WJC News Update – Court acquits Avigdor Lieberman, paves way for his return to Israeli Foreign Ministry

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 06 November 2013

Court acquits Avigdor Lieberman, paves way for his return to Israeli Foreign Ministry

Israel’s former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was cleared Wednesday of corruption charges by a court in Jerusalem and is now expected return to the post of foreign minister.

NYC mayoral race: Jewish voters more divided than other groups – Jewish Week

06 Nov 2013 Exit polls show a strong return to the Democrats in backing de Blasio, but 45 percent were with GOP’s Lhota. READ MORE »

Stolen art links Holocaust survivors to their past – it’s not about the money – The Guardian

06 Nov 2013 The Munich hoard of art looted by the Nazis raises questions about why so little been done to return stolen goods READ MORE »

Nick Gray: British Church consultation could be a BDS turning point – The Commentator

06 Nov 2013 The Methodist consultation in Britain on the Israel boycott campaign is a most welcome change to what has become the normal attitude to Israel-related issues in the church. READ MORE »

Hungarian bishop alarmed by Nazi ally’s monument – Wall Street Journal

06 Nov 2013 Hungary’s Reformed Church said it will look into the conduct of one of its clergymen after he unveiled a bust of Miklos Horthy, the country’s former leader who presided over the adoption of anti-Jewish laws and was a close ally of Nazi Germany. READ MORE »