Thursday, June 02, 2011

06/02/11

* First Time: Temple Mount Priestly Blessing on Jerusalem Day Hundreds of religious Jews from all streams were able to happily commemorate the 44th anniversary of the first-ever entry of Israeli soldiers onto the Temple Mount.

* Scottish councilor: Hamas are freedom fighters A Scottish politician playing a leading role in an anti-Israel boycott says members of terror group Hamas are “freedom fighters”.

* Outbreak is new form of E. coli The World Health Organization says the E. coli outbreak in Germany is a new form of the bacterium.

* 'Lebanon declares border closed military zone' The Lebanese Army declared the area near the border with Israel a closed military zone on Thursday as Naksa Day approached.

* 'ME status quo between Israel, Palestinians is intolerable' French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe made a last ditch effort on Thursday to revive peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.

* Medvedev Plans Middle East Talks With Biden, Berlusconi Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to hold talks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden later today on a range of issues.

* Study offers snapshot of new European Jewish identity A generation after the fall of communism, Jews in Central Europe feel comfortable where they live but are concerned about anti-Semitism.

* Global war on drugs 'has failed' say former leaders The Global Commission on Drug Policy report calls for the legalisation of some drugs and an end to the criminalisation of drug users.

* Libya conflict: UN accuses both sides of war crimes UN investigators have accused government forces in Libya of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

* Study offers snapshot of new European Jewish identity A generation after the fall of communism, Jews in Central Europe feel comfortable where they live but are concerned about anti-Semitism.

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