German leader asks forgiveness in historic Knesset speech
German President Johannes Rau urged forgiveness for the Holocaust in his Knesset address, a speech met with mixed feelings as Israelis debated its meaning. Rau spoke of humility, past traumas, and a shared future, while Barak framed German Israeli friendship as a model for regional reconciliation. The visit included youth exchange aims and a German youth team match with Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Avraham Burg
Germany
Johannes Rau
Knesset
Burg
Shevah Weiss
Warsaw Ghetto
Rau
Ehud Barak
Middle East
Barak
Egypt
AP Proto
Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
New York banking couple admit laundering Russian funds
Luc Edwards and Peter Berlin pleaded guilty to laundering more than 7 billion dollars for Russian bankers using Edwards’s Bank of New York role. They surrendered to the FBI in New York after living in London. They face up to 10 years. they will cooperate and may surrender over 1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bank of New
Russia
Edwards
DKB
Boris Yeltsin
Bank of New York
Berlin
FBI
London
T. Barry Kingham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brighton
Yim
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Brighton Heart
Sap
Southwestern Bell
Eagles Lodge
Rick Reeves
Turkey
Larry Short
Valentine
Arnie Johnson
EtraMan Cheomler
Greater
Topeka
Ottawa
Leavenworth
Woz Ravelry
Greece
Marre
23Rd Street
N.Y
Arensberg’s
Arensberg
Ernet
Ion of Sunflower Cablevision
Datavision