News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 17 April 2013

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 17 April 2013

Poll reveals high Anti-Semitism among Warsaw teens

On the eve of 70th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, almost half of young inhabitants of the city say they would be unhappy to have Jewish neighbor.

Tunisian Jews seek place in new democracy — as Tunisians

17 Apr 2013 Tunisian Jews after the Revolution READ MORE »

Turkey Deputy PM sees full normalization with Israel

17 Apr 2013 Deputy PM Bulent Arinc says that Turkey sees relations with Israel returning to how they were before 2010 flotilla incident. READ MORE »

Jihadist group claims responsibility for rockets that strike Eilat

17 Apr 2013 Militants in the Sinai peninsula fired at least two rockets at Israel’s southern resort town of Eilat early Wednesday, officials said, highlighting what Israel says is a dire security situation in neighboring Egypt. A jihadist group later claimed the attack. READ MORE »

Two Grad rockets fired at Eilat

17 Apr 2013 No injuries reported in terror attack; Jordanian official denies reports that missiles also landed in Aqaba READ MORE »

Egypt’s Jewish community chooses new leader

17 Apr 2013 Magda Haroun elected head of Egypt’s Jewish community after death of previous leader on Saturda READ MORE »