The unprecedented show of pride and self-confidence by British Jews in the nation\’s first-ever Salute to Israel parades may be a sign of the transformation of a community long considered timid and low key.
The British Union cares less about journalists or freedom of the press than it does about blindly condemning the Jewish state…it has everything to do with anti-Israel bigotry.
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Waters\’ performance received much acclaim in Israel, but it is his spray-painting stint at the security fence in the West Bank the day before the showcase that is making lasting waves there and abroad.
Catholic publishing companies are putting out companion guides. And the Jewish community is … well, no one knows quite what to think. That\’s because the film in question isn\’t Mel Gibson\’s \”The Passion.\” It\’s \”The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,\” the special-effects laden adaptation of British author C.S. Lewis\’ classic 1950 children\’s book.
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