Global News Archives

MARCH 2006


March 31

Florida school criticized for simulation of anti-Jewish discrimination in class	Irish census not expected to include 'Jewish' as a religion	Kadima, Likud and Meretz gain one Knesset seat each in final election tally

March 30

UN Security Council reaches agreement on Iranian nuclear threat	Iranian Jewish women's folk group begins visit to Russia	Canadian university steps up efforts to recover Nazi-looted art

March 29

Israeli election: Kadima tops poll, followed by Labor; Likud comes fifth	Condoleezza Rice calls Iran "single biggest threat" in the world	City of London marks 350 years of Jewish presence

March 28

Court convicts Moscow synagogue attacker to 13 years in jail	Belgium: Catholics and Muslims want to enlist Jews in fight against euthanasia	Lithuanian court convicts old-age Nazi war criminal but sets him free

March 27

Jewish youth see Holocaust and culture as keys to identity	'Kosher' cellphone service gaining popularity in Israel	Montreal Police 'too busy' to investigate swastikas on synagogue walls

March 24

Muslim girl in Britain loses right to wear Islamic dress in school	Survey finds that Jewish Israelis do not accept Arab citizens	Bus crash in Chile kills 12 Jewish American tourists

March 23

Dutch upset after Italian minister compares euthanasia to Nazi policy	German outrage over possible death sentence for Afghan Christian convert	Inaugural meeting of World Jewish Forum to take place in October

March 22

One third of French people admit to being racist	Religious groups in the US to hold Darfur prayer week in April	Mayor of London embroiled in new anti-Semitic controversy

March 21

German Cardinal says inter-faith dialogue should consider Shoah	Hillel selects new president-designate after 3 year search	First trial for alleged Nazi war crimes begins in Lithuania

March 17

Police intervene to halt pro-Nazi march in Latvian capital	Argentine government to be plaintiff in probe of AMIA investigators	Chabad leadership wins court case against Messianists in its own ranks

March 16

Looted Klimt paintings en route from Vienna to Los Angeles	UN approves new human rights council to replace flawed commission	Hiding places of ancient Jewish resistance fighters found in Israel

March 15

Study reveals that anti-Semitic prejudices are widespread in Sweden	700 cartoons already entered into Iranian Holocaust contest	Auction of Hitler portrait painted by former British politician draws outrage

Planned march by Latvian SS veterans cancelled	German Jewish leader to rest following heart attack	Moscow synagogue attacker mentally ill, say experts

March 14

German 'gas chamber' art project suspended following massive protests	Chief rabbi of Rome in historic visit to local mosque	American citizens enter Iranian Holocaust cartoon contest

March 13

McDonalds changes logo in Israel to show that its food is kosher	Artist turns former synagogue in Germany into 'gas chamber'	Report finds kosher slaughterhouse in the US violated rules

Newspapers apologize for not helping Jewish journalists escape Nazis	French comedian Dieudonné fined for comparing Jews with slave traders	Elderly Jewish woman attacked and beaten in Paris

March 10

Claims Conference reaches agreement with Hungary over compensation	Columbia students protest against Finkelstein speech	Swedish police adopt more liberal stance on religious headgear

Ireland's public broadcaster restores religious programming department	Aznar says making Israel a NATO member would be a deterrent to Iran	German rabbis in first meeting with Catholic and Protestant church leaders

March 09

Anglican Church in climb-down following controversial divestment decision	Rome's chief rabbi Di Segni to visit city's mosque	Iran threatens United States following its referral to UN Security Council

Austrian city returns looted Egger-Lienz painting to heiress of Holocaust victim	Conservative Jews postpone decision on acceptance of homosexuality	Appeals court upholds decision to strip Nazi camp guard of US citizenship

March 08

Cheney tells Jewish leaders that Iran could face military action	Russia says Hamas is considering Saudi initiative to recognize Israel	Insurance commission offers $7m to Holocaust survivors and heirs

March 07

Increased security for French Jewish Communities following new attacks	New Orthodox rabbi in Zagreb following sacking of controversial predecessor	Vatican says Church forgives Israeli family who attacked Nazareth Basilica

March 06

Patriarch calls on Hamas to enter into dialogue with Jews and Christians	Halimi murder suspect says his motive was money, not anti-Semitism	Olmert urges calm following attack on Nazareth church

March 03

Joint condemnation of terrorism by Vatican and Jewish delegations	Singer Madonna reportedly wants to buy house in Israel to await Messiah	Survivors sue French state-owned companies over WWII assets

March 02

Pope calls on soccer fans to end racist and anti-Semitic attacks	Man threatens worshippers at synagogue in southern Ukraine	US party chairmen agree more needs to be done in Sudan

March 01

Iran's former president Khatami rebuts Ahmadinejad statements on Shoah	Moscow synagogue attacker pleads not guilty, claims Jewish conspiracy	Mayor of London's suspension over Jewish remarks rejected