Friday, 23 January 2009

Breaking News

There is evidence that Israel committed war crimes during its operation in the Gaza Strip, a United Nations official said.
Israel is preparing to protect officers who served in the Gaza Strip war from prosecution overseas.
Israeli officials denied a report in an Italian newspaper that said the number of Gazans killed in the military operation was not more than 500 to 600.
Hamas launched plans to reassume control in the Gaza Strip.
U.S. troops boarded an Iranian-owned ship out of suspicions that it was ferrying arms destined for Hamas.
The Conference of Presidents does not want the U.N. General Assembly president to participate in a Holocaust commemoration event.
Two of President Barack Obama's nominees outlined Iran policies consistent with those of the Bush administration.
A columnist who said Israel's actions brought about the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the bombings in Bali and London apologized to the Australian Jewish community.
Pope Benedict XVI is reportedly planning to lift the excommunication of a group of right wing bishops that includes a Holocaust denier.
Israel will reportedly allow Egypt to double or triple its security presence on the Israeli-Gaza Strip border.
A U.N. official commended Israel for its "good will" following the Gaza Strip war.
Two U.S. Jewish groups and an interfaith coalition hailed President Barack Obama's executive orders closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center and prohibiting torture.
A federal judge ordered Russia to preserve historic documents sought by members of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
The government of Catalonia canceled a ceremony to memorialize the Holocaust in response to Israel's Gaza operation.
Dick Cheney said he disagreed with President Bush's decision not to pardon Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
The chairman and co-chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission switched roles.
The Ukrainian government cited several Jews for their "extraordinary" contributions to society.