Former Pink Floyd front man Waters likens Israel to Nazis

WJC News Update – Former Pink Floyd front man Waters likens Israel to Nazis

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 09 December 2013

Roger Waters: Israel has same policies as the Nazis

In an interview, the former Pink Floyd front man also said the Jewish lobby in the United States, and particularly in the music industry, was „extraordinarily powerful.”

Israel, Jordan and Palestinians to sign regional water agreement – Financial Times

09 Dec 2013 Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority will on Monday sign a regional water agreement that could pave the way for a controversial multibillion-dollar project to address sinking water levels in the Dead Sea by pumping water from the Red Sea. READ MORE »

Alleged former Auschwitz guard, 94, released from custody

09 Dec 2013 An accused Nazi war criminal was released from custody in Germany after being diagnosed with dementia. READ MORE »

Citing doctor’s orders, Peres to miss Mandela funeral – Times of Israel

09 Dec 2013 A day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would not be making the trip to the funeral of Nelson Mandela, the office of President Shimon Peres told the ‘Times of Israel’ that he would also not be attending.  READ MORE »

Stop rewarding Palestinian terrorists with aid money, Dutch Parliament says – JNS.org

09 Dec 2013 The Dutch Parliament has called on the government to pressure the Palestinian Authority to stop giving terrorists aid money. READ MORE »

Dutch site sells Holocaust victims’ letters alongside Nazi memorabilia – JTA

06 Dec 2013 A Dutch online sales platform is selling letters that Jewish Holocaust survivors wrote in concentration camps. READ MORE »