What a difference a week can make. The Shabbat promise of peace and tranquility proved elusive for the Jews of Kinshasa two weeks ago, as their country was transforming itself overnight from Zaire to the Democratic Republic of Congo. This past Shabbat emerged a lot more peaceful, as the community breathed a sigh of relief […]
The People’s Republic of Congo has apologized for remarks by its Foreign Minister alleging a resemblance between Israel and South Africa and Nazi Germany. The apology was sent to the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Vernon Walters, who had lodged a strong protest against the analogy. Walters reacted to a speech by Foreign Minister […]
