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Israel at 60
Saturday, May 10, 2008

Far-flung communities seek
place in the Jewish world

The Ibo, Lemba and Abayudaya of Africa, the anusim and xuetas of Spain and Latin America, Ethiopian Jews from Israel, Indian Jews from New York and Asian-American Jews-by-Choice spent three days networking and sharing information about their struggles to join the global Jewish family, a family that is not always eager to embrace them. Full Story

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Biblical scholar Ephraim Isaac, left, chats with Nigist Mengesha, director of Israel's Ethiopian National Project, and Conservative rabbinical student Juan Mejia on May 4, 2008 at the Be’chol Lashon conference in San Francisco.
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Updated 05/10/2008 @ 07:39AM ET
» President Bush may announce an Israeli-U.S. pact on strategic missile defense next week.
» An Israeli was killed in a Palestinian mortar barrage on a kibbutz outside the Gaza Strip.
» Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) delivered greetings at an Israel Independence Day party in Washington.
» Ehud Olmert said he will resign if he is indicted in a new criminal investigation.
» Mahmoud Abbas's top peace negotiator said the police investigation into Ehud Olmert could stymie Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
» Barack Obama called John McCain's accusations regarding a purported Hamas endorsement a "smear."
» Shimon Peres said it would be a "tragedy" if Lebanon reverted to civil war.
» Restrictions on trade relations between the United States and Russia will be lifted only after Russia joins the World Trade Organization.
» Israel is a "stinking corpse" on its way to "annihilation," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Israel's 60th birthday.
» Britain does not intend to boycott the 2009 U.N. anti-racism conference, the foreign secretary indicated.
» Taglit-Birthright Israel awarded free trips to Israel to 16 parents of program alumni.
» U.S. congressmen are circulating a letter urging Condoleezza Rice to end violence on the Israel-Gaza border.
» New Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Israel on its 60th birthday.
» Rabbis for Human Rights launched its In Pursuit of Justice campaign on Israel's 60th anniversary.
» Russia and its Jewish community are preparing for a military parade to mark its victory in World War II.
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