Global News Archives

March 2008

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CRIF warn of rise in violent attacks against French Jews	CIA director believes Iran still pursuing nuclear bomb	Polish government wants restitution deal this year

28

Anti-Islam film by Dutch politician makes waves	Visa problems for Israelis threaten London soccer club’s Asian tour	Former US politicians join Israel anniversary committee

27

Austria to return more Nazi-looted artifacts	Prominent Israeli rabbi calls to avenge Jerusalem terror attack	Jordanian parliamentarians want to scrap peace treaty with Israel

Israeli chief rabbis positive on inter-faith initiative by Saudi king	Swiss foreign minister defends friendly meeting with Ahmadinejad	UN Human Rights Council appoints controversial Swiss as adviser

26

Central Council of Jews in Germany files lawsuit against YouTube hate videos	Saudi king proposes inter-faith dialogue with Christians and Jews	Al-Qaeda calls for new attacks against Jewish and American interests

21

McCain praises Israeli response to Sderot rocket attacks	Russian Jews suspend Muslim dialogue after mufti comment	Jewish studies professorship to honor Stuart Eizenstat

20

Israel summons Swiss ambassador over Iran gas deal	Russian pamphlets claim Jews use children’s blood in matzos	Plight of expelled Jews raised before UN council

19

German chancellor pledges to stand by Israel	Conservative Islamists maintain grip on power in Iran	Switzerland rejects criticism of gas deal with Iran

13

Austria commemorates annexation by Nazi Germany	Israeli Jews want to be friends, but not live, with Arabs	British Auschwitz survivor Leon Greenman dies

12

Austria Jewish sports club reopens prestigious complex	Belgium agrees to pay US$ 170m to Shoah victims	Bulgaria remembers salvation of Jews during World War II

German chancellor Merkel to address Knesset	US military commander in Middle East resigns over Iran	Actress heckled at Jewish charity dinner in Glasgow

11

Australian parliament underlines friendship with Israel	Shimon Peres begins state visit to France	Irish debate with David Irving canceled following threats

10

Police arrest eight suspects following Jerusalem terror attack	President Shimon Peres embarks on state visit to France	Pope won’t change controversial Latin prayer, says top cardinal

07

Seven killed in attack on Jewish seminary in Jerusalem	New Zealand auction house to sell Hitler photo	Vandals desecrate burial place of famous Polish rabbi

06

ANC leader says racism still widespread in South Africa	Jewish teenager tortured by gang of youths in France	Pope invites Muslim leaders to inter-faith talks in November

05

Muslim countries’ boycott of Paris Book Fair causes outrage	Poland to reinstate expelled Jews as citizens	Manchester abandons plan for new Holocaust museum
04

Knesset increases aid to Israeli Holocaust survivors	UN Security Council adopts new Iran sanctions	Israeli chief rabbi calls for improvements in abbatoirs

03

Holocaust memoir author admits story is fiction	Hungarians recognized for saving Jews from Holocaust	United Nations to impose new sanctions on Iran