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EJC IN ACTION |
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EJC meets Serbian religious leaders at EU Commission
The European Jewish Congress met with senior leaders of the Serbian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Muslim and Protestant communities during a visit July 9-10 organised by the European Commission as part of a dialogue around the country’s candidacy status for EU membership.
Friday, July 12, 2013
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UPDATES FROM OUR COMMUNITIES |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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British MP equates Holocaust with Palestinian experience
A British MP from the junior coalition partner, Liberal Democrat party, has called for the Palestinians’ plight to be given the same prominence as the Shoah in British schools.
Friday, July 12, 2013
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UK Jews concerned by Methodists’ consideration of Israel boycott
The Board of Deputies of British Jews, the EJC’s UK affiliate, has expressed its concern after the Methodist Church’s annual conference voted to investigate the „arguments for and against” a boycott of Israel.
Friday, July 12, 2013
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British Lord attacks „Zionist lobby” on Iranian TV
Lord Nazir Ahmed, a member of the British House of Lords who was suspended by the Labour Party for anti-Jewish comments, has blamed the „Zionist lobby” for the decision of international satellite providers to ban the broadcasts of several Iranian news outlets, including Press TV.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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UK government drops controversial plans on Hebrew teaching
The British government has dropped controversial plans which schools argued could have stopped Hebrew being taught in primary schools.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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AUSTRIA |
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Sixteenth century gravestones found at Vienna cemetery
Jewish gravestones unearthed at a small cemetery in Vienna were hailed on Wednesday as historically important cultural treasures that could rival the famed Jewish cemetery in Prague.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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GERMANY |
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Germany builds memorial to Nazis’ euthanasia victims
Building work began in Berlin this week for the city’s fourth official monument to victims of Adolf Hitler’s National Socialist government.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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HUNGARY |
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Hungarian court suspends case of war crimes suspect
A Budapest higher court has suspended the case of Nazi-era suspect Laszlo Csatary on the grounds of double jeopardy.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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THE NETHERLANDS |
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New Dutch king visits Amsterdam Jewish community
The new king of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, paid a visit on Tuesday to the offices of the Jewish Community of Amsterdam.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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POLAND |
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Polish farmers back religious slaughter
Polish farmers marched through Warsaw’s streets Wednesday to back government plans to repeal a ban on the religious slaughter of animals.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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Victims’ remains re-buried from Jedwabne pogrom
The remains of victims from the Jedwabne pogrom were reburied on Wednesday at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the massacre in the Polish town. Dozens of people gathered at the site where local Poles murdered hundreds of their Jewish neighbors on July 10, 1941.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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NEWS |
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GLOBAL NEWS |
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Egyptian TV features anti-Semitic mini-series
The Muslim festival of Ramadan brings prayer, fasting, good deeds and family gatherings. Unfortunately, in the Middle East, it also seems to bring with it anti-Semitic mini-series which feature on prime-time television.
Friday, July 12, 2013
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Computer backs two-state solution
Although support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict is increasingly coming under threat, the proposed end-game has received backing from an unusual source – a computer simulation developed in Switzerland and Israel.
Friday, July 12, 2013
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Syria, Iran looking for spot on UN human rights body
Syria and Iran are planning to run for a spot on the United Nations Human Rights Council later this year, diplomats told Reuters on Wednesday, despite criticism from watchdog groups about widespread rights abuses in both countries.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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UN calls for Hezbollah pull-out from Syria
The United Nations Security Council has called on Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah to stop its involvement in Syria.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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Iranian Jewish activist slams Ahmadinejad remarks
An Iranian Jewish activist has criticised outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his remarks hailing his challenges over the extent of the Holocaust.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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Israel urged Canada to maintain aid to Palestinians
Israeli officials encouraged Canada not to cut its foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority in retaliation for the Palestinians seeking upgraded status at the United Nations last year, new documents show.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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Catholic bishops oppose Christian integration in Israeli army
The Catholic bishops of the Holy Land have expressed serious misgivings about efforts to recruit Palestinian Christians into the Israeli military.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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ICC to examine demand for Marmara probe
The president of the International Criminal Court has assigned a three-judge panel to examine procedural requirements for moving forward with a war crimes suit against Israel over the 2010 raid on a flotilla to Gaza.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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Palestinian groups slam meeting between PLO and Israelis
Fatah and other Palestinian factions have condemned a meeting that took place in Ramallah earlier this week between PLO representatives and Israeli politicians.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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EJC ISRAELI PRESS REVIEW |
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– Netanyahu skips party convention
– Another hareidi soldier assaulted in Jerusalem
– Israel denies plans to release Palestinian prisoners
Friday, July 12, 2013
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– Army plan envisages deep budget cuts
– Sharp drop in West Bank terror attacks
– Government mulls force-feeding hunger strikers
Thursday, July 11, 2013
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– Ultra-Orthodox soldier attacked by haredi mob
– Gaza disengagement commander expresses remorse
– New Christian Arab party calls for IDF enlistment
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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