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Suha Arafat calls for recognition of Israel
JERUSALEM – The widow of former Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Yasser Arafat, says “We need to clearly express the recognition of Israel; no one can doubt its existence,” Israel’s Ma’ariv reported.
Muslims form human shield around shul
OSLO – More than 1 000 Muslims formed a human shield around Oslo’s synagogue last Saturday, offering symbolic protection for the city’s Jewish community and condemning an attack on a synagogue in neighbouring Denmark last weekend.
Bardot takes a stand against Islamisation of France
NEW YORK -Former film star Brigitte Bardot (79), France’s iconic blonde bombshell who reigned supreme from 1952 – 1973, has been on trial five times for insulting Muslims and “inciting racial hatred”. She has written: “I am fed up with being under the thumb of this population which is destroying us, destroying our country.” – Dr Phyllis Chesler, Breitbart.com
Call for ban on Holocaust denial cartoons
JERUSALEM -Israel called on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and on UN member countries to condemn an international cartoon contest on Holocaust denial hosted by Iran, which is set to take place in two months’ time.
Rabbis form new organisation in Australasia
SYDNEY -A body known as the New Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia (NORA) was established last week as senior rabbis across the world insisted the current structures in Australia must change. Sydney’s Rabbi Selwyn Franklin, a former SA anti-apartheid activist, was appointed interim president. – Australian Jewish News
Mayor helps tackle Palestinian who stabbed Jew
JERUSALEM – Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat, who is scheduled to address the SA Zionist Federation Conference in Johannesburg and his security guard detained an 18-year-old Palestinian man whenBarkat witnessed a stabbing on Monday. – DailyMail on Facebook
Shopping mall threat “not immiment”
EDMONTON – City police said there was “no imminent threat to Edmonton” after al-Shabab released a propaganda video last Sunday calling on Muslim fighters to launch attacks and named Canada’s West Edmonton Mall as a potential target. – CTV Edmonton
