Former Israeli lawmaker Hanan Porat dies
Jewish Journal
October 4, 2011
Hanan Porat, a former Israeli lawmaker and a leader of the Modern Orthodox movement, has died.
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October 4, 2011
Argentina lawmakers: Failure to walk out on Ahmadinejad spurs suspicions
Jewish Journal
October 4, 2011
Argentina reinforced the suspicion of a secret deal with Iran on two terrorist bombings when its U.N. mission failed to walk out on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad\’s General Assembly address, five Argentinian lawmakers said.
Majority of Israelis support non-Orthodox marriages, survey finds
Jewish Journal
October 4, 2011
Some 62 percent of Jewish Israelis believe that civil and non-Orthodox marriages should be recognized in their country, according to a new survey.
Fire seriously damages Sydney synagogue
Jewish Journal
October 4, 2011
A fire severely damaged a synagogue in Sydney on the first night of Rosh Hashanah.
ESPN pulls Hank Williams Jr. MNF intro over Hitler remark
Jewish Journal
October 4, 2011
ESPN pulled its \”Monday Night Football\” introduction by Hank Williams Jr. after the singer compared President Obama to Hitler.
Bedouin Arabs riot following mosque arson
Jewish Journal
October 4, 2011
Residents of the Bedouin Arab town of Tuba-Zangariyye in northern Israel have torched local community buildings in the wake of an arson attack on a local mosque.
Israel Museum puts rare artworks up for sale
Jewish Journal
October 4, 2011
The Israel Museum is selling 38 rare pieces of art estimated to be worth $17 million.
Fears of arrest gone, Tzipi Livni to visit Britain
Jewish Journal
October 4, 2011
Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni will visit Britain this week now that a war crimes law that clouded Israeli-British relations and kept her away for fear of arrest has been changed.
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