Global News Archives

June 2008

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Closer ties agreed between Jews and Native Canadians	Only remaining synagogue in Tajikistan is demolished	French court upholds anti-Semitism charge against comedian

26

Ehud Olmert promises Kadima primaries to save government	Scholar apologizes for saying Turks "are today's Jews"	Attack against Jewish teenager believed to be anti-Semitic

25

Iran expresses anger at imposition of new EU sanctions	Donors pledge Palestinian support as Sarkozy visits Bethlehem	Plight of Jewish refugees from Arab lands raised in London

24

European Union freezes assets of largest Iranian bank	Sarkozy wants Israel to share Jerusalem with Palestinians	Bloomberg urges American Jews to reject Obama rumors

23

France shocked by brutal attack on Jewish teenager in Paris	Gilles Bernheim elected new chief rabbi of France	US House condemns state-sponsored anti-Semitism in Arab world

20

Jewish Agency says no airlift of Zimbabwean Jews planned	Israeli Air Force reportedly training for military strike against Iran	Danish court rejects Islamic appeal against Mohammad cartoons

19

As Gaza truce begins, Israel offers peace talks to Lebanon	Synagogue in northern German city vandalized	Alleged Nazi war criminal mingling with soccer fans in Austria

18

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire in Gaza	German prosecutor wants Demjanjuk tried in Germany	Auschwitz survivor Henryk Mandelbaum dies at 85

17

Iran refuses to stop enrichment despite increasing pressure	European Union agrees to closer relations with Israel	French Jews deplore Sarkozy invitation to Syria's Assad

16

Radio Maryja director not to be prosecuted for anti-Semitic remarks	New Zealand leaders reject Israeli charges of anti-Semitism	Italian cities discuss proposals to rename streets

13

New head of Argentinean Jewish organization fuels debate	Berlusconi and Merkel support tougher Iran sanctions	Hungarian savior of Jews commemorated at European Parliament

12

Ehud Olmert to allow challenge to his leadership of Kadima	Arab country appoints Jewish woman as ambassador to US	German neo-Nazi party makes big gains in local elections

11

Europe and US agree on new round of Iran sanctions	Claims Conference secures more funds for Holocaust survivors	Egyptian Jews seek help from UN to recover archives

06

Obama and McCain both pledge to fight Iranian threat	Former Belgian defense minister sues head of Jewish community	Shanghai's Jewish community launches refugee database

05

Great Synagogue of Europe dedicated in Brussels	Israel’s embattled prime minister winds up US visit	Boycott threatened against largest US kosher meatpacker

04

Oslo court drops terrorism charge against synagogue attacker	Young Catholic volunteers restore Jewish cemetery in Belarus	Actress Natalie Portman advocating aliyah for Falash Mura

03

Iranian leaders rant against Israel's existence again	Croatian PM condemns pro-Nazi symbols at Zagreb concert	Future of Jerusalem discussed at anniversary of Six Day War

02

Death of Israeli journalist and former government minister	Israel exchanges Hezbollah prisoner for soldiers remains	Swiss voters deal a blow to right-wing populist party