WJC News Update – Roger Waters launches new attack against Israel

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News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 20 August 2013

President of Poland opposed to ban on religious slaughter

Bronislaw Komorowski said the preservation of the religious rights of the country’s Jewish community was a national interest of supreme importance.

Polish philosopher Bauman rejects honorary degree over anti-Semitic attacks – JTA

20 Aug 2013 The Polish-British philosopher Zygmunt Bauman has turned down an honorary doctorate from a Polish university because of anti-Semitic attacks against him on the internet. READ MORE »

Roger Waters launches new blistering attack against Israel

20 Aug 2013 In an open letter, the British singer and former front man of Pink Floyd called on musicians to boycott Israel, which he called an ‘apartheid state’ carrying out ‘ethnic cleansing.’ READ MORE »

The Nazi hunter: Remarkable story of the Jewish refugee responsible for tracking down the Auschwitz commandant – Daily Mail

20 Aug 2013 A German-born Jewish refugee who served in the British Army during World War II has been unveiled as one of the leading investigators responsible for the capture of one of the worst Nazi criminals of the Holocaust. READ MORE »

Livni appoints professor to resolve issue of Israel’s Jewish and democratic identity – Jerusalem Post

20 Aug 2013 Israel’s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni announced that she had appointed renowned jurist Ruth Gavison to draft a constitutional provision defining the exact dimensions of what it means for Israel to be a “Jewish and democratic state.” READ MORE »