WJC News Update – France: Several mayors ban show of anti-Semitic comedian

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 07 January 2014

France: Several mayors ban show of anti-Semitic comedian

French authorities have begun clamping down on Dieudonné M’bala M’bala, accused of insulting the memory of Holocaust victims and threatening public order with anti-Semitic jibes.

US ambassador: Framework draft for Mideast peace deal to be presented soon – Times of Israel

07 Jan 2014 The US ambassador to Israel said Tuesday that a framework proposal on all issues at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would be presented to both sides soon. READ MORE »

German editorial rejecting Israel as Jewish state causes uproar – Jerusalem Post

07 Jan 2014 ‘Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung’ published an editorial on Thursday entitled “Israel as a Jewish state: An unacceptable demand.” READ MORE »

Palestinian soccer team in Chile creates storm with new shirts

07 Jan 2014 The top-league Club Deportivo Palestino in Chile ignited a controversy over its shirts, which show the entire map of Israel as Palestine. READ MORE »

Inside Israel’s White House: How Netanyahu runs the country – Times of Israel

06 Jan 2014 Decisions and planning increasingly concentrate around PM, who has enlarged role of key advisers, placed more value on inner Cabinet, marginalized certain ministries. READ MORE »