In Israel, a country hungry for good news, the medals of Gal Fridman and Arik Ze’evi were the main Olympic story, far outweighing displeasure over an Iranian athlete’s refusal to fight an Israeli competitor in judo.
After years of closings and mergings among Argentine Jewish organizations, the community hopes it has reversed the trend with the inauguration of a new synagogue.
Regardless of the fate of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, appeals from the Arab world for their release are likely to reinforce France’s pro-Arab foreign policy, observers say.
