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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Report: Suspect in New Delhi attack was in contact with Iran

JTAPublished March 13, 2012

JERUSALEM -- The journalist arrested in connection with an attack on an Israeli Embassy car in New Delhi reportedly was in touch with an Iranian intelligence officer and visited Iran before the attack. New Delhi Police will announce the breakthrough in...

Remove Israeli envoy, stop gas exports, Egyptian parliament demands

JTAPublished March 13, 2012

JERUSALEM -- The Egyptian parliament voted unanimously on a statement calling for the deportation of Israel's ambassador and stopping gas exports to Israel. The People's Assembly passed the resolution Monday night stating that the halting of gas exports...

Report: Egypt has brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire

JTAPublished March 12, 2012

Egyptian officials told Reuters they had brokered a truce between Israel and Hamas to end four days of cross-border fire between Israel and the Gaza Strip. The Reuters report late Monday quoted unnamed Egyptian officials. Neither Hamas nor Israel would...

In latest clashes, a new technology vies with old grievances and internal power struggles

By Mati Wagner, JTAPublished March 12, 2012

JERUSALEM—If Israel has its way, this is how future conflicts with Gaza-based terrorists will unfold: Israeli aircraft launch surgical strikes on rocket launchers; terrorist leaders are assassinated as necessary; Israeli civilians along the southern...

Seeing the world through an Auschwitz lens amounts to Jewish and Israeli PTSD

By Michael Lerner, JTAPublished March 12, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- When I learned of the murder of dozens of members of my family in the Holocaust and then met my Israeli relatives whose Auschwitz numbers could hardly be missed on their arms, I decided to dedicate my life to challenging war, the denial...

On Iran, Auschwitz is relevant

By Rafael Medoff, JTAPublished March 12, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the Holocaust in his March 5 speech at AIPAC for the same reason that President Shimon Peres referred to it in his speech the day before and President Obama alluded to it in his news...

Consider naval blockade of Iran, Senate leader Levin says

JTAPublished March 12, 2012

WASHINGTON -- An international naval blockade of Iranian oil exports should be considered as an option to stop Iran's nuclear program, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said. Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, said in an interview...

Rockets from Gaza fall for fourth day

JTAPublished March 12, 2012

JERUSALEM -- At least two dozen rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel on the fourth day of attacks on Israel's southern border. Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted at least eight of the rockets fired at Beersheba and five fired...

Ex-Mossad head: Israel should wait on Iran attack

JTAPublished March 12, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan said Israel should hold off on attacking Iran and that he would "prefer" that the United States execute the attack when it is time. Dagan also said in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes Sunday night that he feared...

Israeli innovation shines at Mobile World Congress

JTAPublished March 12, 2012

BARCELONA -- Israel proved itself to be a leader in technological innovation based on its strong showing at the Mobile World Congress. Some 100 Israeli companies participated in the mobile industry’s largest annual event in the world, held in Barcelona,...

Peres ends California tour with meeting with Hispanic leaders

JTAPublished March 12, 2012

LOS ANGELES -- Shimon Peres ended a week-long visit to California with a wide-ranging discussion with Latino leaders on American exceptionalism, global generation gaps, and the correct spelling of his last name. Sunday morning's event with the Israeli...

Israel’s Cabinet approves plan to empower women

JTAPublished March 11, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Israel's Cabinet approved a plan to increase the participation of women in municipal government. The plan, part of the Knesset's marking of International Women's Day, is meant to increase the representation of women on local councils from...

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