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Fact-Finding In Sudan
New York/JTA — The American
Jewish World Service is calling for
stepped-up humanitarian efforts in
Sudan after its president returned from
a fact-finding trip to the African coun-
try.
Ruth Messinger returned this week
from Sudan's Darfur region, where
humanitarian groups and U.S. officials
say Sudanese Arabs backed by the gov-
ernment have killed hundreds of thou-
sands of African tribesmen. The trip
took Messinger to three refugee camps
housing between 70,000 and 120,000
people, where she met survivors of the
attacks.
"The nature of life in these places is
really appalling," Messinger said.
"There's a huge need for more money
and more support."
AJWS has raised more than
$200,000 for the cause and helped
create the Jewish Coalition for Sudan
Relief.
Because of the high incidence of
rape victims among the Sudanese
refugees, the coalition has agreed to
fund a reproductive health-care work-
er, Messinger reported.
In. Israel,
Sara and Miriam have lived in
the Negev desert all their lives.
But without water,
their children may not be so lucky.
For Sara and Miriam, Israel is home. Their parents
settled in the Negev over 30 years ago. Sara and Miriam
know everything there is about this region. Except for one
thing. How can they continue living here without water?
A 12-year drought has ravaged Israel, especially the Negev.
Unless water is provided soon, Sara, Miriam and young
people like them will not be able to call it home much longer.
Jewish National Fund has pledged to build 75 life-
sustaining reservoirs throughout Israel and the Negev,
so young families can continue calling Israel home for
generations to come. They are the future of Israel. And they
need your help now.
JNF has been the caretaker of the land of Israel on
behalf of Jewish people everywhere for over a century. JNF's
water projects have significantly increased Israel's water
resources through reservoir and dam construction, river
rehabilitation, water conservation and recycling. But much
more still needs to be done. We can do it. All we need is
for you to do your part. Please give generously. Together,
we can make the desert bloom and our people flourish.
To donate, call your local JNF office at 1-888-JNF-0099 or visit wvvw.jnf.org .
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Or mail your contribution to: JNF, Israel Forever Campaign, 42 East 69th St., New York, NY 10021
New York/JTA — Palestinians are the
largest refugee group in the world,
according to a U.N. report.
The more than 5 million Palestinian
refugees are 18 percent of all refugees,
according to the report, released by the
U.N. Habitat Globalization and Urban
Culture agency. Thirty-six percent of
these refugees are less than 16 years old.
Palestinian refugees are spread through-
out the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as
well as in several Arab countries.
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New Trial In Killing
New York/JTA — A federal judge
ordered a new trial in the 1999 shoot-
ing death of a hammer-wielding
Jewish man by New York City police.
Gidone Busch, a mentally unstable
Chasidic Jew, was shot to death by
police when he brandished a hammer
on a Brooklyn street. Police said Busch
had lunged at officers at the scene, but
Busch's family rejected the police
account and filed suit against the city.
A jury had cleared the city of
responsibility in November 2003, but
Judge Sterling Johnson Jr., of U.S.
District Court in Brooklyn, over-
turned the verdict Sept. 9. The judge
said he found witness accounts credi-
ble that described Busch as standing
still when police opened fire.
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