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This week in power: Netanyahu speech and Argentina outrage

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October 2, 2014

A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:

UN speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “criticized those who condemned Israel for its war with Hamas in a speech to the United Nations Monday,” ” target=”_blank”>less than pleased by the outcome. “Those differences – about Iran, about Islamic State, about the Palestinians – are real and deep and rooted in vastly different governing philosophies, in vastly different ways the two men look at the world. It’s about that, not about whether they like each other,” ” target=”_blank”>added Ruthie Blum at The Algemeiner.

Argentina reacts
Argentina’s president Cristina Fernandez publicly ” target=”_blank”>Israel National News pointed out, showed that a majority of Argentines held anti-Semitic sentiments or prejudices.

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