Washington peace talks start at Ramadan fast-breaking dinner

WJC News Update – Washington peace talks start at Ramadan fast-breaking dinner

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News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 30 July 2013

Austria faces questions over Nazi-era bell dedicated to Hitler

Like many others in Austria’s countryside, a tower bell in Wolfpassing marks the passing of each hour. But this bell is unique: It is embossed with a swastika and praise to Adolf Hitler.

Washington peace talks start at Ramadan fast-breaking dinner

30 Jul 2013 Israeli and Palestinian negotiators sat down with US officials together for an initial round of talks at an iftar dinner at the State Department. READ MORE »

Italians protest against unrepentant Nazi war criminal on his 100th birthday

30 Jul 2013 Dozens of demonstrators protested outside the apartment building where Erich Priebke, the former SS officer responsible for one of Italy’s worst wartime massacres, celebrated his 100th birthday. READ MORE »

Jewish campaigners call for end to German magazine that ‘glorifies Nazi WWII soldiers’ – Daily Mail

30 Jul 2013 Der Landser (‘The Squaddie’) is a magazine published by the giant Bauer media group on whose pages the Nazi Waffen SS and other soliders are often glorified. READ MORE »