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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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Israeli to address Congress
An Israeli expert on Hezbollah is slated to address the U.S. Congress this week.
Eitan Azani, senior researcher at the Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, is scheduled to appear Thursday before representatives from the House’s Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation Committee on International Relations.
According to the center, Azani’s address, tentatively titled “Hezbollah’s Global Reach,” aims to lay out the Lebanese militia’s capabilities and strategies.
Some of the issues expected to be raised are Iran’s support for Hezbollah, the militia’s status and influence in Lebanon following the 34-day war with Israel, its widely viewed Al-Manar television station and its activities in Africa, Asia, South America and the United States.
Israeli flag removed from mural in England
An Israeli flag was removed from a community-designed mural in the English city of Cambridge after repeated graffiti attacks.
The mural, which was completed only a month ago, was designed with local input and featured flags of many countries to reflect their multicultural neighborhood.
Illinois buys $10 million in Israel Bonds
Illinois purchased $10 million in Israel Bonds.
The Illinois state treasurer, Judy Baar Topinka, announced Monday that it would be part of the state’s $25 million in foreign investment for 2006.
The state’s legislature recently passed a law making it legal for the state to invest in foreign bonds.
Oslo envoy causes flap
Israel’s ambassador to Oslo was reprimanded for criticizing the Norwegian royal family.
Miryam Shomrat told a Norwegian television interviewer earlier this week that she was disappointed in the failure of King Harald V and his family to voice sympathy toward local Jews following a recent shooting attack on an Oslo synagogue.
“Forgive me for saying it so openly, but I do think it is a very important gesture that should have been made,” she said.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere called the comments “unsuitable,” and added: “She should know that it is the government that expresses the view of the Norwegian authorities.”
A leader of Norway’s small Jewish community, Anne Sender, also took offense at Shomrat’s comments.
“We would never have dreamed of taking a stand against the royal family,” Sender told the Aftenposten newspaper.
According to local media reports, Norwegian authorities recently foiled a plot by Islamist terrorists to attack the Israeli Embassy and behead Shomrat.
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