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EJC Head Blasts ‘Spiegel’ Writer for ‘Israel Hatred’

Dr. Moshe Kantor, the head of the European Jewish Congress (EJC), accused Der Spiegel journalist Jakob Augstein of using his columns to stoke hatred against Israel and Jews.In a statement given to The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday, Kantor wrote, “Certain journalists and other opinion-shapers, among them Jakob Augstein, over the last few years have used their columns to promote hate ...

EJC Calls on Muslim Leaders to ‘Become Part of Solution’

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has called on Imams and Muslims leaders to unequivocally condemn the recent anti-Semitic attack against three Jews in southeast France, in an effort to combat the growing rate of anti-Semitic attacks in Europe.President of the EJC Moshe Kantor identified the predominance of Muslim incitement against Jews as one of the major factors contributing to the ...

Eight to be charged over Indonesia sex videos

Indonesian police said on Monday they would charge eight suspects over a celebrity sex video scandal that has gripped the mainly Muslim nation and fuelled calls for Internet controls. Chief detective Ito Sumardi refused to name the suspects but said they did not include models and television personalities Luna Maya, 26, and Cut Tari, 32, who allegedly appear in the ...

Eight receive kidney transplants in largest swap at Northwestern

Eight people received kidney transplants from eight unrelated donors in the largest-ever kidney swap at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, hospital officials said today.The eight-way “domino paired kidney exchange,” involving 16 patients from four states, is also believed to be one of the largest of its kind in the country.Read More: @ suntimes.comReaders found more information by searching for:Northwestern memorial hospital kidney swa[ (1)You ...

Eight charged with accessing Obama records plead not guilty

Eight of the nine people accused of accessing Barack Obama’s student loan records without permission made their initial appearances in a Davenport courtroom Monday and entered not guilty pleas. The ninth, Gary N. Grenell, 58, of Coralville, was out of the country and set to return, his attorney told Judge Celeste Bremer. The rest had their trial date set for ...

Eichman’s only regret: He didn’t finish the job

Audio tapes discovered by the German magazine Der Spiegel give a glimpse into perhaps the only regret that Adolf Eichmann expressed – that he hadn’t succeeded in murdering all of the Jews.The recordings, made during meetings between former Nazis who had fled to Argentina following World War II, were released by Der Spiegel in a feature published Friday.According to the ...

Eichmann trial judge, Moshe Landau, dies at 99

Justice Moshe Landau, the fifth president of the Supreme Court, who presided in the trial of Adolf Eichmann, died yesterday in Jerusalem. He was 99.While on the Supreme Court bench Landau also investigated the lapses of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, as a member of the Agranat Commission, and chaired the state panel that investigated and revised the interrogation methods ...

Ehud Barak: History Will Judge Obama on Nuclear Iran

“History will judge this [Obama] administration when it comes to the end of its term whether Iran has nuclear weapons or not,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Fox News in an interview. He also said sanctions are not enough to stop Iran from reaching nuclear capability.Speaking in an interview while visiting officials in Washington, the Defense Minister added, “We are not frightened ...

Egypt to Block Jewish Pilgrims to Abuhatzeira Tomb

Egyptians plan to block Israelis from making their annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira. The country’s Islamist parties and other activists vowed last week to put an end to Jews visiting the grave site of the 19th centry rabbi, son of a chief rabbi of Morocco and known among Jews to be a Kabbalist.Rabbi Abuhatzeira was elderly when ...

Egypt to Block Jewish Pilgrims From Holy Site

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it had told Israel that it would not be “appropriate” for Israeli pilgrims to make an annual visit to the tomb of a 19th-century Jewish holy man in the Nile Delta.Egypt notified Israel two months ago that it would be “impossible to hold the annual ceremony because of the political and security situation in the ...

Egypt says not obliged to repay Israel for cut to gas supply

Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Abdullah Ghorab said the country was not obliged to compensate Israel and Jordan for the non-delivery of gas after attacks on the pipeline to the two countries, in an interview published Thursday.Ghorab was quoted by Egypt’s al-Shorouk newspaper as saying that Egypt was not bound to pay compensation because the explosions took place during a “state of ...

Egypt Internet Shut Down by the Government

Egypt’s Internet services were shut down by the government of the country early on Friday. The Egypt Internet services were blocked at the country level apparently, and it wasn’t just due to overloaded server, or too many people trying to access websites.Huffington Post reported it was about 12:30 a.m. in Egypt when it was confirmed that no Internet traffic was ...