are members…
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News Terrorism Still Iran’s Most Feared Trump Card
A senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards warned this week that any strike against his country by the United States would be met with a severe missile attack against Israel. History suggests, however, that Tehran’s most menacing threat is its vow to carry out retaliatory terrorist strikes against American interests around the world. In…
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News Former Mossad Chief: Israel Should Engage Hamas
Efraim Halevy is no dove. The bluntly speaking former Mossad chief, a key adviser to former prime minister Ariel Sharon who supported harsh retaliation against Palestinian terror, is a supporter of the Iraq War who issues dark warnings about the dramatic increase in Europe’s Muslim population. So, there were more than a few puzzled looks…
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News Jewish Groups Join in Bid To Aid Arabs, But Spar Over Olmert Tie to Rightist
A coalition of American Jewish organizations launched a groundbreaking initiative this week to improve the socio-economic standing of Israeli Arabs, but participating groups were split on whether to speak out against the inclusion of an ultra-nationalist, reputedly anti-Arab party in Israel’s new government. Last Wednesday, a new task force made up of Israeli experts and…
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News Stance on U.N. Council Raises Concerns
UNITED NATIONS — The Bush administration’s decision not to seek a seat on a newly created United Nations human rights council has Jewish groups worried that America is passing up an opportunity to bolster the defense of human rights and prevent unfair treatment of Israel. Several major Jewish organizations prudently have expressed understanding for the…
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