WJC News Update – Mikis Theodorakis: Holocaust denial by Greek extremists is a ‘disgrace’

WJC News Update – Mikis Theodorakis: Holocaust denial by Greek extremists is a ‘disgrace’

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 24 June 2013

Pope: ‘A true Christian cannot be an anti-Semite’

On Monday, Pope Francis received a delegation of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations at the Vatican.

Mikis Theodorakis: Holocaust denial by Greek extremists is a ‘disgrace’

24 Jun 2013 One of Greece’s most renowned artists, the songwriter Mikis Theodorakis, has publicly condemned the Holocaust denial of senior members of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party.  READ MORE »

Sean Savage: Why aren’t Irish eyes smiling on Israel? – JNS.org

24 Jun 2013 The Irish and Jewish people share a common history of both suffering persecution and achieving national redemption against the odds, but today, Ireland is one of Europe’s fiercest critics of Israel.  READ MORE »

Israeli chief rabbi suspends himself amid corruption probe – Los Angeles Times

24 Jun 2013 Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi Shlomo Metzger suspended himself from part of his duties on Sunday amid an investigation into allegations of corruption. READ MORE »

UK Jewish community marks 75th anniversary of Kindertransport – The Guardian

24 Jun 2013 Opposition leader David Miliband addresses crowd at event marking British rescue mission that saved thousands of lives during World War II. READ MORE »

New rocket attacks from Gaza provoke Israeli retaliation

24 Jun 2013 Israeli war planes struck against targets in the Gaza Strip after at least six rockets were fire from northern Gaza onto Israeli territory on Sunday. READ MORE »

Survivor of North Korean camp wants world not to repeat Holocaust-era inaction – JTA

24 Jun 2013 Shin Dong-hyuk, the only known survivor of a notorious North Korean labor camp, has spent the past seven years meeting with Holocaust survivors and raising the alarm about the fate of political dissidents in one of the world’s most repressive states. READ MORE »

Bernhard Lazarus: Noblesse oblige – Jerusalem Post

24 Jun 2013 It was Theodor Herzl’s friend Max Nordau who said, “Jews are not hated for their mistakes, but because they are Jews, mistakes are found for them.” READ MORE »

Government report: German mosque groups raising funds for Hezbollah – Jerusalem Post

24 Jun 2013 A recently presented report by the German governments shows that Hezbollah uses mosques and their affiliated organizations to raise funds for the group’s activities in Lebanon. READ MORE »

Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah’s resignation accepted – BBC News

24 Jun 2013 Mahmoud Abbas accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, who was in office for less than a month. READ MORE »