Roundup IRIVr Jewish Renaissance Media DETROIT JEWISH NEWS theJEWISHNEWS.com Advertising Sales Publisher/President Arthur M. Horwitz ahorwitz@renmedia.us Sales Director: Keith Farber kfarber@renmedia.us Account Executives: Ann G. Abrams, Jan Haskell, Melissa Litvin, Heidi Martin, Rick Nessel, Dharlene Norris Senior Sales Assistant: Kim Metzger Chaldeans Rally Against Massacre In Iraq; Detroit Jews Stand In Solidarity At least a thousand people marched in support of the plight of Chaldeans in Iraq on Nov. 8 in front of the McNamara Federal Building in downtown Detroit. Similar demonstrations took place in Chicago, Phoenix, California and other places including London, Toronto and Paris. Earlier that day, more than 100 people attended a press conference at St. Toma Syriac Church in Farmington Hills. A number of speakers related the tragic events of Oct. 31 — dubbed Black Sunday — when 58 Christians were killed in a terrorist attack by Muslim fanatics. Scores more were injured during the attack, which took place in a Catholic church. "This was for our Christian commu- nity in Iraq what 9-11 was in America," said Msgr. Toma Behnama. Recently re-elected U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, was among those who spoke at the press conference. "It's very important that we are gathering here today:' he said, calling the violence "horrible atrocities." "This has been ongoing under the watchful eyes of the U.S. and Iraqi govern- ments," said Wisam Naoum, one of the stu- Wisam Naoum dents who organized the rally. Robert Cohen, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Detroit, told the IN: "In the Jewish tradition, these Robert Cohen words of comfort are said to those who have lost loved ones, `Ha'makom yenahern etchem betoch she'ar avelei Tziyon vi'Yerushalayim.' May God console you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem." "Detroit's Jewish community:' he added, "stands in solidarity and sad- ness with our Chaldean friends and neighbors. Our two communities have much in common. We are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants. We are minority groups who have proudly joined and contribute richly to the American experience. Also, we fear for the safety and wellbeing of our peoples who remain in their ancestral home- lands. And we together call upon our government to help protect them." Terrorist attacks on innocent men, women and children are cowardly, heinous acts, Cohen said. "They are obscene when they take place in a house of worship — any house of worship." In recent weeks, he said, we have seen the attack at Our Lady of Salvation Syriac Catholic Church, the shipment of bombs to synagogues in Chicago and the des- ecration of a mosque in the West Bank. "These acts may be committed in the name of God, but they are attacks against God;' he said. "We pray with you for an end to such things, for healing, and for a peace that people of all faiths deserve." U.S. Settlement Freeze Proposal JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Benjamin Netanyahu said he'd present to his Cabinet an expected US. offer of incentives to freeze Jewish settlement construction Benjamin in the West Bank. Netanyahu After meeting last week in New York with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for seven hours, the Israeli prime minister told his Cabinet in its weekly meeting Sunday that he'd bring any pro- posed deal on a freeze to Hillary Clinton Cabinet members. "This proposal was raised during my talks with Secretary of State Clinton. It is still not final; it is still being formulated by Israeli and the American teams;' Netanyahu told the Cabinet. "I insist that any proposal meet the State of Israel's security needs, both in the immediate term and vis-a-vis the threats that we will face in the coming decade' The Obama administration reportedly has offered, in exchange for another tem- porary settlement freeze, to supply 20 F-35 stealth fighter jets to Israel in a deal worth $3 billion; to veto all U.N. Security Council and international resolutions that criticize or delegitimize Israel; and to provide Israel with additional security guarantees once a peace deal with the Palestinians is reached. The U.S. deal requires Israel to halt all construction in the West Bank for 90 days, including on building work in process, and stipulates that the United States will not ask for an extension of the new freeze. A 10-month Israeli freeze on construc- tion in the West Bank ended on Sept. 26. President Obama has said he believes that he can help Israel and the Palestinians agree on final borders for Israel and a Palestinian state during another three- month settlement construction freeze. At a meeting of Netanyahu's Likud Party ministers before the Cabinet meeting, at least four ministers, including two vice premiers, reportedly expressed vehement opposition to another West Bank construc- tion freeze. Palestinians leaders reportedly also are against the deal because it does not include a freeze on construction in eastern Jerusalem. The United States reportedly has not consulted with the Palestinians on the deal it offered to Netanyahu. minister spent the weekend at the ranch in the Negev desert after being moved there last Friday, according to reports. Since shortly after suffering a massive stroke when he was prime minister, Sharon has remained in a Tel Aviv hospital. The weekend trial was deemed a success; Sharon is expected to be returned to the ranch in coming weekends to test the possibility of moving him back home permanently. Teen2Teen: Executive Editor: Keri Guten Cohen kcohen@thejewishnews.com U.S. Weapons In Israel WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The United States will store an additional $400 million in emergency military equipment in Israel. The new equipment, which will arrive in Israel over the next two years, will be available to Israel in the event of an emergency. It will bring to $1.2 billion the amount of American military equipment being stockpiled in Israel by 2012. Congress approved the storage of new weapons in Israel last month, but the story was first reported this week in Defense News magazine by its Israel-based reporter, Barbara Opall-Rome. The agree- ment between Israel and the United States includes the conditions under which the Israel Defense Forces may use the equip- ment, Haaretz reported. Israel used some U.S. stockpiles of weapons during the Second Lebanon War. The new equipment includes smart bombs and other precision weaponry, according to reports, and can be used by U.S. troops anywhere in the world. Fulfillment Ariel Sharon Comatose Sharon Visits Ranch TEL AVW (JTA) -- Ariel Sharon was returned to a Tel Aviv hospital after spending a weekend at his ranch for the first time since he fell into a coma in January 2006. The former Israeli prime Roundup on page 12 10 November 18 • 2010 Business Offices Customer Service Asst.: Jan Shain Billing Coordinator: Pamela Turner Collections Analyst: Hazel Bender Creative Services creative@thejewishnews.com Creative Director: Deborah Schultz Production By FARAGO & ASSOCIATES Manager: Scott Drzewiecki Designers: Jeffrey Meyer, Pam Sherevan, Michelle Sheridan Editorial Editor: Robert A. 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