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Monday, November 13, 2006
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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UJC General Assembly in L.A.
An estimated 4,000 Jewish federation lay leaders and professionals gathered in Los Angeles for the United Jewish Communities’ annual General Assembly.
This year’s meeting of the North American federation system, which will run Sunday through Wednesday, is focused on Israel under the theme “Together on the Frontline, One People, One Destiny.”
The gathering, which features scores of plenary, breakout sessions and workshops on Jewish communal topics, kicked off with an opening plenary highlighted by a speech by Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will address the gathering Tuesday evening.
“This G.A. provides an opportunity for our community to come together at a challenging moment,” UJC President and CEO Howard Rieger said, referring to the aftermath of Israel’s war this summer against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Other notable speakers include Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Tourism Minister Isaac Herzog and Education Minister Yuli Tamir.
Bush calls for help in Argentine warrants
President Bush called on the international community to assist Argentina in arresting a former Iranian president wanted in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center.
“We applaud Argentina’s justice system for its tenacious pursuit of justice against the perpetrators of this terrible attack, and stand ready to support the Argentine prosecution in any way we can,” the White House said in a statement over the weekend, referring to the blast at the AMIA Jewish center in Argentina that killed 85 people and wounded 300.
“We call on all governments to support the Argentine government, to condemn such violent acts, and to work with the community of concerned nations to combat terrorists and all those who fund, support, harbor and encourage them.”
Judge Rodolfo Canicoba-Corral issued warrants last week naming former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, six other former Iranian government officials and one Hezbollah operative as accomplices in the attack.
The judge also declared the bombing a crime against humanity, which means the case has no statute of limitations.
Report: Mossad museum planned
The Mossad reportedly is building a museum dedicated to its past exploits.
Ma’ariv reported Sunday that the Israeli spy agency had begun work on a museum near its secret headquarters near Tel Aviv.
It will not be open to the public, Ma’ariv reported, but will be used to teach new recruits and select visitors about the Mossad’s operational history.
The Prime Minister’s Office, which oversees intelligence services, declined comment on the report.
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