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May 6, 2011

Flights resume from Israel’s airports, but fuel crisis continues

Jewish Journal May 6, 2011

Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport resumed flights Friday after jet fuel contamination halted all outgoing flights Thursday afternoon. Friday morning, the airport was permitted to tap into emergency jet fuel supplies to enable grounded planes to fly to refueling stations in Cyprus or Jordan, Ha’aretz reported. But that’s only a temporary solution, the airport’s chief official told reporters.

Spanish official gives first formal apology for Inquisition

Jewish Journal May 6, 2011

A Spanish official has given what is being heralded as the country’s first formal apology for the Inquisition’s killing of Jews. On the island of Mallorca, where 37 Jews were killed in 1691 for secretly practicing Judaism, the regional president offered the apology at a May 5 memorial service in the city of Palma.

EU covers Israel’s suspended tax money to PA

Jewish Journal May 6, 2011

The European Union approved an extra $124 million in emergency aid to the Palestinians to supplement tax moneys frozen by Israel. \”It is important that access to essential public services remains uninterrupted and the right to social services is respected,\” Reuters on Friday quoted Catherine Ashton, the E.U. foreign policy chief, as saying.

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