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February 23, 2011
Demjanjuk threatens hunger strike
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2011
Accused Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk said he will start a hunger strike in two weeks unless new evidence is introduced in his trial in Germany. On Tuesday, the day scheduled for final arguments in his 16-month trial in Munich, Demjanjuk was brought into the courtroom holding a sign bearing the number 1627, the number of a file that defense attorney Ulrich Busch says might hold the key to his client\’s release.
Several Israelis still missing in New Zealand
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2011
Up to four Israelis who were in Christchurch, New Zealand at the time remain missing and are feared dead. On Wednesday, Israel\’s consul to New Zealand, Teddy Poplinger, said that his staff is working to contact all Israelis who were reported to be in the area of the quake when it struck on Tuesday.
Montreal city council condemns boycott of Israeli shoes
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2011
Montreal\’s city council has condemned the boycott campaign against a local shoe store that sells footwear made in Israel. A council motion deploring the campaign, proposed and supported by Mayor Gerard Tremblay, passed Tuesday by a vote of 38 to 16.
North American rabbis protest conversion policy
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2011
Dozens of North American Orthodox rabbis protested to Israel\’s Interior Ministry following reports that converts under Orthodox auspices are being denied the right to immigrate. \”We are concerned that conversions performed under our auspices are being questioned vis-à-vis aliyah eligibility,\” said a letter delivered to the ministry on Tuesday. \”We find this unacceptable, and turn to you in an effort to insure that those individuals whom we convert will automatically be eligible for aliyah as they have been in the past.\”
Letters to the Editor: Federation, Egypt, Sonenshein, Soros
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2011
Rob Eshman’s opinion piece “Just Say Yes” (Feb. 18) misrepresented a number of key points. 1) Our Federation’s Funding Policy on Israel Programming was the result of three months’ deliberation by a diverse group of leaders. It was built upon the foundation of policies already enacted by Bay Area institutions to help navigate potentially controversial programming choices.
Just what is Jewish mass transit?
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2011
About six months ago, an article appeared in these pages urging Los Angeles Jews that “it’s time to get on board with transit.” In the article, supporting public transit was seen as a “Jewish” thing to do. The argument was made that public transit in Los Angeles is “good for Israel,” because it would decrease our reliance on foreign oil.
All aboard the case for an all-pervasive Metro
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2011
With all of the recent focus on Los Angeles Metro’s expansion plans and the 30/10 Initiative, it seems timely to consider what Metro’s ambitious plans mean for L.A.’s Jewish community. In case you haven’t been paying attention, Metro is moving forward with several important projects that will bring rail lines closer, if not all the way, to the synagogue door. Metro is working hard to win Congressional approval for the 30/10 Initiative, so named because it would accelerate financing for transit construction, allowing the agency to build 30 years of public transportation projects within a decade.
Understanding Shariah finance and Islamic banking in American finance
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2011
The Middle East, with its exotic tropical sirocco winds, is also now the haven and leader of a new form of finance that is enticing the world with the alluring scent of its petrodollars. Substantial profits are to be made, and gold plated Bentleys, mansions on the Palm Jumerah Island, and golf courses designed by Tiger Woods only add to the mystique behind the veils. However, more than Dubailand and dreams of riches lurk behind the Islamic ideologues who invented the concept of Islamic Finance, and they are ones who are promoting this form of \”interest-free, Muslim friendly, ethical investment\” worldwide.
Long-range Grad rockets strike Be’er Sheva
Jewish Journal
February 23, 2011
At least two long-range Grad rockets struck Beersheba, one reportedly hitting an apartment building.
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