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EJC IN ACTION |
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Jewish leaders call on Polish government to lift Shechita ban
Leaders of European Jewish communities gathered in Brussels on Thursday to strongly condemn the attack on basic religious rights of the Jewish community in Poland, following the failure of the government initiative to formally legalise Jewish religious slaughter for meat, or Shechita, in line with EU directives.
Friday, July 19, 2013
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UPDATES FROM OUR COMMUNITIES |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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UK Party suspends MP over anti-Israel comments
A British MP from the junior coalition Liberal Democrat party has had the party whip withdrawn over comments he made about Israel.
Friday, July 19, 2013
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London’s contract with UAE prevents deals with Israel
London’s main transportation agency has come under fire for a deal with a United Arab Emirates-based company that excludes Israel from future business dealings.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
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FRANCE |
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French activist compares embryo research to Holocaust
The former spokesman for France’s anti-gay marriage campaign has compared research on embryos to the round-up of French Jews before they were sent to the death camps in 1942.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
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Forty percent increase in French Aliyah
The number of French Jews making Aliyah to Israel this year has risen by 40 percent over that for 2012.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
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GERMANY |
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Berlin hotels ban Holocaust denier
Hotels in Berlin are refusing to allow British writer and Holocaust denier David Irving to book a room in September for a speaking engagement.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
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THE NETHERLANDS |
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Amsterdam mayor calls for Jews to be payed back for WWII „rents”
Jewish Amsterdammers who were charged ground rent for their properties over the years they spent in concentration camps or in hiding during World War II should get that money back, according to the city’s mayor.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
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NORWAY |
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Norwegian neo-Nazi arrested in France
A Norwegian musician with links to mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has been arrested in France on „suspicion he was preparing a major terrorist act”.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
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NEWS |
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EJC IN THE MEDIA |
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European Jewry meets for crisis talks over Polish Shechita rights failure
European Jewish groups were set to meet for urgently-convened talks in Brussels Wednesday following the controversial failure of a government-sponsored bill designed to protect Jewish religious slaughter (Shechita) rights in Poland. Last week, the Polish lower house voted by 222 to 178 to defeat the proposed legislation which sought to safeguard the ritual practice for Europe’s largest pre-WWII Jewish community.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
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VIDEOS |
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European Jewish Leaders Slam Poland’s Ban On Kosher Slaughter.
European Jewish Leaders Slam Poland’s Ban On Kosher Slaughter.
Friday, July 19, 2013
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EJC ISRAELI PRESS REVIEW |
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– Israel concerned Sinai violence may spill over border
– Brother slams PM wife’s lifestyle
– „Jewish Olympics” kicks off in Jerusalem
Friday, July 19, 2013
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– Livni, Lieberman: EU decision threatens peace
– Ten candidates for chief rabbi role
– Jerusalem imam calls for destruction of US, Europe
Thursday, July 18, 2013
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– Netanyahu presses EU to freeze settlement directive
– Cars vandalised in mixed Jderusalem neighbourhood
– Lapid scales down budget cuts
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
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