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Singled Out?

Published on September 28, 2000

In light of several recent security snafus, Washington's intelligence community is clearly under pressure to tighten the cordon around sensitive material.

Not Good Enough

Published on September 28, 2000

Iran appears to have made a concession by reducing jail time for the "Iran 10," but American Jewish advocates insist it's not nearly enough.

Red-Carpet Treatment

Published on September 21, 2000

It's after Labor Day, which means kids are back to school, the football season has kicked off and the presidential race is heating up.

Settlement Negotiations

Published on September 21, 2000

With the E.U. announcement this week that it has lifted sanctions against Austria, some wonder whether the wheels of restitution will, coincidentally, grind to a halt.

Facing Public Opinion

Published on September 14, 2000

There is reportedly puzzlement and consternation that Arafat continues to reject what is presumably the best offer an Israeli leader can make.

The Long Wait

Published on September 7, 2000

The waiting game continues in Iran, as the judiciary there has postponed at least for another week a decision in the appeals of 10 Iranian Jews convicted on charges of spying for Israel.The delay is ostensibly because the three judges reviewing the appeals are divided on whether the charges the Jews were convicted of actually constituted a crime.

Speaking Out

Published on September 7, 2000

Speaking to more than 150 heads of state at the U.N. Millennial Summit on Wednesday, Barak said Israel is prepared to accept less than 100 percent "of its dreams."

Whose Money?

Published on September 7, 2000

Since 1996, Jewish groups and their lawyers have gone to the mat with the likes of the Germans, the Swiss and the French, extracting $9 billion in restitution for the evil wrought in Europe by Nazi forces and their collaborators.

Kosher Candidate

Published on August 10, 2000

Sen. Joseph Lieberman's first Friday in the U.S. Senate posed a problem for him - not politically, but religiously.

Unknown fate awaits ‘Iran 13’

Published on May 4, 2000

Iranian hard-liners are showing no signs of backing down in the trial of 13 Iranian Jews accused of spying for Israel.

Mixed Signals

Published on April 13, 2000

What happens next is anyone's guess.

Best Interests

Published on April 13, 2000

When it first emerged in November that a Cuban boy named Elian Gonzalez had been fished out of the sea, Moises Asis relied on his lawyerly instincts.

Demonstrating Support

Published on April 6, 2000

After an appeal by Iran's chief rabbi, the Iranian judiciary has announced it will allow 13 Jews accused of spying for Israel and America to hire their own lawyers, said an American Jewish leader.
The 13 will also get a few extra days to prepare their case, according to Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Jews Mend Kosovo’s Spirit

Published on December 2, 1999

Having endured 10 years of oppression and the largest expulsion in Europe since the Holocaust, it is not uncommon to hear the Albanians of Kosovo draw parallels between themselves and Jews.
So it was little surprise to Greta Kacinari that Jews would be among those lending a hand in Kosovo, the war-torn southern province of Yugoslavia.

An Israeli Mission

Published on April 22, 1999

Soaring above the sea of green and white canvas tents in the dusty, wind-swept Stenkovec refugee camp in Macedonia are a handful of Israeli flags. It is a jarring sight whose incongruity is compounded by the fact that just a stone's throw away are the Germans.

Passover Refugees

Published on April 8, 1999

It was March 31, the first night of Passover, and his native Yugoslavia was again convulsed by war.

Hungarian Haven

Published on April 1, 1999

In other circumstances, there would be nothing unusual about busloads of Yugoslavs visiting the capital of their northern neighbor, Hungary.