Global News Archives

May 2009

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Clinton warns Israel on expanding settlements as Abbas meets Obama	Argentinean Supreme Court order new investigation of AMIA attack	Knesset gives initial support to bill punishing denial of Israel's right to exist

27

Israeli report: "Venezuela and Bolivia supply uranium to Iran"	Zionist Organization wants Yemen's Jews in Israel, not US	Hungarian government wants constitution changed to fight racist incitement

26

Austrian Jewish leader attacks extremist politicians' agitation tactics	Israel, US voice concern about North Korean nuclear test	Ahmadinejad rejects Washington's nuclear offer

25

Yisrael Beiteinu pushes for controversial Israel loyalty law	Protests against appointment of Egyptian culture minister as UNESCO head	Vandals desecrate tomb of Hasidic leaders in Poland

22

FBI foils plans to blow up two synagogues in New York City	AMIA bombing: Argentinean prosecutor seeks arrest of Colombian man	Brazilian police prevents neo-Nazi attack on Porto Alegre synagogues

20

Germany sees dramatic rise of extreme-right activity in 2008	One in ten Hungarians sympathize with paramilitary guard, survey finds	Italian foreign minister embarks on surprise visit to Tehran

19

Obama, Netanyahu discuss peace process and Iranian nuclear program	Violent anti-Jewish protests at Israel celebration in Argentina	Social networking websites posing security threat for Israel

15

Pope Benedict XVI ends visit to Holy Land in Jerusalem	Israeli leaders rule out surprise military strike against Iran	6,000 Jews at annual pilgrimage to synagogue in Tunisia

14

Pat Buchanan removes online forum for Shoah deniers from his website	Man in Western Australia charged for posting racist YouTube video	Hezbollah leader admits support for Hamas in Gaza

13

Welcoming Pope Benedict, Mahmud Abbas attacks Israel's "apartheid wall"	US Congressman proposes House resolution supporting Venezuelan Jews	Hungarian neo-Nazi group holds militia training exercise

12

Pope speech at Yad Vashem met with mixed reactions	Hotel in Austria does not want Jewish guests	Tehran frees Iranian-American TV reporter accused of spying

11

Pope Benedict arrives in Tel Aviv for Israel leg of Holy Land visit	Neo-Nazis interrupt ceremony at former concentration camp in Austria	Obama advisor says two-state solution could help to contain Iran

08

US Supreme Court judge denies Demjanjuk injunction	European Parliament votes in favor of kosher slaughter practices	Rabbis and Jewish leaders welcome Pope Benedict with open letter

07

Israeli government wants land reform expanding private property ownership	German court rejects Demjanjuk appeal to review deportation	Australian neo-Nazi banned from taking son to extreme-right rallies

Appointment of extremist Hungarian politician to Electoral Committee criticized	Collector returns Nazi-looted painting to estate of German-Jewish art dealer	2000-year-old Hebrew papyrus document seized in Israel

06

Biden urges Israel to stop settlement expansion; accept two-state solution	France considering ban of comedian's 'anti-Zionist' election list	Israeli ambassador in Spain called "dirty Jew" by soccer fans in Madrid

05

Ahmadinejad cancels Latin American visit after Jewish-led protests	Netanyahu "ready for immediate peace talks" with Palestinians	Jewish boxer who fought for his life in Auschwitz dies at 86

04

Appeals court clears way for Demjanjuk deportation to Germany	Israeli envoy in Berne says Swiss-Israeli relations at all-time low	Ilan Halimi family leave courtroom protesting threats