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Minister to head Israeli delegation to Holocaust asset meet
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Diaspora Minister Yuli Edelstein will head Israel's delegation to the Prague conference on Holocaust assets, the minister's office told Haaretz yesterday. The move came at the request of Reuven Merhav, a former Mossad and Foreign Ministry official who had been slated to head the delegation. Merhav will be No. 2 on Israel's 13-man team at the June 26 event, which will convene delegates from 50 countries to assess progress in recovering looted property. Knesset members and watchdog groups warned Merhav's non-salaried position with the Claims Conference could constitute a conflict of interest. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Katsav asks for permission to delay response to charges

Former president Moshe Katsav yesterday asked the Tel Aviv District Court to postpone by two weeks his response to charges of two counts or rape and other sexual offenses. The court has not yet ruled on his request. Katsav was to have responded by yesterday to the charges, but his attorneys asked for the delay because they have appealed to the High Court of Justice against the lower court's decision not to let them resign. (Ofra Edelman)

FBI: Holocaust Museum shooter expected to survive

U.S. authorities say the man charged with killing a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will likely survive the injuries he suffered when other museum guards returned fire. An FBI spokeswoman said that James von Brunn was in critical, but stable, condition with an expectation of survival. The 88-year-old von Brunn - who was shot in the face - is charged with murder in the Wednesday shooting of 39-year-old security guard Stephen T. Johns. (AP)

Arab-Jewish Youth Orchestra wins German prize

The annual Wurth Prize, awarded by the young musicians organization Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland, will go this year to Israel's Arab-Jewish Youth Orchestra. The prize was given to the orchestra following a concert tour in Germany last year, and will be awarded to its representatives in a June 29 ceremony in Berlin. The orchestra, which was founded in 2002, is directed by its founders, musical director Meir Wiesel and conductor Taiseer Elias. Past Wurth laureates include American composer Phillip Glass and violist Tabia Zimmerman. (Hagai Hitron)

Ministers approve bill banning E. Asia fur imports

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation yesterday approved a bill by MK Ronit Tirosh (Kadima) that would outlaw cat, dog and rabbit fur imports from East Asia. The bill sets a one-year jail sentence for violators. In the explanatory notes, Tirosh wrote: "When these products reach Israeli stores and homes, neither are aware that the items involve cruel and unnecessary use of animal hair." Tirosh also wrote that animals raised for their fur in China are kept in horrific conditions, and that 2 million animals are killed annually in East Asia for their fur. (Tomer Zarchin)
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