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A nursery school in Latvia posted a sign last week stating it was “Judenfrei” (free of Jews). Russian and Latvian media reported that the Pucite School, owned by parliamentarian Imants Paradnieks who has in the past made anti-Semitic statements, posted the sign on the gate at the front entrance of the school on May 6. …

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo (Army News Service, Nov. 25, 2005) – For Soldiers of the 40th Infantry Division deployed as part of the Kosovo Forces 6B peacekeeping rotation, Thanksgiving Day provided not only an opportunity for rest and reflection, but also a chance to share one of their traditions with the people of Kosovo. While the mission went on as normal within the Multinational Brigade (East) area of responsibility – from patrolling city streets and rural towns, to providing medical check-ups in remote villages and conducting border and boundary patrols – Soldiers continued also fulfilled their role as peacekeepers in a...

Kosovo: Current and Future Status R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Statement before the House Committee on International Relations Washington, DC May 18, 2005 Introduction Chairman Hyde, Congressman Lantos, distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to appear before you to discuss the current situation in Kosovo and our vision for progress and peace there in the coming months. 2005 is an important year for the people of the Balkans. They and we will commemorate on July 11 the tenth anniversary of the horrible massacre at Srebrenica where nearly 8,000 men and boys were killed....

As settler leaders dug in their heels for the second day of a mass no-end demonstration opposite the Knesset Tuesday, far-right activists warned of an escalation in the struggle against the disengagement plan, promising that violence displayed at the evacuation of an illegal outpost near Yitzhar Monday was "just the beginning." Following Monday's standoff near the settlement of Yizhar during which settlers struggled against troops attempting to clear two caravans from an illegal outpost, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz demanded that offenders who attack IDF soldiers be tried and punished with appropriate severity. Mofaz exhorted Police Insp.-Gen. Moshe Karadi, Attorney General...