just like trading one soldier for several hundred convicted killers. Capture them, publicly torture them, then execute them.

Please G-d that all should be released safely. However, just a few minutes ago the Israeli Foreign Office disputed these media reports, in favor of more reliable sources in the Indian government. Apparently, all hostages in Chabad House are still unfortunately being held by heavily armed terrorists.

I just read a denial of the release of hostages in JP along with a statement there was an explosion in the Chabad house. It is better to be accurate than the first to spread the latest rumour, true or false.

all hostages at habbad center freed. hope they are right

Are we to believe that no one can get a report right? But then denials of event follow?

I HAVE NO SUBSTANCIAL INFORMATION ON THIS UPDATE. Logic, however, says that there are two possibilities: 1. Indian commandos using percussion grenades to incapacitate the terrorists while trying to spare the hostages. 2. Terrorist grenades as we know from the Munich massacre. I pray that it was #1 and that the hostages are safe.

What's going wrong, and why isn't the world media focusing on it.

I have been following news the whole day today. BBC barely reported anything on Jewish hostages. NPR talked about attack on two hotels and other sites.On CNN, MSNBC and other Web sites the reporting was very similar; one short sentence about the Jewish Center at the bottom of the articles on the attacks in Mumbai. There was no report on the rescue of the Holtzbergs' child. It is such a moving story that media would have featured it the whole day long, had the child not been Jewish. The world is a disgusting place and we Jews better get our act together before it is too late. Once we didn't and unfortunately we know the outcome.

What is this label 'ultra-orthodox' about? Are you trying to imply that the terrorists would have left the Chabadniks alone if they were just plain vanilla 'orthodox'? Or that they would have been left alone if they were 'conservative' or 'reform' or 'secular' Jews? No, the Chabadniks were attacked because they are Jews. This attempt of your writers to label them as kooks or aberrant Jews misses the point. They were attacked because they were Jews and would have been attacked no matter how 'orthodox' or secular they are. They are part of the Jewish people and should not be diminished by Jewish writers in a Jewish publication by the use of wink-wink labels.

This is the very reson why here in singapore we have the ISA, Human Rights activist seem to have been making critical negative remarks on our ISA detentions in Singapore. let me tell you guys, it is not the ISA that is Bad it is these ISLAMIC EXTREMIST TERRORIST MOVEMENT that is the EVIL FORCES. Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing is a way they finance their EXTREMIST ISLAMIC MOVEMENT GLOBALLY. IT is unfortunate innocent muslims get castigated by these TERRORIST. Children , are being recruited with some Islamic Quranic Verses. They have been using Qranic citations to play on the emotions of these young children and once they are recruited they form an alliance. Modern Islam has gone wrong. I grew up in Malaysia, I know of many atrocities done to non- muslims in the name of a Islamic Govt. There is no fundimental rights that protects the lifes and basic needs entranged in the Federal Constituition of Islamic Nations. They oppress the creation of Hashem. I have see it all in years. I am a free man in Singapore, I get to be who I am. I am a free with my jewishness. India is being the target, China was threatened with bomb blast during the olympics. Now India is the target. they are targeting, us jews, americans, India, China and third world countries. North Africa has become the heaven of Terrorist Network. here in singapore they attempted to bomb our MRT, Changi Airport, Water ways, Hospitals, American embassy, The american Club, Israeli Interest and no way we PAP will ever allow them to post threat. Singapore is a nation founded on the principal of merits and justice. All may live freely with dignity. But THERE IS NO PLACE FOR TERRORIST to rampage in my country. India should BLAST these "B"s. Israel and USA we are with you. But caution dont abuse the good muslims. we have to strike a balance in uprooting the EVILS of ISLAMIC EXTREMIST TERRORISM all around the world. Ok I go now !

are regulations about the interaction between Jews and "idolaters". Avodah Zarah has probably been the most controversial tractate in the Talmud, and historically it has been the subject of severe Christian animosity and censorship. Christians saw the polemic of the tractate as being directed at them, and as painting them as idolaters and immoral people.

For heavens sake.There are hundreds of dead and wounded not just jews jews jews...How about you having some rachmanes for the non-jews killed in these terrible attacks.Watch Sky News,they constantly talked about the Jewish centre in Mumbai.Happy now?

Bubble.Do you care at all for the hundreds of dead and wounded innocent ,poor victims? ...thought not.This is not about jews or gentiles,it is about innocent people in the wrong place at the wrong time.Or maybe you are an impostor trying to make jews look bad?