PRIME MINISTER IN L.A. ISRAELI LEADER OLMERT URGES `1 VOICE' ON IRAN.Byline: BRAD GREENBERG Brad Greenberg is the head men's basketball coach at Radford University. Head Coaching Record Season Team Overall Radford (Big South Conference) (2007 — ) 2007–2008 Radford 0-0 0-0 Radford: 0-0 0-0 Total: Staff Writer A day after meeting with President George W. Bush to discuss the threat of Iranian nuclear ambitions, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told 5,000 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Jewish leaders at the L.A. Convention Center that the time has come to unite against the threat posed by a nuclear Iran. ``We can no longer afford to wait,'' Olmert said. ``We must speak with one voice: We will not tolerate those who challenge Israel's right to exist while seeking catastrophic weapons to fulfill their goals.'' Those perceived goals, based on past statements of the Iranian president, include wiping Israel off the map. In light of this security concern, and on the heels of war in Lebanon this summer, Olmert delivered the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. at the annual convention of United Jewish Communities The United Jewish Communities (UJC) is an American Jewish umbrella organization representing 155 Jewish Federations and 400 independent Jewish communities across North America. -- an umbrella of 155 Jewish federations -- to court continued support from American Jews American Jews, or Jewish Americans, are American citizens or resident aliens who were born into the Jewish community or who have converted to Judaism. The United States is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the world. . ``Our lives are interconnected; our fates intertwined,'' the prime minister said. ``We may be separated by a vast ocean, but our hearts beat together -- always.'' The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. has the world's largest Jewish population outside Israel and, in response to the 34-day war in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah, North American Jews have donated $300 million to rebuilding Israel. The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , which sponsored the conference, contributed $15 million. In recent months, Olmert has spoken more urgently about the need to confront the Islamic republic An Islamic republic, in its modern context, has come to mean several different things, some contradictory to others. Theoretically, to many religious leaders, it is a state under a particular theocratic form of government advocated by some Muslim religious leaders in the Middle , which has defied the international community in pursuing nuclear technology. On Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  This article or section may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted which do not the text.Please help [ improve this article] by checking for inaccuracies. said his country would be nuclear-ready by February. Ahmadinejad has referred to the Holocaust as a ``myth'' and has claimed the first step to peace in the Middle East would be destroying Israel. Also Tuesday, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Likud Party leader, compared Iran to Nazi Germany and, indirectly, Ahmadinejad to Hitler. That's a parallel not lost on many Jews. ``Ahmadinejad should be brought before the international court. He's calling for genocide,'' said Lorin Fife, 53, of Valley Village. ``I wish that somebody other than a Jew were calling for (prosecuting him).'' Across Figueroa Street, about 150 protesters -- mostly Muslims and a few Christians and Jews -- were holding Olmert in the same contempt. Carrying signs that read ``Olmert is a War Criminal'' and ``End the Occupation,'' they chanted ``Free, free Palestine'' and ``Bush, Olmert you can't hide -- we charge you with genocide.'' ``Whoever is continuing the immoral occupation of Palestine The term occupation of Palestine is a hotly disputed issue in the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict. It may refer to: Geographic areas:
``The U.S. policy, the way we support Israel, is no questions asked. They seem to be able to do anything,'' said Jennifer Epps, a 39-year-old wearing a ``peacemonger'' T-shirt. ``It is the opposite of keeping peace because it is perpetuating injustice.'' The four-day conference of Jewish federations, the first in Los Angeles in 26 years, concludes today with the discussion of resolutions. brad.greenberg(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3634 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Ehud Olmert, left, prime minister of Israel, and actor Kirk Douglas share a moment at a dinner party Tuesday after Olmert addressed 5,000 North American Jewish leaders meeting in Los Angeles for a conference that concludes today. David Karp/Associated Press |
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