This week in power: Zion Square, skinnydipping Congressmen, Austria cartoon, Western Wall women
Danny Groner
August 23, 2012
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August 23, 2012
Israel angered by South African move on settlement goods
Jewish Journal
August 23, 2012
Israel accused South Africa on Thursday of behaving like an apartheid state by requiring Israeli goods made by West Bank settlers to be labeled as originating from occupied Palestinian territory.
African Christian Democratic Party will fight South African decision on West Bank labeling
Jewish Journal
August 23, 2012
The African Christian Democratic Party said it would fight the South African government\’s decision to adopt a regulation that prevents the labeling of goods from the West Bank as being produced in Israel.
Australian Foreign Minister tells Tehran delegates to walk out if anti-Semtism
Jewish Journal
August 23, 2012
Jewish community leaders in Australia are angry that the government is sending delegates to a summit in Iran, though they have been instructed to walk out at the first sign of \”anti-Semitic rhetoric.\”
U.S., Israel, Jewish groups apprehensive about Iran-hosted non-aligned summit
Jewish Journal
August 23, 2012
As Iran gets set to host the Non-Aligned Movement triennial summit, Israel, the United States and a number of Jewish groups are worried that what happens in Tehran won\’t stay there.
Opinion: Jerusalem bullies need a dose of respect
Jewish Journal
August 23, 2012
Jerusalem\’s Zion Square, located in the city center, where rallies mobilize, concerts convene, street fairs assemble, and pedestrians abound, caught the attention of local media and became the topic weekend table talk when it was learned that 17-year old Jamal Julani, an Israeli Arab from east Jerusalem who went to meet a friend who was working at a local restaurant nearby, nearly died from a savage beating unleashed by a gang of Jewish \”tough teens,\” who were out cruising the streets, apparently looking for a victim.
Fatah youth soccer tourney honors three terrorists
Jewish Journal
August 23, 2012
Fatah held a youth soccer tournament named after three Palestinian terrorists.
Bend the Arc sends activists to push for tax cuts for the wealthy repeal
Jewish Journal
August 23, 2012
Nine young political activists have started out on an eight-state tour to push for the repeal of the Pres. George W. Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy.
Abramson 5th on Forbes list of powerful women
Jewish Journal
August 23, 2012
Jill Abramson, the executive editor of The New York Times and first woman to lead the paper, was named the fifth most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine.
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