This past October I found myself, along with four other North American Jewish journalists, flying business class — a wonderful way to fly — to Croatia on Lufthansa Airlines.
Are we destined always to play the role of history\’s outsiders? I am reminded of that question after reading the story about Ignatz Bubis, 72, who is president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (see page 12), a legislative body that represents all of Germany\’s Jews.
Our July 16 cover story, \”Tense Relations,\” detailed the friction among local Jewish and Arab groups.
Israel had good reason to remember King Hassan II of Morocco as \”a friend and a statesman,\” and not just because of his tireless efforts to build bridges between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbors.
Secret cooperation between the Moroccan and Israeli intelligence services began in 1961 under King Hassan\’s father, Mohammed V, who allowed Moroccan Jews to emigrate to Israel. The younger monarch broadened and institutionalized the contacts after Meir Amit, the then-head of the Mossad, Israel\’s CIA, clandestinely met Hassan in Marrakech in 1964. Undercover contacts continued, with only two brief interruptions, until Hassan\’s death last Friday.
In general, the Jewish community in Iran is caught between two battling factions, and the fate of the 13 prisoners may well depend on which one prevails in the end.
A self-confident Prime Minister Ehud Barak dazzled administration Mideast policy-makers during his inaugural official visit to Washington this week — and reshuffled the American Jewish deck by elevating a pro-peace process group to the top rung of the communal hierarchy.
I am always surprised when Israeli officials tell me how much they depend on America\’s Jewish leaders for support in the United States.
America and Israel have an odd, new ritual. Israeli leaders come here to present their message.
When Roberto Benigni won the grand prize at Cannes for his Holocaust tragicomedy, \”Life is Beautiful,\” he rushed to the stage and kissed the feet of juror Martin Scorsese.
Gene Lichtenstein\’s July 2 editorial misrepresented the positions and activities of the Zionist Organization of America.
