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JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Rabbi Uri Regev will head the World Union for Progressive Judaism. An outspoken advocate for liberal Judaism in Israel, Regev will become executive director of the umbrella agency for all Reform, liberal and Reconstructionist organizations in 40 countries.
The longtime director of the Israel Religious Action Center, which has filed prominent lawsuits in Israel on behalf of liberal and secular Jewish groups, Regev recently drew fire from fervently Orthodox groups for accusing some fervently Orthodox leaders of using rhetoric that could incite violence.
Gaza port project nixed for violence
GAZA CITY (JTA) -- A French-Dutch consortium canceled a project to build a port in the Gaza Strip. "The persistent insecurity in the Gaza Strip makes construction activity, which has been suspended since last October, impossible," according to a statement issued Tuesday.
The port project had been a symbol of Palestinian aspirations for statehood
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