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Glasgow – The Scottish Council of Jewish Communities has said it “strongly objects” to proposals to allow the re-use of graves. The Scottish Government is expected to back the deepening of burial sites, effectively giving the go-ahead to “double-deck” graves. It is due to announce its plans next month following a lengthy consultation into solving the increasing [...]

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Glasgow – The Scottish Council of Jewish Communities has said it “strongly objects” to proposals to allow the re-use of graves. The Scottish Government is expected to back the deepening of burial sites, effectively giving the go-ahead to “double-deck” graves. It is due to announce its plans next month following a lengthy consultation into solving the increasing [...]

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Israel – The Arab League published a letter backing direct talks with Israel, the first such negotiations since 2008, leaving the timing of the proposed talks for PM Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to decide. Maainstream media such as the Wall Street Journal, hailed this move, quoting U.S. officials who saw it as a step up of “critical momentum” towards [...]

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Israel – The Arab League published a letter backing direct talks with Israel, the first such negotiations since 2008, leaving the timing of the proposed talks for PM Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to decide. Maainstream media such as the Wall Street Journal, hailed this move, quoting U.S. officials who saw it as a step up of “critical momentum” towards [...]

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Japan – A man listed as the oldest living male in Tokyo in fact died some 30 years ago, city officials said after his body was found mummified in his bed. Police visited the home of Sogen Kato at the request of ward officials updating their list of centenarians ahead of Respect for the Elderly Day [...]

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Manhattan, NY – The nation’s leading Jewish civil rights group has come out against the planned mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero, saying more information is needed about funding for the project and the location is “counterproductive to the healing process.” The Anti-Defamation League said it rejects any opposition to the center based on [...]

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Washington – Everybody is talking about Anthony Weiner’s high-octane rant on the House floor last night, in which he fulminated over Republican opposition to a bill that would have spent billions on health care for people sickened by the smoke and debris from 9/11: Dems pursued a procedural tack that required two thirds of the House [...]

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Washington – The world’s first authorized test in people of a treatment derived from human embryonic stem cells has been cleared to begin by the Food and Drug Administration. The trial will test cells developed by Geron Corporation and the University of California, Irvine in patients with new spinal cord injuries. The F.D.A. had initially cleared the [...]

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Tripoli, Libya – A Libyan Jewish community leader who visited his birthplace for the first time since being forced to flee in 1967 said on Friday it felt like he was living a dream. Raphael Luzon, who was driven out after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and now lives in London, visited his birthplace of Benghazi, 1,000 [...]

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New York City – New Yorkers can now pay allegiance to their borough with their shoes. Nike is offering limited-edition sneakers featuring different colors, logos and identifying laces for each of the city’s five boroughs. The shoes go on sale Saturday at $135 a pair. Only one store in SoHo will sell the entire line. Other stores will [...]

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