WJC News Update -Greek extremists threaten to slaughter Muslims over a mosque

Israel scores UN victory on entrepreneurship – Globes 28 Jun 2013 Israel shared with 141 countries expertise on entrepreneurship as the best way to deal with poverty and job creation. READ MORE »

Jews from Muslim lands: The forgotten refugees of 1948 – The Commentator 28 Jun 2013 One group of refugees rarely acknowledged on World Refugee Day is the Jews who were indigenous to Muslim lands but compelled to flee around the time when the State of Israel was established. READ MORE »

Greek extremists threaten to slaughter Muslims over a mosque 28 Jun 2013 The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party in Greece is mobilizing people against plans to build a mosque in Athens. READ MORE »

Austrian neo-Nazi gets jail term for Facebook posts – Agence France Presse

28 Jun 2013 An Austrian court has sentenced a 29-year-old neo-Nazi to 18 months in prison for posting pictures of Adolf Hitler, swastikas and other banned material on Facebook. READ MORE »

Israel: Aliyah on hold as Foreign Ministry strike expands – Jerusalem Post 28 Jun 2013 Immigration to Israel was halted indefinitely on Wednesday due to a labor dispute between the Foreign Ministry workers’ union and the government, the ‘Jerusalem Post’ has learned. READ MORE »

Kerry, Netanyahu hold late-night talks in Jerusalem – Times of Israel 28 Jun 2013 US Secretary of State John Kerry plunged back into the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Thursday, using Jordan as a base for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.  READ MORE »

Anglican church leader affirms Israel’s ‘right to exist in security’ – Jerusalem Post 28 Jun 2013 Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said in Jerusalem on Thursday that Israel had a right to exist – like every other country – “in security and peace, within internationally agreed boundaries.” READ MORE »

Attacks on Scottish Jews rise – Jewish Chronicle

28 Jun 2013 Jews in Scotland are more likely to be attacked because of their faith than Muslims or Christians, a report has revealed. READ MORE »

Adolf Eichmann files can remain classified, German court rules 28 Jun 2013 A journalist’s request to force the German intelligence service to release all its files on the top Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was turned down by the Federal Administrative Court. READ MORE »

OPINION – Edgar M. Bronfman: Jewish values dictate protecting gay marriage – JTA

28 Jun 2013 Just as the US Supreme Court has shown moral bravery in its recognition of gay marriage, the Jewish community should follow its example in our myriad communities, argues the former World Jewish Congress president. READ MORE »

Peres, Netanyahu reject idea of bi-national state – YNet

27 Jun 2013 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres on Thursday rejected the idea of a bi-national state during a memorial for Theodor Herzl in Jerusalem.  READ MORE »

Ukrainian president pledges action against anti-Semites

27 Jun 2013 At a meeting with the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Viktor Yanukovych pledged to fight anti-Semitism in his country and to stop extremists from operating in the country.  READ MORE »