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Opinion. Tradition . BOYCOTT OLYMPIC PARTNERS. A2. PROFITS A9. AND PROPHETS. CITY WINERY FUNDRAISER FOR ISRAELI BASEBALL A11 algemeiner THE JOURNAL 1.00 PRINTED IN NEW YORK FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012 8 AV 5772 VOL. XXXVIII NO. 2070 Olympics VP Fear of Arab Boycott Led to Minute of Silence Rejection IsraelEU Conference Promotes Trade, Rejects Hezbollah Terror Label BY EZRIEL GELBFISH After todays EUIsrael Association Council meeting, where political considerations were discussed and incre

A2 FRIDAY, JULY 27 2012 Opinion . Canadian and Australian parliaments, about 50 members of the British Parliament, close to 140 members of Italys parliament, and 105,074 signatures on a change.org petition from concerned citizens around the world. But for the IOC, the decision was clear as is often the case when a moral plea is faced with a threat against interests. The IOC has little to lose in denying the request of an Israeli widow. For Israel the simple lesson is that morality rarely tru

www.algemeiner.com World News . FRIDAY, JULY 27 2012 A3 Salon.com Partners With Purveyor of AntiSemitic Material Mondoweiss BY ALGEMEINER STAFF Popular progressive online magazine Salon.com recently announced a content sharing partnership with Middle East focused news website Mondoweiss.net, a publication that has been described as a virulent pusher of antisemitic tropes, and a website that spouts antiSemitism. Salon is proud to feature content from Mondoweiss, a news website devoted to co

A4 FRIDAY, JULY 27 2012 World News . 57 Jewish Tombs Vandalized in Hungary BY ALGEMEINER STAFF A group of Jewish tombs in Hungary containing the bodies of nearly 250 people have been desecrated, according to a report from the MTI Hungarian News Agency. The incident happened over the weekend, with 57 tombs being desecrated inside the Jewish cemetery of Kasposvar. Two people are suspected of being behind the attack, which will reportedly cost 15,000 to repair. The tombs, some of which date ba

www.algemeiner.com U.S. News . FRIDAY, JULY 27 2012 A5 Republican Leaders Slam Obama Israel Announcement BY ALGEMEINER STAFF Republican leaders have responded sharply to an announcement by an Obama campaign staffer that the President would visit Israel during his second term in the event that he won. President Obamas promise to visit Israel in his Majority Leader Eric Cantor today in an email circulated by the Romney Campaign. Our relationship with Israel should be a priority, not a distra

A6 FRIDAY, JULY 27 2012 Opinion . rity Council 242 that did not require it to pull back to the pre1967 lines, which have been regarded by most Israeli leaders from Rabin to Netanyahu as indefensible. Levys committee has restored Israels legal narrative about its rights in the West Bank. The Levy Report and the Occupation Narrative DORE GOLD JE RUSAL E M Looking back over the last two weeks, what appeared to hit a raw nerve with critics of the report of Justice Edmond Levys committee was no

www.algemeiner.com Opinion Continued from Page A6 Huffington . FRIDAY, JULY 27 2012 A7 According to Daily News Egypts Another hoax cleric calls on President Morsy to destroy Giza Pyramids, the calls from the Bahraini cleric I cited urging President Mohamed Morsy to destroy the Giza Pyramids were issued from a parody Twitter account online, the Daily News Egypt has learned. Thats allthats the proof that this story is a hoax Daily News Egypt DNE has learned that someone was impersonating the

A8 FRIDAY, JULY 27 2012 Impressions . After his time in the program, he managed to get a job and a longterm relationship, but still struggled to make friends. And while he didnt have a computer in his apartment, he had a relapse with his newfound Smartphone, which gave him access to the Internet at all times. He had hoped to use it for only a set period of time but became powerless to how long he was on it. However, he has since gotten the addiction back under control. A typical week at the

www.algemeiner.com FRIDAY, JULY 27 2012 A9 Tradition. Legal Notice A classic instance of this happened after the financial crash in 2008. For a decade, banks had engaged in doubtful practices, notably subprime mortgages and the securitization of risk through financial instruments so complex that even bankers themselves later admitted they did not fully understand them. They continued to authorize them despite Warren Buffets warning in 2002 that subprime mortgages were instruments of mass fi

A10 FRIDAY, JULY 27 2012 Tradition . of the wicked, and other such contradictions. Faith is an all encompassing experience that includes faith in logic, and respects all the realities of our common and empirical experiences. But it does not stop there it also includes awareness of our sublime experiences, our feelings and intuitions, even our subconscious and beyond or within, regardless whether we are comfortable with the consequences or not. If you wish, I, too, can present a compelling ar

www.algemeiner.com Social . FRIDAY, JULY 27 2012 A11 Israels Most Famous Fountain Is Back In Use BY ATARA ARBESFELD In Tel Aviv, preparations for the reopening of famed artist, Yaakov Agams Dizengoff Square Fountain are complete, according to the Israeli newspaper Maariv. The renovation of the iconic fountain has been hailed as a cause for celebration inside Israel and for art lovers around the world. Earlier this month, the colored panels were repainted, recreating the colorful mosaic scu

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