Wife of kidnapped American worker in Pakistan pleads for his release
The wife of Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped in Pakistan by al-Qaida gunmen, marked the first anniversary of his abduction with a plea for his return. More ▸
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Witness: Pakistani intelligence official ordered Chabad house attack
A Pakistani government intelligence official directed terrorists to attack the Mumbai Chabad house in their November 2008 rampage through the Indian city, a witness in a terror trial testified. More ▸
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Muslims have given more than $1 billion in Pakistani relief effort
Responding to criticism that Muslims have not stepped up in the aid effort after flooding in Pakistan destroyed more than a million homes this month, Pakistani officials said that Muslims have given more than $1 billion in aid. According to the Associated Press: Foreign countries have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to help Pakistan… More ▸
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Mumbai victims remembered at former Chabad center
By Marcy OsterA memorial ceremony was held at the former Mumbai Chabad center. More ▸
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U.N. rights council passes religious defamation resolution
A U.N. body has passed a resolution condemning “defamation of religion” as a human rights violation. More ▸
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Bhutto Killing Sets off Alarms in Israel over Pakistan’s Nukes
For Israelis, the assassin that killed Benazir Bhutto removed another barrier shielding the Jewish state from the Islamic bomb. Israel’s media and leadership portrayed the sniper-suicide bombing attack Thursday that ended the onetime Pakistani prime minister’s life as a blow to hopes for a bridge to the Islamic world. They also suggested it raised the… More ▸
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With Pakistan in Turmoil, Israel Keeps Eye on Nukes
With the pro-U.S. regime of Pervez Musharraf in crisis following the Pakistani president’s move to suspend his country’s constitution and scuttle planned parliamentary elections, Israel is watching the developments with great concern. The turmoil in Pakistan presents Israel with several nightmare scenarios. One is that radical Islamists with ties to al-Qaida defeat Musharraf and get… More ▸
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In Surprise Move, Pakistani Leader to Address American Jewish Groups
When Pakistan’s president visits the United States in September for the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly, his itinerary will include an unusual stop for the leader of a Muslim nation with no ties to Israel: the American Jewish Congress. Pervez Musharraf’s decision to address a group of American Jewish leaders at a… More ▸
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Backgrounder India-pakistan Tensions Mirror the Israeli-palestinian Conflict
When Israel this week asked its citizens to cut short their vacations in India, it was reacting to the mounting tensions between India and Pakistan. Centered on competing demands for the province of Kashmir, the conflict between India and Pakistan has a number of parallels to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: In both cases, territorial demands are… More ▸
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Pakistan May Be Sharing Nuclear Technology with Saudis, Some Worry
Diplomatic concern is mounting over reports that Saudi Arabia is financing Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program as a way of acquiring its own nuclear capability. Suspicions about Saudi unclear ambitions have been raised in diplomatic circles after revelations that Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz visited Pakistan’s secret nuclear facilities in May. An unnamed… More ▸
