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Polish Leader Has Extremist Allies

The new president of Poland was elected with the backing of anti-Semitic supporters. But not all Polish Jewish officials believe that Lech Kaczynski, who will take office in December, should be criticized for his extremist bedfellows.

Wrongful-Death Claim in Burbank Shooting

The family of an Israeli immigrant killed by Burbank police is pursuing a $51 million wrongful-death claim against the cities of Burbank and Los Angeles. Assaf Deri, 25, died a year ago when Burbank undercover police officers shot him in an alley in North Hollywood.

Attorneys for the family said they filed their claim late last month, just prior to the one-year anniversary of Deri\’s death, but the filing could not be verified on Friday, when the family went public with the legal action.

AIPAC Staffers Go to Grand Jury

Top officials at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) have appeared before a grand jury and two senior staffers have been placed on paid leave in the latest developments in the federal investigation of the pro-Israel lobby for allegedly passing classified information to Israel, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the case.

At the same time, the Pentagon staffer at the center of the allegations, accused of espionage by the FBI and then pressured into an alleged FBI \”sting\” against AIPAC, has been quietly rehired by the Pentagon, over the FBI\’s objections.

Israel Taps Into Interfaith Tourism

As Israeli tourism officials focus on their main demographic with seven new tourism DVDs targeting Christian churches, 233 people will travel to Israel on Dec. 20 for the Los Angeles Jewish community\’s 10-day, post-Chanukah Mega-Mission. The number falls short of the 400 Jewish tourists who were expected to go, with the drop-off partly due to the Orthodox Union\’s (OU) convention last month in Israel.

Is Israel Spy Claim a Neocon Backlash?

Hours after CBS News first reported that federal officials were investigating a possible Israeli \”mole\” at the Pentagon, the first analysis hit the wires claiming that the emerging scandal wouldn\’t damage U.S.-Israel relations.

Doc Links Teacher to Mysterious Death

Czech officials plan to shelve an investigation into the mysterious death of a top American Jewish official nearly 40 years ago, despite suspicions that he may have been murdered.

The Answer Isn’t…

Aliyah is the oat bran of the Jewish people. We know it\’s good for us. We know we should be having more of it. But truth is, we just find it hard to swallow. And we certainly don\’t like it shoved down our throats.\n\nWhile in Israel last week, I heard several Israeli officials, from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on down, proclaim that increased Jewish immigration to Israel is crucial to the country\’s long-term well-being. And each time I heard an Israeli or American Jewish leader say that, I thought: \”Uh-oh.\”

Survivors Sue Claims Commission

Survivors are suing the commission on Nazi-era insurance claims, a commissioner has called for the resignation of its chief and Jewish officials handling the claims acknowledge serious problems.

But they also say there probably isn\’t a better way to dole out the claims.

The anger and frustration some lawmakers and survivors feel toward the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims peaked last week when several survivors filed suit, claiming the organization was delaying payments.

California\’s insurance commissioner, John Garamendi, a member of the commission, later joined the suit and called for the resignation of the commission\’s chairman, former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger.

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