Panelists at the World Summit on Counter Terrorism in Herzelia, September 2013 (photo: Paula Schmitt)
One type of person you can be sure to find at a conference on counter-terrorism is terrorists. I just attended a four-day long counter-terrorism masturbathon in Israel and the place was full of them. They don’t call themselves that, of course, they like to be called counter-terrorists. Tomato, tomah-to. I couldn’t care less for semantics, but if that’s your thing you may want to attend the next ICT’s World Summit in Herzliya.
In this year’s edition, one panel was called “Defining Terrorism – A Fundamental Counter-Terrorist Measure,” and among the panelists was a member of a so-called “Jewish Diplomatic Corps’ Task Force on the Definition of Terrorism.” The official count is at 109 definitions of the word – I kid you not. Yet among all those versions of terrorism, my favorite one was not even close to making an appearance at the conference. It’s alleged to
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Geneva s Swedish Days festival will return in June Geneva s Swedish Days festival will return in June this year. But some of its traditional events, like the Kids Day parade (pictured), have been canceled due to ongoing concerns tied to the coronavirus. Daily Herald File Photo
Geneva s Swedish Days festival is returning for 2021.
The Geneva Chamber of Commerce has scheduled the festival dates for June 24-27. But much planning is still in flux due to ongoing health and safety concerns tied to the coronavirus especially for potential events on public property.
We are well aware that Swedish Days is a tradition and was greatly missed last year, Geneva Chamber of Commerce President Paula Schmidt said in a statement. We hope to organize more events and happenings, however, we must follow city and state regulations.