Dutch water company severs ties with Israeli counterpart over West Bank policy – Jerusalem Post

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 11 December 2013

‘Damning evidence’ found by prosecutors probing Golden Dawn leaders’ activities

Greek magistrates investigating alleged criminal activities of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party have reportedly found damning evidence against the party which could lead to it being declared a criminal organization.

 

 

Bavaria pulls plug on annotated edition of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ – Spiegel Online

11 Dec 2013 Adolf Hitler’s notorious treatise ‘Mein Kampf’ is likely to remain out of print in Germany after Bavaria’s state government said it intends to keep it from being published after the copyright expires in 2015.  READ MORE »

Azerbaijan’s capital allocates land for Jewish cultural center, kosher restaurant – JTA

11 Dec 2013 The city of Baku in Azerbaijan has allocated land for the construction of a Jewish cultural center and the Azeri capital’s first kosher restaurant.  READ MORE »

Dutch water company severs ties with Israeli counterpart over West Bank policy – Jerusalem Post

11 Dec 2013 Vitens, the Netherland’s largest drinking water supplier, decided it will not work with Mekorot, Israel’s national water corporation. READ MORE »

Jerusalem braces for snow as torrential rains sweep Israel – Times of Israel

11 Dec 2013 A major winter storm that hit Israel Tuesday evening was expected to last through the weekend, bringing rain, high winds and snow in mountains and central uplands, including Jerusalem.  READ MORE »

Philippines to get award for giving sanctuary to Jews fleeing Nazi persecution – InterAksyon.com

11 Dec 2013 For opening its doors to over a thousand Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution before the Second World War, the Philippines will receive the Light Unto the World Award from the prestigious American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. READ MORE »

Americans have Cuba, but for one Pakistani woman, Israel is the forbidden destination – Tablet

11 Dec 2013 Thanks to the Internet, Jerusalem seems closer than ever, but thanks to her government’s policy, it remains out of reach.  READ MORE »