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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LAWYERS AND JURISTS CONVENES IN JERUSALEM Assisted by the Jewish Agency, the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists is holding an emergency conference in Jerusalem this week titled: "Standing by Israel in Time of Emergency." The conference, which comes in the wake of the Durban conference, in which the specter of anti-Semitism was revived, in the midst of a wave of terrorist attacks in Israel and in the midst of an international war against terrorism, will address these and related issues from the legal, humanitarian, political and military points of view. Judge Hadassa Ben-Itto, President of the IAJLJ said "It is time for each and everyone of us to stand up and be counted among those who are ready to contribute their share in this battle which is being waged against Israel and the Jewish People." The conference which will be held at Jerusalem's Inbal Hotel, will raise issues regarding Human Rights, the Current Conflict from operational and legal perspectives, International Terrorism, legal and archeological aspects of the Temple Mount, Racism at Durban and anti-Israel bias in the International Arena, the Media, Low Intensity Conflict, and more. They will be addressed by Israel's best legal minds, government officials, military officers and political analysts. Jewish Agency Chairman, Sallai Meridor gave the opening address at the Conference. In the course of the conference attendees will have lunch with Prime Minister Sharon, will hear Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert, and will meet with Minister of Finance Sylvain Shalom. Jewish Agency Chairman Sallai Meridor, in an appeal to Jewish jurists and lawyers, noted that Durban, the wave of violence in Israel and the attacks in the United States send us all a warning sign for the future. He urged Jewish jurists to join the IAJLJ and act within its framework. Jay Shofet, Jewish Agency People to People Center Director said that the conference will enable Jewish lawyers and Jurists from throughout the world, to make first-hand connections with their Israeli colleagues.
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