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Monday, October 10, 2005
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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House commemorates Wiesenthal
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution commemorating the life of Simon Wiesenthal.
The resolution passed last Friday was initiated by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.). It also reaffirmed Congress’ commitment to fighting anti-Semitism and urged the world to prosecute Nazi war criminals. A similar resolution sponsored by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) passed unanimously in the Senate on Sept. 21, the day after Wiesenthal died in Vienna.
Report: Jews stone London synagogue
Jews in London reportedly stoned a synagogue that belongs to a fervently Orthodox, anti-Zionist group.
Windows at the synagogue belonging to the Neturei Katra were smashed recently, the Hackney Gazette reported. The Neturei Karta, a small splinter group, say the Jews should not have a state until the Messiah comes.
Israel won’t admit pro-Palestinian activist
A pro-Palestinian activist from the Netherlands was denied entry to Israel.
Gretta Duisenberg was part of a delegation of artists, journalists and writers that went to visit the West Bank on Sunday. Duisenberg had said she wanted to visit Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti. The widow of former European Central Bank head Willem Duisenberg, who died in July, Gretta Duisenberg has received much media attention for her activism.
A few years ago, she angered neighbors by flying a Palestinian flag from her Amsterdam home. The rest of the group was allowed into Israel.
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