[MarMema]

Russia drops Shulhan Aruch case

"Lazar rejected the charge of anti-Semitism in the government, saying, "I tell you clearly: in the top echelons of government, the prosecutor's statement [announcing the original investigation and criminal complaint] shocked everyone. The chief rabbi also said that the resolution of the issue would prove to be a positive development in the ongoing fight against anti-Semitism in Russia."

And translation resumes. Hopefully without more troublemakers.

[MarMema]

The original probe was initiated after two nationalist activists complained the text is aimed at ``insulting human dignity based on national and religious affiliation,'' according to an earlier prosecutors' statement posted on the Web site of an anti-xenophobia group, Sova. The text was also accused of labeling Christians ``worshippers of idols'' in a reference to Christians' main religious symbol, the cross.