News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 18 June 2013

Alleged war criminal, 98, finally indicted by Budapest prosecutors

Hungarian prosecutors have indicted the presumed Nazi war criminal Laszlo Csatary for his role in the deportation of 12,000 Jews from the Kassa ghetto to the Nazi extermination camps during World War II.

Shimon Peres at 90: Still going strong and enjoying late-in-life transformation

As Shimon Peres turns 90 on 2 August, the indefatigable Israeli president is still looking ahead, preparing for the next challenge and believing that he will see Middle East peace in his lifetime.

Paris rabbi urges Israel not to ban import of foie gras

18 Jun 2013 A leading French rabbi called on Israel to reject a proposed ban of the importation and trading of duck liver fattened by force feeding, saying such a move could lead to EU countries outlawing shechita in retaliation. READ MORE »

North Korean dictator recommends Hitler book to senior officials

18 Jun 2013 Kim Jong-un reportedly presented senior officials of his regime with copies of Adolf Hitler’s anti-Semitic book ‘Mein Kampf’ and recommended it as a source of inspiration. READ MORE »

Pet Shop Boys reject labeling of Israel as apartheid state – The Commentator

18 Jun 2013 The British electro-pop duo hit back at critics who insisted that the pair should cancel their planned performance in Tel Aviv next Sunday. READ MORE »

Rohani’s past actions speak louder than today’s soft words, experts say – Times of Israel

18 Jun 2013 As nuclear chief in the early 2000s, Iran’s new president suspended enrichment only to resume it; said the world would learn to live with a nuclear Iran. READ MORE »