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Monday, February 27, 2006
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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Columbia inaugurates Israel institute
Columbia University inaugurated an institute for Israel and Jewish Studies.
The institute, inaugurated Feb. 22, is aimed at serving as a center for teaching about Israel and Jewish studies on the New York City campus.
The establishment of the institute comes after a controversy that centered around claims that some professors made anti-Israel statements in their classrooms, creating an anti-Israel environment on campus.
Hamas visit to Russia confirmed
Russian officials confirmed that Hamas leaders will visit Moscow on Friday.
The Russian news agency Itar-Tass quoted a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Monday saying the visit would go forward.
Russia angered Israel and the United States by inviting the group in the wake of its landslide victory last month in Palestinian legislative elections.
It is not clear which Russian officials will meet with the Hamas delegation, but Hamas is expected to be led by Khaled Meshaal, one of the group’s most extremist leaders.
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