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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

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

St. Louis Jewish Light

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was 19 when he was taken captive in a cross-border raid on the Israel-Gaza line.

Shalit travels to U.S. for NBA All-Star Game

JTAPublished February 26, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Former captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is in the United States, where he will attend the NBA All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla. Shalit is the guest for Sunday's game of leading sports agent Arn Tellem. He also was scheduled to attend other...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy addressing guests at the CRIF
dinner, Feb. 8, 2012.

Ahead of French elections, Sarkozy makes pitch to Jews

By Devorah Lauter, JTAPublished February 12, 2012

PARIS -- Trailing in the polls and with elections just 10 weeks away, French President Nicolas Sarkozy went to one of his most reliable bases of support -- French Jews -- to drum up enthusiasm. On the morning of Feb. 8, Sarkozy met at Elysees Palace with...

Sarkozy: Iran solution should be non-military

JTAPublished February 10, 2012

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the solution to the Iran crisis is "never military." In a speech Wednesday to France's main Jewish umbrella organization, the CRIF, Sarkozy reiterated his commitment to Israel's security but maintained that the...

Shalit and parents meet with Sarkozy in Paris

JTAPublished February 9, 2012

PARIS -- Former captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and his parents met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the presidential palace in Paris. "We are very happy to be here at the Elysee Palace," said Noam Shalit, speaking to journalists Wednesday...

Noam Shalit, right, with Knesset member Michael Eitan during a
protest on behalf of Shalits captive son Gilad outside the prime
ministers residence in Jerusalem on Gilads 25th birthday, Aug.
28, 2011. Photo: Miriam Alster/Flash90/JTA

Noam Shalit takes case to free his son Gilad to the United Nations

By Dan Klein, JTAPublished September 21, 2011

NEW YORK - Noam Shalit, the father of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, wants his son's plight to be part of the discussion of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations in September.In his view, Shalit's release should be a precondition of any vote...

Until his arrest in New York on charges of sexual assault, Dominique Strauss-Kahn was seen as a leading contender for the French presidency. (WTO via CC)

Arrest of top presidential contender shakes France’s Jews

By Devorah Lauter , JTA, ParisPublished May 17, 2011

Shock waves continue to ripple throughout France as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, considered the likely Socialist Party candidate to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy in French presidential elections next year, remains in a New York City jail on charges of...

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