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TUNISIA |
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Tunisian NGO backs Jewish schools over textbooks on Israel
The head of the Tunisian Association for the Support of Minorities has slammed comments from a leading government politician attacking textbooks at Jewish schools on the island of Djerba.
Friday, May 03, 2013
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TURKEY |
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Graves found at ancient Jewish cemetery in Turkey
Graves and bones belonging to an ancient Jewish cemetery have been found below the ground during tunnel construction work in the Aegean province of ?zmir in Turkey.
Friday, May 03, 2013
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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Church of Scotland report questions Israel’s right to exist
UK Jewish leaders have slammed a report by the Church of Scotland suggesting that Jews’ claim to the Land of Israel is invalidated by their treatment of Palestinians.
Friday, May 03, 2013
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FRANCE |
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Attack on Paris rabbi was second anti-Semitic act of Iranian
An Iranian man who attacked a rabbi in Paris last week had assaulted another Jew in the same area several days earlier, the French Jewish community’s security service said.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
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HUNGARY |
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Hungary bans far-Right protest
Hungary has banned a far-right rally planned for Saturday, the day before the World Jewish Congress convenes in Budapest.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
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NEWS |
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GLOBAL NEWS |
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European Socialist leader blasts anti-Semitism in Hungary
The head of the Socialist group in the European Parliament has strongly defended statements he made condemning the growth of anti-Semitism in Hungary.
Friday, May 03, 2013
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PA unsure how to react to Arab League proposals
Palestinian officials have reacted in contradictory fashion to proposals from the Arab League endorsing land swaps between Israel and a future Palestinian state in any eventual peace deal.
Friday, May 03, 2013
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Bomb threats at US synagogues
Two synagogues in the Texas city of Houston received bomb threats.
Friday, May 03, 2013
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Oldest male concentration camp survivor dies
An Austrian organization that tracks the fate of Nazi concentration camp inmates says the oldest known survivor of such a camp has died aged 107.
Friday, May 03, 2013
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Orthodox woman sues over faded make-up
seriously. So when she read copy for Lancôme’s Teint Idole Ultra 24H foundation, which is supposed to stay on for an entire day and night of „lasting perfection,” she believed it.
Friday, May 03, 2013
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Pope accepts invitation to visit Israel
Pope Francis has accepted an invitation from President Shimon Peres to visit Israel, after the two leaders met in Rome on Tuesday.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
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Palestinian Authority won’t apply for ICC
The Palestinian Authority has pledged to the US that it will freeze efforts to join United Nations agencies or turn to the International Criminal Court, PA Foreign Minister Riyad Malki announced on Wednesday.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
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Hamas blasts Arab league peace proposals
The Hamas Movement, which governs Gaza, has strongly denounced the peace proposals of the Arab League which accepted land swaps with Israel.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
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Increased Jewish identity among the Igbo
Some members of the Igbo, one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, claim descent from the Lost Tribes of Israel.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
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Indian town to renovate synagogue and Jewish cemetery
Acclaimed as the only place which stands for true religious harmony, Paravur is all set for a makeover as part of the Muziris Heritage project.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
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EJC ISRAELI PRESS REVIEW |
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– Netanyahu backs referendums for peace treaties
– Deri returns as Shas leader
– Shots fired at Israeli cars near Jerusalem
Friday, May 03, 2013
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– Bill proposed to increase electoral threshold
– New MK to boycott Knesset over Temple Mount stance
– Lapid backs down on budget cuts
Thursday, May 02, 2013
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