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SWEDEN |
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Stockholm synagogue holds first gay marriage
The Great Synagogue of Stockholm held its first same-sex wedding on Sunday.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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Major UK trade union bans Israel visits
One of Britain’s largest trade unions has banned its members from visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories on Trade Union Friends of Israel-organised delegations.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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FRANCE |
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France to ban far-Right group after student murder
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is seeking to ban the far-Right skinhead group, the Young Revolutionary Nationalists
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Nazi slogans daubed in French cathedral
Nazi slogans were daubed and Hitler moustaches painted on statues of angels in the cathedral in Nantes in western France.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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CRIF VP elected to French National Assembly
Meyer Habib, a vice president of CRIF, has been elected to France’s National Assembly.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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GREECE |
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Golden Dawn accuses others of Holocaust denial
A few hours after Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris accepted that he is a Holocaust denier, the neo-Nazi party sought to fend off criticism from other parties.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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POLAND |
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Underground tunnel found at Sobibor camp
A series of historic archaeological findings were made in recent weeks at the Sobibor Nazi death camp in Poland.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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Polish foundation restores synagogues
The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland has reported on a number of projects restoring synagogues in the country.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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NEWS |
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GLOBAL NEWS |
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EU and Israel sign open skies accord
The European Union and Israel have signed a comprehensive air transport agreement in Luxembourg, during the EU Transport Council.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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England and Israel teams unite against racism
Ahead of their match on Tuesday in the under-21 European Championship football competition, the England and Israel sides joined together to encourage the „Football for All” campaign and declare their support to kick racism and violence out of the sport.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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US want Falk out of UN role
America’s representative to the UN Human Rights Council, Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, has called for the resignation of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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Putin offers Russian troops for Golan
Russian President Vladimir Putin has volunteered his country’s troops as replacements for the Austrian members of a United Nations peacekeeping force who are vacating the disputed Golan Heights area along the Israel-Syria border, where violence from the Syrian civil war has intensified.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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US finds Nazi leader’s diary
The US government has recovered 400 pages from the long-lost diary of Alfred Rosenberg, a confidant of Adolf Hitler who played a central role in the extermination of millions of Jews and others during World War Two.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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Quebec minister denies Rosh Hashana election manipulation
The Quebec government is under fire for refusing to alter plans for a fixed election on the first Monday in October every four years, even though the Oct. 3, 2016 election would fall squarely on Rosh Hashanah.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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New York ultra-Orthodox protest Israel army draft
Tens of thousands of members of ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities on Sunday flooded a square in Manhattan to protest Israeli legislation they believe would force yeshiva students to be drafted into the military.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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Jewish gauchos saying adios to Argentine’s Pampas
A once-thriving community in Argentine’s Pampas grasslands looks like seeing the end of its Jewish gauchos riding into local saloons.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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EJC ISRAELI PRESS REVIEW |
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– Liberman slams EU stance over Hezbollah
– Israel to ban foie gras imports
– Planes fly over in Israel solidarity mission
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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– Government figures show spike in settlement construction
– Israel to compensate Palestinians killed by Hamas rocket
– Netanyahu meets Warsaw Ghetto survivor ahead of Poland visit
Monday, June 10, 2013
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