Obituaries: Oct. 1-7, 2010
Obituaries
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu countered a controversial United Nations address by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday, rejecting Lieberman\’s views on a possible land swap and asserting his belief that Israel and Palestinians could reach a peace deal within a year.
In the four weeks since direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resumed, settlement construction has been identified widely as the most immediate obstacle to the survival of negotiations.
Stanley Chais, the Beverly Hills money manager and philanthropist who was caught up in the 2008 Bernard L. Madoff Ponzi scheme, died in Manhattan on Sept. 26. He was 84 and in recent years had suffered from a blood disorder.
It was a surprise hit on the cultural roster of a city that may be the most culturally busy city in the nation.
Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews believe that non-Orthodox converts to Judaism should be considered Jewish, a new Israeli government survey reveals.