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November 30, 2010

Abusive ‘rabbi’ convicted in Jerusalem

Jewish Journal November 30, 2010

A self-proclaimed rabbi who counseled his followers to commit horrific acts of child abuse was convicted of abusing several children who lived with him. Elior Chen was convicted Tuesday in Jerusalem District Court for abusing the eight children of the woman with whom he lived, a follower whose husband had given her over to the charismatic leader, according to reports. The conviction follows the sentencing of four of his followers to up to 20 years each in prison on similar charges.

State Dept. awards $770,000 to push diversity in Israel

Jewish Journal November 30, 2010

The U.S. State Department has given $770,000 in grants to Merchavim, an Israeli NGO promoting diversity and shared citizenship in Israel. Most of the grant, some $750,000, will go to expand the collaboration between Merchavim and the American nonprofit Sesame Workshop, producer of \”Sesame Street,\” to continue to produce Israel’s version of the show, \”Rechov Sumsum,\” which features Israeli Jews and Arabs. The grant will help develop content in Hebrew and Arabic for use by 1,200 kindergarten teachers from various ethnic and religious backgrounds.

WikiLeaks cables: You can’t blame Israel for mistrusting Arabs, says Qatari ruler

Jewish Journal November 30, 2010

Israelis can\’t be blamed for mistrusting Arabs, according to remarks by the ruler of the Arab state of Qatar released by the WikiLeaks group in the latest of a string of surprising revelations. Qatar\’s Emir, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, made the comments in a meeting with U.S. Senator John Kerry on February 23. A report of their discussions, obtained by the WikiLeaks group, was filed by America\’s Ambassador to Qatar Joseph LeBaron.

Partial victory in New Zealand in fight over shechitah ban

Jeffrey Hensiek November 30, 2010

A controversial ban on kosher slaughter by New Zealand\’s agriculture minister has been partially reversed amid allegations that his decision was taken to appease Muslim countries that have lucrative trade relations with New Zealand. The reversal marked only a partial victory for the Jewish community: While the ban on kosher slaughter of poultry was suspended and a deal on kosher lamb is still being negotiated, the ban on beef is expected to remain in place. That means kosher beef will have to be imported from Australia. New Zealand Jewish Council President Stephen Goodman, who had described the ban as \”a direct threat to our existence,\” said the partial reversal was a \”small victory confirming our rights to practice as Jews in New Zealand.

Poll: More than half of Jewish Israelis want Arabs to leave

Jewish Journal November 30, 2010

Some 53 percent of Israel\’s Jewish population believes that the state can encourage Arabs to leave the country, a new poll found. The Israel Democracy Institute\’s 2010 poll released Tuesday also found that 86 percent of the Jewish public, constituting 76 percent of the total public, believes that critical decisions for the state should be made by the Jewish majority. In addition, 43 percent of the general Israeli public believes that it is equally important for Israel to be a Jewish and democratic country, while 31 percent believe the Jewish component is more important and 20 percent say the democratic element is more important.

Judge Kimba Wood recesses court for brit

Jewish Journal November 30, 2010

Federal Judge Kimba Wood agreed to recess a fraud trial so that the Orthodox Jewish defense attorney could attend his grandson\’s brit. Wood, in Manhattan District Court, ordered the recess of the trial Monday after learning of the birth of Bennett Epstein\’s grandson. Epstein had filed a motion last month asking for a \”writ of possible simcha\” in order to attend a brit in Philadelphia if his daughter gave birth to a boy.

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