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MOSCOW, June 4 (JTA) — When Sweden’s vice prime minister opened a conference on Holocaust education last week, the event went unnoticed by the Moscow media. They were busy discussing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing crackdown on Jewish media tycoons. But for the 50 Jewish activists, teachers, public figures and historians who gathered at the […]

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JERUSALEM, June 4 (JTA) — Israel has increased security for its prime minister after Jewish settlers warned that Ehud Barak risks assassination if he plans to give more land to the Palestinians. Government officials warned settlers not to encourage the same kind of atmosphere that preceded the 1995 assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, when the former […]

JERUSALEM, June 4 (JTA) — The women who gathered at the Western Wall this week are taking it as a good sign that they were able to hold a prayer service without any major incident. Members of the group Women of the Wall say they are optimistic that the government will carry out a recent […]

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