Global News Archives

July 2009

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Lieberman says Chávez maintains relations with Hezbollah and Hamas	Obama extends Syria sanctions despite recent "positive developments"	Survey: Two thirds of Israelis want Temple rebuilt

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Iranian swimmer withdraws from heat because of Israeli presence	Canadian university axes Paris synagogue bombing suspect	Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades threatens Jewish comedian over 'Brüno' movie

28

Facebook closes down fan page for Hamas leader	Israeli diplomat warns to Iranian, Hezbollah influence in Latin America	German award for anti-Israel campaigner draws angry reactions

27

Hezbollah violates terms of 2006 ceasefire agreement, says UN official	Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain at record level in 2009	Five rabbis arrested for corruption, money laundering and organ trade

23

Lieberman calls on Brazil to help stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions	Sole surviving Mumbai terrorist makes late confession	Italian Jewish community training young journalists

22

European imams and rabbis on study trip in New York and Washington	Ahmadinejad defies supreme leader over appointment for vice-president	European Human Rights Court rejects complaint by anti-Israel mayor

20

Melbourne Film Festival rejects Ken Loach's boycott threat	Fire destroys former Nazi deportation camp in Netherlands	Bahrain crown prince calls for direct communication with Israel

17

Ultra-Orthodox Jews pay visit to Hamas leaders in Gaza	Piles of garbage in Jerusalem as ultra-Orthodox Jews continue protests	Iranian leader launches attack on Germany as crackdown continues

16

Hillary Clinton says patience of US on Iran is not endless	Jewish Nobel Prize laureate criticizes Austria for not dealing with Nazi past	Gregory Schneider appointed as new EVP of Claims Conference

15

British chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks given life peerage in house of lords	Israeli minister wants Hebrew only for spelling on road signs	Israeli police arrest fugitive American Ku Klux Klan member

14

Obama defends Middle East policies in meeting with US Jewish leaders	Germany charges Demjanjuk with helping to murder 27,900 Jews	Jewish athletes from gather in Israel for 18th Maccabiah Games

13

French justice minister wants increased sentences for Halimi murder	Banned Hungarian Guard re-launches under different name	Israel rejects Solana idea for UN-backed peace deal

10

Jewish inter-faith umbrella group IJCIC elects new leadership	G8 powers give Iran September deadline over nuclear program	Jordan denies entry to Israeli with prayer shawl and tefilin

09

Jewish lawyers from Australia press UN for fairness toward Israel	Brussels disowns statement by European Commission's Jerusalem office	European and American imams and rabbis to meet

08

F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone expresses regret over Hitler eulogy	Ahmadinejad defends Iranian presidential election as free	Obama says no green light given for Israel to strike Iran

06

European Commission blames Israel for high EU subsidies to Palestinians	French extreme-right loses crucial local election	Joe Biden: Israel has the right to strike Iranian nuclear facilities

03

First official association of Jews in Algeria established	European Union discusses reaction to Iranian crisis	International pressure mounts on Israel over settlements

02

Prosecutors calls for life in prison for murderer of Ilan Halimi	Hungarian opposition brings down bill to criminalize Holocaust denial	Vatican says archives of Pius XII may be opened in five years

01

Iranians walk out on Peres at inter-faith forum in Kazakhstan	Construction begins on Museum of the History of Polish Jews	Spanish court ends war crimes probe into killing of Hamas leader