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February 2000

LONDON, Feb. 28 (JTA) — Pity poor Lionel Jospin. There he was, just 999 days into his tenure as France’s prime minister, when he stepped into the elephant trap of Middle Eastern political correctness. Instead of joyous celebrations to mark his 1,000th day in office this week, the former economics professor was nursing the wounds […]

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BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 28 (JTA) — Argentina has announced plans to try 20 people for the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center here. Federal Judge Juan Jose Galeano, who is in charge of the investigation of the AMIA bombing, announced Monday that he has ended the search for local suspects but will continue […]

BUDAPEST, Feb. 29 (JTA) — Jorg Haider’s unexpected resignation as head of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party is widely seen as a strategic ploy that may ultimately win him more political power — including the nation’s leadership. “It is important not to overestimate” the move, Marta Halpert, director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Vienna-based Central Europe office, […]

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