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May 5, 2011

Norway’s Jews oppose circumcision law amendment

Jewish Journal May 5, 2011

The umbrella organization for Jews in Norway is opposing a proposed amendment that would ban ritual circumcision on boys younger than 15. The Mosaic Religious Community, the umbrella for Norway\’s Jewish community and Jewish organizations, has sent a letter to Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Justice Minister Knut Storberget outlining its opposition to the amendment proposed by the country\’s state ombudsman for children, the English-language website News and Views from Norway reported.

Huckabee pulls warning to Jews from website

Jewish Journal May 5, 2011

Mike Huckabee removed a statement from his website warning Israel and the Jews \”not to insult\” the friends they have. The Anti-Defamation League on Monday had scolded the former Arkansas governor and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for inappropriate use of Holocaust imagery to decry the debt crisis. Both politicos, likely GOP presidential candidates in 2012, were reported over the weekend to have likened what they said was the U.S. government\’s failure to address the debt to doing nothing as the Nazis carried out their genocide.

At a Jewish time of reflection, thoughts on a pope and Catholicism

Jewish Journal May 5, 2011

Passover is over and Shavuot is weeks away. It\’s a season when Jews traditionally take time for contemplation and reflection. This year, I\’ve been reflecting on Catholicism. Rather on the complicated interfaith nexuses between Catholics and Jews. In large part, of course, this is because of the beatification May 1 of Pope John Paul II.

Wiesenthal Center: Will, not age, major obstacle in Nazi prosecutions

Jewish Journal May 5, 2011

A lack of political will is more to blame than aging in the failure to prosecute Nazi-era war criminals, the Simon Wiesenthal Center said in an annual report. \”The lack of political will to bring Nazis war criminals to justice and/or to punish them continues to be the major obstacle to achieving justice, particularly in post-Communist Eastern Europe,\” said the center\’s report on on the Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi War Criminals released May 1. \”The campaign led by the Baltic countries to distort the history of the Holocaust and obtain official recognition that the crimes of Communism are equal to those of the Nazis is another major obstacle to the prosecution of those responsible for the crimes of the Shoah.\”

Grandson of Holocaust survivors to challenge Chavez

Jewish Journal May 5, 2011

The governor of Venezuela’s Miranda state, the grandson of Holocaust survivors, announced he will challenge President Hugo Chavez next year. Governor Henrique Capriles Radonski said he wants to be “president of all Venezuela.” The state of Miranda includes part of Caracas. Capriles said he will seek the endorsement of what has been a divided opposition. In an effort to field a unified candidate, the opposition has scheduled a primary for February 2012.

Tel Aviv named a top party spot

Jewish Journal May 5, 2011

Tel Aviv is one of the world\’s top 10 summer party destinations, according to a popular travel website. HotelsCombined.com, one of the world’s largest online travel sites, named Tel Aviv to its 2011 list of cities where the summer fun never lets up.

Irish pro-Palestinian group petitions OECD

Jewish Journal May 5, 2011

An Irish activist group has lodged a formal complaint accusing Ireland\’s largest company of \”complicity\” in what it said were violations of international law in Israel. The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which filed the complaint with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, has asked the OECD to investigate building materials firm CRH for providing cement and equipment for the construction of what it calls the \”illegal\” separation barrier, settlements and checkpoints.

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