WASHINGTON — The Federal reserve sharply stepped up its efforts to bolster the economy on Wednesday, announcing that it would pump an extra $1 trillion into the financial system by purchasing Treasury bonds and mortgage securities. Having already reduced the key interest it controls nearly to zero, the central bank has increasingly turned to alternatives like buying securities as a way of getting... 

NEW YORK – Bernard Madoff’s Jewish wife could theoretically claim more than $100 million in assets — and should forfeit it all, according to federal prosecutors. The move by prosecutors seeks the court’s help in recovering $22 million in Madoff properties, all of which are solely in Ruth Madoff’s name except for one $3 million property. It also seeks $62 million in cash and securities... 

The Bernard Madoff scandal, and its connection to the Jewish community, has stirred anti-Semitic feelings, even glee, in some circles, according to Rabbi Michael Resnick of Palm Beach’s largest synagogue, Temple Emanu-El. Because Madoff is Jewish and many of his victims are also Jewish, it “gives red meat to anti-Semites,” said Rabbi Resnick in an interview to be broadcast Friday... 

Mossad Link Found to One of the Key 9-11 Hijackers A NEW ISRAELI CONNECTION to the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001 has recently been unveiled. Buried in a New York Times story on Feb. 19 was the eye-opening revelation that a Lebanese Muslim Arab who has been taken into custody by Lebanon—which has accused him of being a spy for some 25 years for Israeli intelligence— just happens to be a cousin... 

German authorities searched more than 200 locations on Wednesday, March 4, confiscating 45,000 CDs, more than 170 computers and some 70 weapons. They are also investigating 204 suspects. Though no one was arrested, the head prosecutor in Stuttgart, where the operation was based, characterized it as a significant contribution in combating racist and neo-Nazi subcultures. “Music represents the... 

Auschwitz Survivor Claims Elie Wiesel is an Impostor. Translated from the Hungarian by our Budapest Bureau Miklos Gruner, 15, was deported from Hungary to Auschwitz-Birkenau in May 1944, with his mother, father as well as a younger and an elder brother. He says that his mother and his younger brother were immediately killed after their arrival in the camp. Then he, his elder brother and their father... 

In my previous column, I attempted to analyze two important sex differences in political behavior: Women’s tendency to be attracted to wealthy, powerful men, and women’s relatively greater attraction to close relationships, empathy, and nurturance. These differences make women less likely to be attracted to white racialist movements given the current political context. But these differences are... 

Who’s to blame for the current global financial crisis? According to a bestselling book in China, which is leading the sales charts in the country, the answer is clear: The Jews. In the eyes of most Chinese, Jewish people are considered “smart,” “rich” and “good at making money.” Bookstores in China offer a variety of self-help books titled, “How to make... 

About 100,000 people have taken part in protests in Dublin city centre to vent their anger at the Irish government’s handling of the country’s recession. They oppose plans to impose a pension levy on 350,000 public sector workers. Trade union organisers of the march said workers did not cause the economic crisis but were having to pay for it. In a statement, the Irish government said it... 

The meeting took place on Saturday, Feb. 21, behind closed doors in the president’s offices. A brief statement afterwards said the two had exchanged ideas about regional and international issues. Ahmadinejad also urged global cooperation to solve the world’s problems. In Berlin, Germany’s Central Council of Jews criticized Schroeder’s plan to meet with Ahmadinejad, who has... 

The Israeli Ambassador in Australia asks for the media to stop filming after letting slip plans concerning Iran. “Strategic challenge” with regard to Iran is coming in the next month.  Read More »

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Calls are increasing from a number of quarters for an independent investigation into allegations that war crimes were committed during the just-ended Gaza War. Richard Falk, an independent UN rights expert, said there was compelling evidence that Israel breached basic humanitarian rules and the laws of war by conducting a large-scale military operation “against an essentially defenseless population.” “There... 

KIEV, Ukraine (JTA) — The editor of an Odessa newspaper was found guilty of inciting ethnic hatred in Ukraine for writing an anti-Semitic article. Ihor Volin-Danilov, an editor of Nashe Dyelo, received a suspended 18-month sentence for a 2007 article titled “Kill the best of the goyim.” Volin-Danilov concluded in the story that the Jewish religion is “criminal and immoral.” An expert... 

Outspoken academic Norman Finkelstein has stepped up his criticism of Israel in spite of being banned by the US freedom of speech system. Finkelstein’s sharp criticism of the Zionist occupation of the native lands of the Palestinians has left him without tenure in the DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois despite his exemplary academic record. Following the 27 December launch of Israel’s...