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The Jewish community of Moldova appeared unfazed Monday night, several hours after the publication of a video showing an Orthodox priest and his followers smashing a Chanukkah menorah set up in the capital Chisinau, using hammers and iron bars. Comment?
Injured Berlusconi to miss UN climate conference in Copenhagen
... opposition, constitutional crisis may ease Chisinau- A constitutional crisis in the former Soviet republic of Moldova took a step toward resolution on Tuesday, with four MPs deserting the opposition Communist Party, which had been blocking election ... Comment?
Moldova: Orthodox attack Hannukah menorah
An Orthodox Christian priest and his followers attacked a public Hannukah menorah in Moldova's capital city on December 14, replacing it with a cross. Comment?
Officials say priest attacks menorah in Moldova
Police said they were investigating the Sunday attack but there was no official reaction from Moldova's Orthodox Church, which is part of the Russian Orthodox Church and counts 70 percent of Moldovans as members. Comment?
Moldova leader condemns anti-Semitic act on Hanukkah
Moldova's acting president and parliamentary speaker on Tuesday condemned a group of Orthodox Christians for removing a menorah during a celebration of the Jewish Hanukkah festival in the capital. Comment?
Chess, Poker, And Kickboxing In Moldovan Politics
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After hearing that his obituary has been published in "The New York Journal," Mark Twain famously quipped, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." The same could be said of the death knell sounded for Moldova's Communist Party by some excited analysts after its decision to boycott last week's vote in parliament for a new president. Comment?
Orthodox priest leads mob in attack on menorah
Dozens of people led by an Orthodox priest smashed a menorah in Moldova's capital on Sunday, using hammers and iron bars to remove the candelabra during Hanukkah, the Associated Press reports . Comment?
Moldovan Jews undeterred by smashed menorah
The Jewish community of Moldova appeared unfazed Monday night, several hours after the publication of a video showing an Orthodox priest and his followers smashing a Hanukkah menorah set up in the capital Chisinau, using hammers and iron bars. Comment?
Moldovan officials say priest leads dozens smashing menorah with hammers in capital
Dozens of people led by an Orthodox priest smashed a menorah in Moldova's capital, using hammers and iron bars to remove the candelabra during Hanukkah, officials said. Comment?
Priest Desecrates Menorah 'to Defend Our Country from All Kinds of Kikes'
The Anti-Defamation League on Monday condemned the "despicable" removal of a Hannukiah in Moldova, apparently led by an Orthodox priest. Comment?
... full you must be registered with the site. Sign In DOZENS of people led by an Orthodox priest smashed a menorah in Moldova's capital, Chisinau, using hammers and iron bars to remove the candelabra during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The 5ft-tall ... Comment?
Moldova Communist: Slew Of Defections
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A leading Communist Party deputy in Moldova's parliament has told RFE/RL he will quit the party and predicted more Communists will defect this week. Comment?
ADL: 'Despicable' Anti-Semitic Attack in Moldova Merits...
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The Anti-Defamation League today urged the government of Moldova and the leadership of the Orthodox Church to punish those responsible for uprooting a Hanukkah menorah on a main public square in Moldovas capital, Chisinau, and replacing it with an Orthodox cross. Comment?
Priest leads attack on Moldova menorah
The Anti-Defamation League on Monday condemned the "despicable" removal of a Hannukiah in Moldova, apparently led by an Orthodox priest. Comment?
Moldovan Christians tear down public men . . .
Some 200 fundamentalist Orthodox Christians in Moldova took down a public Chanukah menorah and planted a wooden cross in its place. Comment?
Human rights watchdog slams Moldovan Communists
... from the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), a specialised arm of the Strasbourg-based body of which Moldova is a member. Moldovan police brutally cracked down on protesters after the April elections. (Photo: benia.livejournal.com) It was ... Comment?
US Neo-Nazis and Moldova Christians Darken Chanukah Lights
Jews around the world are trying to celebrate Chanukah amid worldwide anti-Semitism. Masked neo-Nazis disrupted a menorah lighting ceremony in Connecticut before being arrested, Christians in the Republic of Moldova replaced a menorah with a cross, and vandals in Long Island, New York threw a menorah in a pond. Comment?
Azerbaijan: A doomed player in Karabakh game?
Date : Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:32:01 PST Azerbaijan: A doomed player in Karabakh game? Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:03:40 GMT Press TV of Iran By Tarâné Kaveh It has been almost 21 years since the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia engaged in an armed conflict over the 4400-square-kilometer ... Comment?
Moldova to seek for closer cooperation with Russia
Moldova will seek to develop cooperation with Russia and ask the Russian authorities to provide it with a loan, the Moldovan vice premier said ahead of his visit to Moscow on Friday. Comment?
... further support the decision of liberalization of the visa regime for the Balkan countries, and for the Republic of Moldova. The Head of State recalled in front of the popular leaders the "symbolic importance" of the fall of the Berlin wall and of ... Comment?