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| International News From JTA |
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| Thursday March 11, 2010 |
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| 30 millionth visitor to U.S. Holocaust museum |
| The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum welcomed its 30 millionth visitor this week. |
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| Court: Swedish man can be deported to Poland |
| A Swedish court ruled that the man accused of organizing the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei” sign from the front gate of Auschwitz can be extradited to Poland. |
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| Brandeis imam wants Koran returned |
| Brandeis University's Muslim chaplain issued an appeal for the return of his Koran days after his campus office was vandalized. |
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| State Dept. slams Israel on blockade, Palestinians on hatred |
| The U.S. State Department annual human rights report cited Palestinian incitement and Israel's denial of some basic Palestinian needs as ongoing problems in the region |
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| Soldiers charged for Gaza war conduct |
| Two Israeli soldiers have been charged with inappropriate conduct during the Gaza war. |
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| Jill Biden tours joint U.S.-NIF project |
| Jill Biden, wife of the U.S. vice president, toured and praised a New Israel Find-backed program that the philanthropy says would be endangered by a proposed Israeli law. |
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| European Parliament calls for Shalit release |
| The European Parliament called for the immediate release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. |
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| Irvine supporters question ‘Zionist’ influence |
| Supporters of 11 university students arrested for disrupting a campus speech expressed concern about "Zionist influence" on the disciplinary process. |
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| Clinton to address AIPAC |
| U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual policy conference. |
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| Foxman slams Israel on Jerusalem announcement |
| Israel's announcement of new housing starts during U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visit was a "disaster," Abraham Foxman said in a rare rebuke. |
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