Haaretz
Rome rabbi one of 2 living people mentioned in pope's will
By The Associated Press and Haaretz Service
VATICAN CITY - Rome's former chief rabbi is one of only two living people mentioned in Pope John Paul II's will.
The document mentions "the rabbi of Rome" - a reference to the former Emeritus Chief Rabbi of Rome, Elio Toaff, who hosted John Paul during the pontiff's historic visit to Rome's central synagogue in 1986. It was the first time a pope had ever visited a synagogue. Toaff paid his respects at John Paul's body on Monday, raising his arm in a gesture of tribute.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/562448.html
High alert amid warnings of Temple Mount attack
By Amos Harel and Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondents
The Shin Bet security service has raised the level of alert in Jerusalem amid indications that extremist Jews are planning to carry out an attack on the mosques of the Temple Mount, and on the basis of new intelligence has beefed up police and security around the site in the heart of the Old City.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Movement's northern branch, which has made protection of the Al-Aqsa mosque the centerpiece of its activities, has called on Israeli Arab Muslims to flock to the Old City site to protect it from Jewish extremists.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=561975&contrassID=2&subContrassID=4&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Qassam hits Sderot; Mofaz: Attack won't be ignored
By Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian militants hit a cemetery in the Negev town of Sderot on Thursday evening, causing no damage and no injuries.
According to Israel Radio, the missile was probably fired from the Beit Hanun area of the northern Gaza Strip.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/562460.html
Cairo explosion in tourist center kills at least two, wounds at least 14
By The Associated Press
CAIRO - An explosion went off at a bazaar popular with tourists near Cairo's al-Azhar mosque Thursday, killing at least two people, one Frenchman and an unidentified woman, and wounding at least 14 others, police said.
Police sources said a man on a motorcycle threw the bomb at about 5 p.m. local time in the busy tourist area of the Egyptian capital.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/562463.html
Orthodox Arab leaders demand patriarch's resignation
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent
Atala Hanna, who until recently served as the spokesman of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, on Thursday called the church's leader in Israel, Patriarch Irineos I, an "Israeli agent who must be fired and stand trial."
Hanna, the most senior of the priests who attended a Nazareth conference of the Arab Orthodox community, is known for his opposition to Irineos and called on all clergymen to disobey the Greek Orthodox Patriarchy's leadership.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/562464.html
PM: Most Gaza settlers will agree to go under disengagement
By Relly Sa'ar, Nir Hasson, Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondents, and Haaretz Service
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told activists from his Likud Party on Thursday that he was sure most Gaza Strip settlers would agree to leave under his plan to evacuate the 21 settlements in Gaza.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/562313.html
The New York Times
In His Will, John Paul II Reflected on His Life
By JASON HOROWITZ
Published: April 7, 2005
ATICAN CITY, April 7 - The Vatican released today the last will and testament of Pope John Paul II, a 15-page document written in Polish that includes ruminations over his life's mission, the possibility of resignation and poignant recollections of his family and friends.
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A Grand Elm Lasts No Longer
By ANTHONY DePALMA
Published: April 7, 2005
PRINCETON, N.J., April 6 - She was called the mother elm, a sturdy centuries-old survivor in a corner of Princeton Cemetery that managed to escape the dreaded Dutch elm disease when tens of millions of other elms around the country fell victim to its ravages.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/07/nyregion/07elm.html?hp
Bush Nominee for U.N. Post Faces Hurdles
By DOUGLAS JEHL and STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Published: April 7, 2005
WASHINGTON, April 6 - A former chief of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research is expected to testify in opposition to John R. Bolton's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds hearings on Mr. Bolton next week.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/07/politics/07bolton.html?hp&ex=1112932800&en=b99380577649850d&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Another Sign of Spring: The Bees Are Back to Work
By TINA KELLEY
Published: April 7, 2005
WYCKOFF, N.J., April 5 - For John Nazarian, there is a spiritual aspect to beekeeping and a farmer's joy in feeling the heft of the hive after a difficult winter.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/07/nyregion/07bees.html?ex=1113537600&en=754a14893dfa8979&ei=5070
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