B’nai Brith’s new chief visits L.A.; ‘Messenger’ unites local readers
Jewish Journal
December 7, 2006
Briefs
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israel
Groups hope new U.N. Secretary General will be fairer toward Israel than Kofi Annan
Ben Harris
October 19, 2006
Jewish officials are greeting the selection of Ban Ki-moon as the next U.N. secretary-general with cautious optimism.
World plays waiting game with Hamas
Ron Kampeas, JTA
September 28, 2006
The call for a Palestinian national unity government has unified just about everyone except the Palestinians.
Candidates for U.N. Secretary-General post consult with U.S. Jewish leaders;
Jewish Journal
September 21, 2006
World News.
Signs of life
Rob Eshman
September 14, 2006
Karnit Goldwasser works for the release of the soldiers captured by Hezbollah on a July 12 raid into Israeli territory. Those captured soldiers are Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, Karnit\’s husband. Since the afternoon of July 12, when an area commander came to visit her with the news, she has devoted herself to freeing the two, as well as Gilad Shalit, captured by Hamas in Gaza 17 days earlier.\n
Lebanon War: Mission Accomplished
Dan Gordon
August 31, 2006
From a military perspective, there can be absolutely no doubt as to the results of Hezbollah and Iran\’s offensive against Israel. It was a defeat. Every part of their war plan, except the manipulation of the media, failed.
News Briefs
Jewish Journal
August 3, 2006
\nJohn Bolton\’s tough pro-Israel rhetoric at the United Nations during Israel\’s recent crisis has galvanized Jewish support for the once-embattled nominee — and may have helped secure his nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), a key Jewish opponent of Bolton a year ago, said he now is undecided, principally because of the Israel issue.
U.S. Must Act on Iran Nuclear Threat
Rep. Brad Sherman
December 15, 2005
Outrageous statements by Iran\’s president calling for Israel\’s destruction put Iran back on the front page for a few days in October. Such belicose rhetoric should surprise no one; the destruction of Israel has been Iranian state policy since the 1979 revolution.
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