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MOSCOW, Aug. 2 (JTA) — Top Russian officials extended Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s honeymoon during his 24-hour trip here this week. Along with Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s first public condemnation of the recent wave of anti-Semitic attacks, Russia’s desire to play a more prominent role in the Middle East and the transfer of Russian […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (JTA) — Just weeks after American Jewish groups erupted in anger over the appointment — and Arab groups opposed the subsequent withdrawal — of a controversial Muslim leader to a counterterrorism commission, leaders of both communities have welcomed a new appointee. House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) last Friday named Juliette Kayyem […]