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1-7 Av, 5774 July 28-Aug. 3, 2014 -- THE JEWISH OBSERVER, LOS ANGELES -- 560th Web Ed.
ISRAEL PM NETANYAHU WARNS OF 'PROLONGED' GAZA CAMPAIGN
Mr Netanyahu said Israel would continue to act until it had achieved its aim of destroying militant group Hamas' network of underground tunnels. MORE>
ISRAEL REJECTS GAZA SCHOOL
SHELTER ATTACK BLAME
Israel suggests victims may have been brought to the UN
shelter after they were injured, BBCi
The Israeli army has insisted that a mortar round it fired into a UN shelter in Gaza on Thursday in a clash with "militants" was not responsible for the deaths of at least 15 people. MORE>
STRING OF ATTACKS ON QUEBEC
JEWS
With violent undercurrents festering among anti-Israel protesters recently coming to the fore, B’nai Brith Canada is expressing its concern regarding the upcoming “Al-Quds Day” rally scheduled for this Saturday, July 26th at Queen’s Park in Toronto. MORE>
SUSPECTED AUSCHWITZ GUARD
JOHANN BREYER DIES IN US
An elderly man in the US accused of Nazi war crimes has died while awaiting extradition to Germany. Johann Breyer, 89, passed away in a Philadelphia hospital on Tuesday night, his attorney told US media. His death followed an order by a US judge granting a request for Mr Breyer to be sent to Germany to stand trial. MORE>
HAMAS-DECLARED CEASEFIRE IN
GAZA STALLS AS CONFLICT
CONTINUES
A 24-hour ceasefire announced by Hamas in Gaza appears to be stalling, with both Palestinian militants and Israel continuing their offensives. Hamas fired more rockets into Israel, accusing it of failing to abide by the ceasefire. MORE>
ARIEL PROPERTY ADVISORS
ACCEPTS AWARD FROM JEWISH
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Mendel Spalter, right, director of Outreach & Development
for the Jewish Children’s Museum, presents a plaque to
honoree Shimon Shkury
The Jewish Children’s Museum honored Shimon Shkury, president of Ariel Property Advisors, at its 8th Annual Golf & Tennis Celebration held recently at the Cold Spring Country Club, Huntington, Long Island. MORE>
ADMINISTRATION CALL FOR DEMILITARIZATION OF GAZA WELCOMED
Conference of Presidents leaders, Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, welcomed the call by Deputy National Security Advisor, Anthony Blinken, for the demilitarization of Gaza as part of any cease fire agreement with Israel. MORE>
Conference of Presidents leaders, Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, welcomed the call by Deputy National Security Advisor, Anthony Blinken, for the demilitarization of Gaza as part of any cease fire agreement with Israel. MORE>
RABBI'S CORNER
TISHAH B'AV: ONLY THE LIVING CAN REMEMBER
By RABBI DR RAYMOND APPLEOn Tishah B’Av, remembering is the rule. Tragedies happened, and we have to remember them. Not just the destruction of the Temple, indeed both Temples, but the long procession of calamities that accompanied all the ages. MORE>
NEWSMAKERS
GAZA CONFLICT: BERLIN PROTESTS SHOW DIVIDING LINES
Guilt over the Holocaust has made supporting Israel a doctrine of faith for much of the German public, BBCi
Guilt over the Holocaust has made supporting Israel a doctrine of faith for much of the German public, BBCi
The Gaza conflict arrived in West Berlin's leafy main boulevard of Kurfuerstendamm on Friday. About 1,200 pro-Palestinian protestors processed past the designer shops, watched by elegant ladies sipping coffee in nearby cafes. MORE>
COUNTING THE COSTS
A situation assessment took place as part of Operation Protective Edge in Tel Aviv today with President Peres, Defense Minister Yaalon, Chief of Staff Gantz and the members of General Staff. MORE>
OVER 200 N. AMERICAN OLIM LAND IN ISRAEL ON CHARTER NEFESH B’NEFESH FLIGHT
Ilana Barta, 23, from Teaneck, NJ, came to Israel to
marry her fiance there
marry her fiance there
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Despite the tense security situation in Israel, 228 new Olim from the United States and Canada arrived at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport today as new citizens, on a Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah charter flight, in collaboration with the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael and JNF-USA. MORE>
EUROPE TODAY: A FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT BY PARIS-BASED, SWC DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, DR. SHIMON SAMUELS
Simon Wiesenthal Center, photo
In my three decades as Director of International Relations for the Simon Wiesenthal Center in our Paris office, I thought I had seen every form of Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism across the spectrum of right to left, of radical churches to mosques, to NGOs.Simon Wiesenthal Center, photo
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COMMUNITY NEWS
ADL WELCOMES CONDEMNATIONS BY FOREIGN MINISTERS OF FRANCE, GERMANY AND ITALY OF ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACKS AND HATE SPEECH
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) last week welcomed the declaration by the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Italy, which clearly and forcefully condemned anti-Semitic attacks and hate speech in their countries and stated that nothing, including events in the Middle East, could justify anti-Semitic incidents. MORE>
LA CLIPPERS SALE 'CAN GO AHEAD' DESPITE STERLING'S OBJECTIONS
Shelly Sterling: "I can't believe it's over. I feel good."
A US judge has ruled that the LA Clippers basketball team can be sold, despite the objections of banned co-owner Donald Sterling. MORE>
LA RESIDENTS RELOCATE TO ISRAEL WITH NEFESH B’NEFESH
Children coming off the plane on arrival
Despite the tense security situation, a charter flight of Nefesh B’Nefesh took off on Monday for Israel with 228 North American Olim (new immigrants), including 29 families and a remarkable 100 children (39 girls and 61 boys). MORE>Children coming off the plane on arrival
YIDDISHKAYT TO HOST VOICES OF LA
LOS ANGELES -- "Voices of LA: The Krupnick Festival of the Arts" will bring together artists from the diverse communities of Los Angeles to collaborate on original works featuring music, dance, visual art, and spoken word performance which began on July 13. MORE>
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LOCAL
ANNUAL PERIOD TO APPEAL
PROPERTY TAX BILLS IS UNDERWAY
SACRAMENTO – California taxpayers who disagree with local assessors’ valuation of their property can contact the local assessor’s office to discuss the assessment or appeal their property tax bills. MORE>
SPECIAL REPORT
ANTI-SEMITISM ON THE STREETS
OF EUROPE
Anti-Israel protests across Europe have turned into violently anti-Semitic rallies that threaten the physical safety of Jews and tear at the fabric of democratic society. MORE>
ANTI-SEMITISM ON THE STREETS
OF EUROPE
Anti-Israel protests across Europe have turned into violently anti-Semitic rallies that threaten the physical safety of Jews and tear at the fabric of democratic society. MORE>
BUSINESS/LEGAL
BANKS ACCUSED OF RIGGING
SILVER PRICE
Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Bank of Nova Scotia have been accused of attempting to rig the price of silver, in a lawsuit filed in the United States. MORE>
Germany and Russia have a more complicated relationship than perhaps any other pair of countries. It is full of contradictions and tugs in different directions. MORE>
BANKS ACCUSED OF RIGGING
SILVER PRICE
Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Bank of Nova Scotia have been accused of attempting to rig the price of silver, in a lawsuit filed in the United States. MORE>
GERMANY AND RUSSIA'S CONTRADICTORY RELATIONSHIP
Angela Merkel is keeping the lines open to President Putin in the belief that he might be won round, BBCi
Angela Merkel is keeping the lines open to President Putin in the belief that he might be won round, BBCi
Germany and Russia have a more complicated relationship than perhaps any other pair of countries. It is full of contradictions and tugs in different directions. MORE>
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