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	White House hopefuls woo Florida voters Six months before the US election, the battle for Florida has begun, with all three White House hopefuls heading south to woo Cuban-Americans and Jews in a state still haunted by 2000's disputed vote.

Egypt Culture Minister under fire for 'burning books' remark

"I'd burn Israeli books myself if I found any in libraries in Egypt," Farug Hosni said in the Egyptian parliament.

Chinese diplomat who saved thousands during Holocaust honored

Feng Shan Ho facilitated the safe departure of the Jews in the years immediately preceding WWII.

Jews in annual pilgrimage to Ghriba, Africa's oldest synagogue

Most of visitors will come from France, while others are due from Italy, Britain, Germany and Canada.

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	Rare Iraqi Jewish books surface in Israel
	Bloomberg urges Jews to reject false rumors against Obama
	Jewish Agency: no emergency mission to airlift Zimbabwe’s Jews
	Google co-founder eyes the final frontier
	EU's Solana delivers nuclear proposal deal to defiant Iran
	Blacks most frequent hate-crime target in Canada, study says
	Bahrain confirms Jewish woman to be US ambassador

Australia mulls court action against Iran president over Israel Australia is considering taking Iran's president to the International Court of Justice for inciting violence against Israel, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said.		In Washington, French PM calls for ‘firm and united front’ against Iran French Prime Minister Francois Fillon called for a “firm and united front” against Iran to prevent the country acquire nuclear weapons, in an address to the annual dinner of the American Jewish Committee.

Day in history

4 July 1976
The Entebbe Rescue

256 hostages from an Air France plane are held prisoners by Palestinian terrorists and Ugandan soldiers at Entebbe airport.

After 8 days they are rescued by Israeli commandos in a brilliant ruse under the command of Yonatan Netanyahu who was shot in the back during the rescue.

EJP PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Around 45,000 people joined last Sunday the Salute to Israel Parade and Rally in central London and Manchester, celebrating Israel's 60th anniversary.