I Roundup RN/IT 3 _ :Jewish Renaissance Media DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEW1SHNEWS.com Advertising Sales Flotilla Probe Finds Mistakes JERUSALEM (JTA) High-level military officials made mistakes in their handling of the Israeli interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla, but there were "no failures:' an Israeli military investigation found. The official Defense Ministry internal investigation report by a committee head- ed by Maj.-Gen. (Res.) Giora Eiland, the former head of Israel's National Security Council, was handed over Monday to the army's chief of staff and several high- ranking officers. The report focuses on the military's preparations for the flotilla's arrival and the carrying out of the interception on May 31. It reportedly states that preparation for the interception was "flawed" and that the battle guidelines issued to the commandoes were equally flawed. The committee also concluded that the passengers on the deck of the Turkish- flagged ship Mamara had begun the vio- lence, which resulted in the death of nine Turkish passengers. One of the dead was Turkish American. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began preparing for the flotilla in February, according to the report. The investigative team reportedly used Israeli Navy testimonies gathered following the incident and was charged with deter- mining "the outcomes and lessons learned from the operation:' according to the IDF. The members of the team included pro- fessionals with expertise on the matter who were not a part of the operational chain of command during the incident. A state panel of inquiry headed by retired Israeli Supreme Court Justice Jacob (Yaakov) Turkel was appointed last month to conduct a separate investigation. The commission, which includes two foreign observers, has asked the government to broaden its scope and powers. Women Of The Wall JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The chairman of the Women of the Wall was banned from the Western Wall for 30 days after being arrest- ed for holding a Torah scroll at the site. Jerusalem police arrested Anat Hoffman on Monday morning following the monthly women's Rosh Chodesh prayer service. She was taken in for questioning and held for five hours before she was released, the orga- nization said. Women of the Wall said Hoffman was ordered to stay away from the Kotel for the next 30 days. A Supreme Court ruling prohibits women from reading the Torah at the wall; the group said in a statement issued Monday that she was just holding the scroll. According to the organization's account, Hoffman, holding the Torah scroll, was leading about 150 women from the women's section of the Western Wall in a procession toward Robinson's Arch, where they are permitted to use the Torah scroll. Police tried to remove the Torah scroll from Hoffman's arms and arrested her for not praying according to the traditional cus- toms of the Western Wall. "The arrest of a woman on the first day of the month of Av is a harsh reminder of the price that Israeli society may pay for its religious intolerance and fanaticism:' Hoffman's group said in a statement. Police have not commented on the case. Israeli Tourism Strong JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Some 1.6 million tourists visited Israel in the first half of 2010, setting a record, the country's Tourism Ministry. The total represents a 39 percent increase over the same period in 2009 and 10 per- cent above 2008, Israel's previous record year for tourism, according to a news release from the ministry. According to ministry estimates, the income from tourism only, excluding air travel, reached about $1.55 billion in the first six months of this year. Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov said the increase in tourism "is the result of massive investment in marketing activi- ties around the world with significant budgets, especially against the background of the public diplomacy challenges that Israel is facing." Anne Frank's Biography AMSTERDAM (JTA) -- A graphic novel ver- sion of Anne Frank's biography was released in the Netherlands. The 160-page book, launched last Friday, uses text and illustrations to tell Anne's story and make connections between her life and historical events during the period. According to Anne Frank House Museum spokeswoman Annemarie Bekker, the Amsterdam museum wants to use the book to make Anne's story more available to teenagers from age 14. "Not everyone has read Anne Frank's diary' she said in a statement to CNN. "The mission of the museum is to make the life story of Anne Frank accessible to as large an audience as possible, especially the younger generations." The biography was written by Sid Jacobson and illustrated by Ernest Colon, both Americans. They also co-created the best-selling graphic novel The 9/11 Commission Report. Publisher Hill & Wang plans to release the book in the United States later this month and in Britain in the fall, with trans- lations in German, Italian and French also planned. Bekker said the museum plans to include the book in classroom teaching materials. Two previously published fictional comic books were successful in schools in the Netherlands. Anne Frank's family was forced into hiding by the Nazis when she was 13. She wrote her diary during the two years they spent in a concealed apartment, until they were arrested. She and her sister eventually were sent to Bergen-Belsen in Germany, where they both died. A trusted friend salvaged the diary and gave it to Anne's father, Otto, the only surviving member of the family. Nanny's Israeli Citizenship JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The Indian nanny who spirited the son of the Mumbai Chabad house directors out of the build- ing during a terrorist attack has begun the citizenship process in Israel. Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai awarded Sandra Samuel temporary residential status on Sunday, the first step toward permanent citizenship. Samuel received a work permit when she arrived in Israel 11/2 years ago to care for Moshe Holtzberg, then 2, who lost both of his parents in the Mumbai attacks. Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg were killed in the Chabad House along with four visitors in the November 2008 attacks on several Mumbai sites, including luxury hotels, a train station and a popular cafe. More than 170 people were killed in the attacks. "She risked her life in order to save Jews and we are obligated to take care of her:" Yishai said, according to Ynet. "The family has impressed upon me that she is vital to the continuing rehabilitation process following the terrible disaster they have undergone." Jerusalem Best City JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Jerusalem was voted the No. 1 Best City in Africa and Tel Aviv No. 3 by the readers of Travel+ Leisure maga- zine. Jerusalem reached the top spot for the first time since 2000. Tel Aviv, which was behind Cape Town, South Africa, made it to the top three for the first time. The results are published annually in the magazine's August issue. "We are thrilled by this result because it underscores the growing realization by sophisticated travelers that our two main cities are unique and extraordinary places to visit;' said Arie Sommer, Israel's tour- ism commissioner for North and South America. Roundup on page 10 8 July 15 • 2010 Publisher/President Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@renmedia.us Sales Director: Keith Farber kfarber@renmedia.us Account Executives: Ann G. 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