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New York – Interview with Conference of European Rabbis: Rav Dunner Speaks Out

Friday, January 8th, 2010 New York - The Conference of European Rabbis is the primary Orthodox Rabbinic organization in Europe. It was founded in 1956 on the initiative of British Chief Rabbi Sir Israel Brodie, and its current executive director is Rabbi Aba Dunner. All the chief Rabbis across Europe joined the organization, and attended its first conference in Amsterdam. It is now run by a standing committee of 25...

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Doha – Swiss Legislator Condemned by Islamic Scholar as ‘new Hitler’

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 Doha - The verbal war over Switzerland's ban on building new minarets on mosques escalated Tuesday during a talk show when an Islamic academic condemned a key backer of the Swiss referendum as the "new Hitler of Europe."The director of the Institute of Islamic Political Thought in London, Azzam al-Tamimi, made the remarks on al-Jazeera broadcaster about the Swiss legislator Oskar...

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New York – Fatal Black Friday Stampede Leads to Changes

Thursday, November 26th, 2009 New York - Victoria Rogers had originally planned to make an early stop the day after Thanksgiving last year at the Wal-Mart store in Valley Stream, N.Y., on Long Island. "We saw the mob, and we said no," she said. "Wal-Mart's not the store." What she saw that day was no ordinary crowd of shoppers, but a throng police say jammed through the doors upon the store's opening in a mad dash for...

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Thousands Rally Against Ahmadinejad

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Thousands of demonstrators from different religions took part Sunday in a march for peace and against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro. Faced with mounting pressure over his country's atomic ambitions, Ahmadinejad left on a five nation tour Sunday, in a bid to boost ties with Latin America's biggest economy and a rare backer of...

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Jerusalem – Israel: Photos Prove Iran Link to Arms Ship

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Jerusalem - The Israeli military on Wednesday released documents and photos it said proved Iran was behind a huge shipment of weapons Israeli navy commandos intercepted last week. Israel has said the cargo ship its troops seized off the coast of Cyprus was carrying 500 tons of Iranian-made weapons for Lebanese Hezbollah militants. The ship had dozens of containers with Iranian markings on...

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New York – Report: Cuomo Tells Giuliani He’ll Run for Governor

Monday, October 26th, 2009 New York - Andrew Cuomo has secretly notified Rudy Giuliani that he will run for governor next year, The Post has learned. The confidential message, conveyed through intermediaries, was delivered to Giuliani recently and is expected to play a central role in the former mayor's impending decision on whether to run as the Republican candidate for governor in 2010, sources with knowledge of the...

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New York City – Thompson Campaign Shows Lapses in Discipline, Unlike Bloomberg’s Efforts

Friday, October 23rd, 2009 New York City - The Democratic candidate for mayor, William C. Thompson Jr., is chronically late to campaign events, at times failing to show up at all. His press releases misspell words, even getting his own name wrong. And his top aides have not been shy about complaining about their jobs - only they do it online. "Mommy," his political director wrote on Twitter, "can I stay home from...

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New Jersey – Corzine Backers Angling for The Orthodox Vote

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 New Jersey - The Democrats’ outreach to Jews in the New Jersey gubernatorial race came into focus this week as the National Jewish Democratic Council began a special focus on Bergen County and its large Orthodox population. “We are really focusing hard on northern New Jersey, especially Bergen County,” said Linda Berg, NJDC’s political director. “I really can’t give you a sense of...

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Los Angeles, CA – Chabad Rabbi Sues Donor’s Estate For $17.5 Million

Sunday, October 18th, 2009 Los Angeles, CA - Roland Arnall became known as one of the wealthiest Angelenos thanks to the subprime mortgage industry he helped create with his company, the former Ameriquest Mortgage. He was also known for giving money to his favorite causes, particularly the one he had championed more than three decades – Chabad of California Inc. But when he died at 68 in March 2008, his fortune had...

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New York City – Insiders Say Term Limits, Supporter Apathy Could Damage Bloomberg’s Chances of Reelection

Thursday, October 15th, 2009 New York City - Mayor Bloomberg's campaign may look unbeatable - but some insiders see troubling signs that he could be tossed out of City Hall. They fear lingering voter anger about term limits, low-turnout primaries, passionate anti-Bloomberg Democrats and complacent Bloomberg supporters could combine to create the biggest political upset of a generation. "I'd be worried," said one of the...

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New York – Gillibrand, Schumer, Drop Out of J Street Conference

Thursday, October 15th, 2009 New York - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has asked to be removed from the host committee for a conference of the left-leaning Jewish group J Street and was "unaware" she had been included on the group's list of supporters, spokesman Matt Canter said. Her withdrawal comes after her political mentor, Chuck Schumer, also refused to participate in the event, and as the place of J Street -...

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New York, NY – Yassky Gracious in Loss

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 New York, NY - Two-term Brooklyn Councilmember David Yassky (D-Brooklyn Heights, Williamsburg) lost in a Democratic primary run-off to his Queens colleague Councilmember John Liu (D-Flushing), ending his bid to be the city’s next Comptroller. “John Liu earned a well-deserved victory and I’m sure he will be a terrific Comptroller for the city of New York,” said Yassky, surrounded by his...

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United Nations, NY – Syria Calls for Israel to Join Nuclear Treaty

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 United Nations, NY - Israel must comply with the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency if the Mideast is to become a region free of weapons of mass destruction, Syria's foreign minister said Monday. Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem echoed calls by many Arab nations during the current U.N. General Assembly session for Israel to comply with the IAEA's demand to submit its nuclear...

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Brooklyn, NY – The Last Seltzer Man Of New York

Saturday, September 26th, 2009 Brooklyn, NY - The cellphone would not stop ringing. “Ronny, you’re 10 minutes late,” one caller whined. But Ronny Beberman had a good reason. Having tumbled eight feet off his own seltzer truck, Mr. Beberman, 62, was answering the phone while laid out on West Seventh Street in Brooklyn, bleeding from a head gash and having broken a foot and several vertebrae. The news was also bad for...

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New York – Erev Yom Kippur All Games at 1 p.m. Giants, Jets and Yankees Against Red Sox

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 New York - The day of atonement and a rare good start for both of New York’s professional football teams will conspire to force the city’s sports fans to make a choice this weekend. The Jets’ and Giants’ games both start at 1 p.m. This is the first time the two National Football League teams in the U.S.’s largest media market will play their games at the same time since 1984. They...

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