WJC News Update – Twitter gives France data in dispute over anti-Semitic posts

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News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 16 July 2013

US Congress and Obama administration spar over Israeli visas

Legislation that would let Israelis visit the United States without visas could put Congress and the Obama administration on a collision course in coming weeks.

New EU directive bars all dealings with Israeli-held areas over the pre-1967 lines – Times of Israel

16 Jul 2013 Jerusalem source calls move ‘earthquake’; future deals with Europe will require Israel to acknowledge West Bank is outside the state, ‘Haaretz’ reports. READ MORE »

Eduardo Kohn: Op-Ed: Iran-Argentina pact erases idea of justice for AMIA victims – JTA

16 Jul 2013 On 18 July, the victims of the AMIA bombing will be killed again. Their families will feel the cold reality of the agreements made between Iran and Argentina that has erased the remote illusion of an honest effort to prosecute the perpetrators. READ MORE »

Polish government to challenge kosher slaughter ban – The News

16 Jul 2013 Poland’s Agriculture Minister Stanislaw Kalemba will support Jewish and Muslim minorities in a prospective bid to reintroduce kosher and halal slaughter methods. READ MORE »

Twitter gives France data in dispute over anti-Semitic posts

15 Jul 2013 Twitter has given French authorities information that can help identify the authors of a series of racist and anti-Semitic tweets and also agreed to cooperate with the Union of Jewish Students of France. READ MORE »