Gaza report judge won’t attend grandson’s bar mitzvah in S.Africa, cites talks with critics

SAfrican judge says he won’t attend bar mitzvah

JOHANNESBURG – The internationally respected South African jurist who wrote a U.N. report on Israel-Palestinian clashes won’t be attending an important Jewish rite of passage for his grandson, but did not confirm reports he was put off by possible protests by Jews angered by conclusions he drew about … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Gaza report judge won’t attend grandson’s bar mitzvah in S.Africa, cites talks with critics.

Deccan Chargers, Kings XI players meet Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA – A day after their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, the players of Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers had an audience with the Dalai Lama at his official palace here, an official said Saturday.

“The players of the Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers this (Saturday) morning met the Dalai Lama. It was just …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Deccan Chargers, Kings XI players meet Dalai Lama.

Shiite Iraqi prime minister: Sunni-backed rival political bloc must be included in new govt

Iraq PM: Sunni-backed bloc must be in govt

BAGHDAD – Iraq’s Shiite prime minister said Friday the Sunni-backed political coalition that is headed by his archrival and won the most seats in last month’s parliamentary election must be included in the country’s new government.
The comments from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in an interview aired Friday, appear …. Read the original article  : Shiite Iraqi prime minister: Sunni-backed rival political bloc must be included in new govt.

German court orders Bishop Williamson to pay fine for denying Holocaust

Bishop convicted for denying Holocaust
BERLIN – A German court convicted ultraconservative British Bishop Richard Williamson on Friday of denying the Holocaust in a television interview.

A court in the Bavarian city of Regensburg found Williamson guilty of incitement for saying in a 2008 interview with Swedish television that he did not believe Jews were killed in … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : German court orders Bishop Williamson to pay fine for denying Holocaust.