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No Swedish Remorse
Eitan Fried 23/08/2009 08:18The tension between Sweden and Israel is increasing. The Swedish Prime Minister refused on Friday to apologize for the anti-Semitic article about IDF soldiers, on grounds that he respected "freedom of speech". The Israeli Foreign Ministry responded, "We feel that 'freedom of speech' is being used as a fig leaf by the Swedish government." The Israeli Cabinet intends on meeting to discuss the serious diplomatic crisis.
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'Tiferet Rafael' Shul
Yochanan Weisberg 21/08/2009 16:17A beautiful event was held in the center of Ashdod City last night, which was attended by hundreds of people
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Rav Hager in Jerusalem
Yochanan Wesiberg 21/08/2009 15:29In honor of the yahrtzeit of his father-in-law, the Strasbourger Gaavad, the Gaavad of Kiryas Vizhnitz will spend Shabbos in Jerusalem. On Shabbos day he will daven at the Beis Medrash of his shver, zt"l
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Divrei Yoel of Satmar
Yosef Feffer, NY 21/08/2009 14:58Thousands of Satmar Chassidim arrived in Kiryas Yoel to commemorate the yahrtzeit
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Monsey Rebbe Released
Yosef Feffer, NY 21/08/2009 12:31Good tidings: the Rebbe has been released from the hospital after his condition improved
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Sweden's Apathy Unforgivable
David Shmueli 21/08/2009 09:11Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman made strong accusations against the Swedish Foreign Ministry, which chose not to reprove the newspaper responsible for publishing an anti-Semitic article. Lieberman said, "This is reminiscent of Sweden's stand during World War II, when had failed to intervene as well."
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Kiddush Hashem in Shanghai
Yochanan Weisberg 20/08/2009 23:36A rare event: the office of Reb Aharon Lauber in Shanghai was inaugurated
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Monsey Rebbe Hospitalized
Yosef Feffer, NY 20/08/2009 22:36The Vizhnitz Monsey Rebbe's condition has stabilized, however the cause of his weakness, due to which he was hospitalized, is still unknown
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Rabbi Ezriel Pearlstein z"l
Yosef Feffer, NY 20/08/2009 21:32Rabbi Ezriel, a prominent askan of the 'Vayoel Moshe' kehillah of Satmar, passed away today and left behind nine yesomim
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Za'aka B'atra in Meron
Yochanan Wiesberg 20/08/2009 20:28At a prayer gathering organized by the Eida Chareidit, a "bakasha mechila" – "request for forgiveness" ceremony was conducted in response to Sifrei Torah having fallen to the ground at the holy gravesite.
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