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Boy In Dispute Dies
Washington/JTA — The 12-year-old
Orthodox Jewish boy at the center of a
legal dispute over what constitutes the
end of life has died. Mott Brody's heart
stopped beating Saturday, 11 days after
doctors at Children's National Medical
Center in Washington had declared the
New York boy legally dead because his
brain activity had ceased.
Moil's parents had sued to keep
their son, who was suffering from
brain cancer, on life-support equip-
ment, arguing that Jewish law does not
define someone without brain activ-
ity as dead. A District of Columbia
Superior Court hearing had been held
early last week and another scheduled
for this week had been postponed at
the request of the Brody family and
the hospital. The hospital had said
in court filings that "scarce resources
are being used for the preservation
of a dead body" and treating him was
"offensive to good medical ethics."
"In the end, nature took its course
before the judicial system ran its
course Brody family attorney Jeffrey
Zuckerman told the Washington Post.

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Peres On Obama
Jerusalem/JTA — Israeli President
Shimon Peres told the annual gather-
ing of the North American Jewish
federation system that he has no fears
about the new U.S. president.
Peres, speaking Monday to a plenary
at the United Jewish Communities
General Assembly, which is taking
place in Jerusalem this week, said he is
sure that Barack Obama will be good
for the State of Israel.
"I am not an expert; but I have not
the slightest doubt that the relation-
ship between the United States and
Israel will remain warm, profound
and responsible Peres said during
a wide-ranging speech about Israel's
future. "When Obama asked me what
he can do for Israel, I told him, 'Be a
great president for the United States!
Because the president of the United
States, by definition, has to fight terror
and has to fight pollution and has to
fight poverty and has to fight war. And
without America, I don't see anyone
who will lead this struggle. America
is not the policeman of the world; it is
the country that helps others remain
free?'
During the 45-minute speech, Peres
also said he believes that the future of
Israel depends on its ability to harvest
solar energy and to become a provider
of drinking water and medical care.

Iran Tests Missile
Jerusalem/JTA — Iran claimed that it
successfully test-fired a new surface-
to-surface missile that puts Israel
within its reach. In announcing the
test on Nov. 12, Iran's state-run media
claimed that the Islamic Republic
was ready to defend itself against any
attacker, Reuters reported.
The two-stage Sejil missile was
tested in the presence of Iranian
Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad
Majjar, who claimed that the missile
has a range of 1,200 miles, enabling
it to reach Israel and U.S. bases in the
Persian Gulf. Iran has said it would
respond to any attack on its interests
by targeting Israel.

Bahrain Would Ease Return
New York/JTA — The king of Bahrain
said he would facilitate the return of
Jewish expatriates through restored
citizenship and land offers. King
Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa met in New
York on Nov. 11 with about 50 Bahraini
Jews who had immigrated to the United
States, following a similar meeting in
London this summer. The king said
that all expatriate Bahrainis, whatever
their religion, were welcome to return.
"It's open; it's your country," he said
in New York.
Hamad had reversed a law that
banned dual citizenship and was ready
to restore the citizenship of Bahrainis
who had lost it in the interim, as well
as offer it to their children. Returning
Bahrainis would be eligible for land
allocations, the king said.
Hamad has instituted reforms in
recent years, including extending the
vote to women. He recently named a
Jewish woman, Houda Nonoo, as his
ambassador to Washington.
Bahrain has recorded a Jewish
presence since the Talmudic era. Its
current community of several dozen
Jews is descended from Iraqi Jewish
merchants who settled in the late
ninth century.

Hezbollah And Obama
Beirut/JTA — The leader of Hezbollah
cautioned his supporters about
expecting Barack Obama to change
U.S. foreign policy. During a Nov.
11 speech in Beirut, Sayyed Hassan
Nasrallah said that "I don't want to
anticipate events, but logic dictates
that we not bet on changes in injustice
or believe that he will be more lenient
or less unfair than his predecessor;'
the Lebanon Daily Star reported.
"Our Arab world, our Third World
and our African world can empathize