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Molotov Cocktails Tossed at Home of Jewish Agency Emissary Working With Jewish Students at Brown and RISD
150 150 Anshel Pfeffer

…Two Molotov cocktails were thrown at the home of a Jewish Agency emissary in Providence, Rhode Island. One landed in the living room but did not ignite; the second was thrown at an outside wall and caused a fire in the yard. The emissary is involved in the Brown University-Rhode Island School of Design branch…

Paris Fair Honoring Israeli Writers Briefly Vacated After Bomb Alert
150 150 Shiri Ben-Ari, Haaretz Correspondent

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/964763.html Thousands fled the Paris book Fair in Porte de Versailles on Sunday, after French police were tipped off to a bomb threat on the premises. The venue was reopened shortly after evacuation, as police said the alert was apparently an empty threat. Scores of writers, publishers, editors and journalists attended the international fair, featuring…

Dershowitz Seeks to Redefine Int’l Laws of War
150 150 Haviv Rettig

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1205420683045&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull The clear distinction between civilian and combatant breaks down in a war against terrorists, and international law must acknowledge and deal with this, according to Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. “The anachronistic theory that you can clearly tell the difference between civilian and combatant must be updated to deal with the new reality in…

UK Teachers To Discuss Backing Palestinians
150 150 Debbie Andalo

A teachers’ union looks set to reignite the row over the boycott of Israel, which divided university lecturers last year and triggered an international storm. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) is due to discuss a motion at its Easter conference that takes a pro-Palestinian stance on the occupation. It calls on its union to…