The fundraising success comes during increased tension for interfaith relations in Israel.
She also warned against using the increased tension for political purposes, "which would be exactly what the North would want to see".
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's beleaguered and now-fragile "grand coalition" government was handed a stinging setback Sunday when her conservative party in Bavaria suffered its worst showing in 68 years in an important regional election that will likely increase tensions for her on the national level.
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Responding to broad public concern, he touched the sensitive issue of interethnic relations, blaming "footloose people from southern republics", "ethnic mafia", corrupt police and Russian nationalists for increased tensions.
There are bound to be increased tensions and cultural backlashes for decades to come.
The primary culprit for the increased tensions, the survey reported, is the economy, which is in its third year of disappointing Madison Avenue with setbacks like reduced client spending and increased layoffs.
The lack of trust among competing parties, an atmosphere of intolerance in the public arena and, more generally, the failure to put inherently fragile transitions on a stable path, are all to blame for the increased tensions.
The invitation, made last week, has raised eyebrows in the former Soviet world, where Mr. Bush's calls for democratization have increased tensions between opposition movements and the entrenched autocrats.
He criticized the U.S. and South Korea for contributing to increased tensions through such policies as regular military exercises.
