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EJC IN ACTION |
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Moshe Kantor to head WJC Policy Council
European Jewish Congress President Dr. Moshe Kantor has been elected as Chairman of the Policy Council of the World Jewish Congress at its General Assembly currently being held in Budapest.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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Will we allow a dark shadow to rise once again across Europe?
In an article published in the Budapest Times, EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor warns of the rise of intolerance in Europe and the laissez-faire attitude of some governments who fail to confront it.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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UPDATES FROM OUR COMMUNITIES |
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DENMARK |
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Denmark and Finland grant embassy status to Palestinians
Denmark and Finland have updated updated their Palestinian diplomatic missions to embassy status.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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FRANCE |
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French couple honoured by Yad Vashem
A couple from Limoges in central France who saved more than 20 Jews during WWII have been honoured by Yad Vashem as Righteous of the Nations.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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Dreyfus letter to be sold at auction
A letter written in prison by Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army captain whose dismissal more than a century ago on trumped-up charges of spying triggered a protracted wave of anti-Semitism in France, is to be sold at auction in Paris.
Monday, May 06, 2013
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GERMANY |
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German police arrest former Auschwitz guard
A 93-year-old man who was deported from the US for lying about his Nazi past was arrested by German authorities on Monday on allegations he served as an Auschwitz death camp guard, Stuttgart prosecutors said.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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HUNGARY |
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Jobbik holds anti-Jewish demo ahead of WJC gathering
An anti-Semitic rally by Hungary’s far-Right Jobbik party gathered hundreds of nationalists in downtown Budapest on Saturday despite government efforts to ban it.
Monday, May 06, 2013
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Jobbik’s power base in Victor Orban’s „zero tolerance” Hungary
As the self-declared „capital” of the ultra-nationalist Jobbik Party, the town of Tiszavasvári prides itself on being a showcase for how the whole of Hungary might one day look.
Monday, May 06, 2013
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NEWS |
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GLOBAL NEWS |
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Google proclaims Palestinian state
Internet giant Google has changed the tagline on the homepage of its Palestinian edition from „Palestinian Territories” to „Palestine”.
Monday, May 06, 2013
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Israel looks to bolster ties with China
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in China on Monday, in a rare visit Israeli officials hope will increase exports to the Asian economic giant.
Monday, May 06, 2013
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Hezbollah pro-Assad policy could push EU ban closer
Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria might be the last straw that pushes the European Union to put the group on its terrorism list.
Monday, May 06, 2013
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Islamists target Pakistani candidate as „Jewish agent”
A leading candidate in Pakistani elections, the former cricketer, Imran Khan has been denounced as an agent of Jewish lobbies by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
Monday, May 06, 2013
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EJC ISRAELI PRESS REVIEW |
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– Israel and Turkey reach compensation deal
– Draft law seeks to regulate Bedouin settlement in Negev
– Yesh Atid blocks referendum bill
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
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– Israel not looking to escalate conflict with Syria
– Israel and Turkey resume talks
– Army separates rival groups of settlers and Palestinians in West Bank clashes
Monday, May 06, 2013
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