Roundup Eastern Michigan University Jewish Studies Roundup from page 8 Presents An Evening With Jonathan Tropper New York Times Best Selling Author of: This is Where I Leave You (2009) How to Talk to a Widower (2008) Everything Changes (2006) The Book of Joe (2005) Wednesday, February 2, 201 1 7:30 p.m. .. Ballroom B, Student Center, Eastern Michigan University FREE Lecture Sponsors • Division ofAcademic Affairs • College of Arts and Sciences • Hillel at EMU This lecture is part on an ongoing Jewish lecture series along with a new Jewish Education First History Gallen, in the EMU Student Center. Visit emich.edu for updates on future lectures. For more information, please contact: martin.shichtman(iDemich.edu A book signing will follow the presentation. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Education First 10 January 27 2011 . Monday's bombing at the the Domodedovo Airport killed at least 35 and injured 130. "From the preliminary informa- tion we have, it was a terror attack;' Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a televised briefing, add- ing that those responsible would be "tracked down and punished." Deitsch said his group reviewed a list of the names of the dead and determined that it contained no Jews. The Chabad rabbis remained at the airport to comfort the families of the dead. They also arranged kosher food for passengers on an El Al flight bound for Tel Aviv that was not able to take off due to the attack. Moscow transportation services went on high alert following the attack. Israel canceled all flights to Moscow. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered his condolences to the Russian people and the families of those killed in the terror attack. "Terror is international, and so the response to it must be international;' he said. "If we unite we will suppress the terrorists and thwart their plans." Gaza Blockade Legal JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The Israeli commission of inquiry into the Israeli Navy's interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla found that the naval blockade of Gaza does not break international law. The Turkel Commission also found that Israeli soldiers acted in self- defense on board the Mavi Marmara, which resulted in the deaths of nine Turkish activists. The commission, formally known as the Public Commission to Examine the Maritime Incident of May 31, 2010, on Sunday released part of the report, which runs nearly 300 pages and deals with Israel's maritime blockade of Gaza, the Israel Defense Force's actions in enforcing the block- ade, and the actions of the activists attempting to break the blockade. Another part will deal with whether Israel's examination and investigation system regarding infringements of the laws of warfare are in accordance with international law. The commission includes four appointed members from Israel — one died during the proceedings — as well as two foreign observers: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lord David Trimble from Ireland and Brigadier General (Ret.) Kenneth Watkin of Canada. The committee heard the testimony of 27 witnesses over the course of 15 days of open proceedings and the tes- timony of 12 witnesses behind closed doors. The report found that Israel's enforcement of the naval and overland blockade complies with international law, including its attention to humani- tarian conditions. The report did sug- gest, however, that Israel should find ways to focus its sanctions on Hamas while not harming the civilian popula- tion. The report also suggested that Israel find ways to improve the deliv- ery of medical care to Gazans. The report's conclusion read, in part, "The naval blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip — in view of the secu- rity circumstances and Israel's efforts to comply with its humanitarian obli- gations — was legal pursuant to the rules of international law. The actions carried out by Israel on May 31, 2010, to enforce the naval blockade had the regrettable consequences of the loss of human life and physical injuries. Nonetheless, and despite the limited number of uses of force for which we could not reach a conclusion, the actions taken were found to be legal pursuant to the rules of international law." The report will be turned over to a United Nations panel investigating the May 31 incident. Turkey has already submitted a report that says Israel is completely at fault for the incident. Answering Israel's Critics The Charge Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, said in a speech last week that Israel supports the destabilization of Lebanon. The Answer A democratic Israel existing in an undemocratic and unstable Middle East actively seeks to promote freedom for its neighbors and peaceful borders between them. Israelis would love end their con- flict with Lebanon and sip coffee in Beirut's cafes. For more on Israel- Lebanon, read the analysis at www. jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article . aspx?id=204065. - Allan Gale Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Detroit © Jan. 27, 2011 Jewish Renaissance Media