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WJC Leaders meet with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez	Rabbi Marc Schneier addresses African American convention	WJC leaders at Saudi-sponsored interfaith forum in Madrid

World Jewish Congress leaders met in Caracas on Wednesday with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Read more...	The chairman of the WJC American Section spoke at the annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Read more...	World Jewish Congress leaders took part in inter-religious conference held in Spain. Read more...

Hungarian born man loses Australian extradition battle	Displaced Jews in Georgia receive support from US and Israel	Iran wants its own satellite system and more nuclear plants

Charles Zentai has lost a court battle against extradition from Australia to Hungary over WWII-era crimes. Read more...	US and Israeli organizations are providing support for Jews in the former Soviet republic affected by the war. Read more...	Iran is reportedly preparing to build an additional nuclear power plants and launch a satellite system. Read more...

Jewish Community Center in Lithuanian Capital Vandalized	New York Governor's Historic Visit to Hampton Synagogue	Australian Jews call for Revisionist Historian to be Jailed

The Jewish Community Center in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, has been attacked and defaced. Read more...	The Governor of New York, David Paterson, has visted The Hampton Synagogue, Long Island. Read more...	A revisionist historian living in Australia could be jailed for failing to clean up his website. Read more...

Germany gives $19 million to Budapest Shoah survivors	Condoleeza Rice threatens new sanctions against Iran	Neo-Nazis convicted in the Czech Republic and Germany

Iran fails to give concrete assurances on nuclear program	Nazi memorabilia on sale at Dublin market may be illegal	Jewish Agency for Israel ends Ethiopian aliyah operations

Jewish man sues US Army over faith bias in spy probe	Israeli budget allows increased Holocaust survivor aid	Jewish tombstones discovered by road workers in Poland

New round of sanctions likely as Iran misses deadline	Anti-Semitism in Ukraine falling, says Jewish leader	Conservative Jews issue new kosher certification guidelines

Israeli Foreign Ministry upset by German permit for Iran deal	Croatian war criminal's burial in Ustasha uniform condemned	German police under fire for slow response to anti-Semitic attack

Ehud Olmert plans to step down as Israeli prime minister	British chief rabbi says religion important for society	Jewish man wins $735,000 in religious discrimination lawsuit

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