Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, provoked international controversy for his April 2 remarks comparing recent criticism of the Church to the “collective violence” suffered by Jews. Towards the conclusion of his Good Friday homily in St. Peter’s Basilica, Father Cantalamessa preached:
Korobkin, the Yavneh spiritual leader, said he was very pleased with the mayor\’s recommendations and that the fault for last year\’s incident lay mainly in the way DBS was structured, as well as a certain lack of sensitivity.
In a brilliant article in Haaretz, Moshe Arens explains why you can\’t deter terrorists, you can only fight them. It\’s time for Jews of all stripes to get their mojo back, and join the PR fight.
World Cup viewers were confronted with more than one big surprise on Saturday when Ghana defeated the Czech Republic 2-0 in what was perhaps the greatest upset of the tournament so far. The second shocker came when Ghanaian defender John Pantsil pulled an Israeli flag out of his sock during Ghana\’s celebrations of its two goals.
Last week, The Rev. Pat Robertson apparently decided that he\’d better have the government of Israel on his side, too, especially if he wants to build a sprawling evangelical center on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
Israelis are outraged by a picture of a Palestinian baby dressed as a suicide bomber.
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