Geneva nuclear deal was a ‘surrender’ of West to Iran, Rouhani boasts

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 16 January 2014

Geneva nuclear deal was a ‘surrender’ of West to Iran, Rouhani boasts

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday said the deal with Western powers over Tehran’s nuclear program meant „the surrender [of the West] to the Iranian nation’s will.”

Netanyahu hardens settlement demands in peace talks: report – Reuters

16 Jan 2014 Israel’s prime minister has increased the amount of occupied territory he wants to keep after any peace deal with the Palestinians, Israeli media reported on Thursday. READ MORE »

Pope Francis to meet with Argentine Jewish leaders at the Vatican

16 Jan 2014 The Catholic pontiff will receive Jewish representatives from his home country, where he served as archbishop for many years. READ MORE »

Diaspora Diaries: Why do Jews seeks out Jews abroad? – Jerusalem Post

16 Jan 2014 There is something slightly paradoxical about taking the time to go to a synagogue on the other side of the world when at home you rarely and reluctantly grace one with your presence. READ MORE »

OPINION – Philip Carmel: The last taboo in Europe

15 Jan 2014 All the things that until now have defined anti-Semitism, such as saying that Jews control the world, are no longer taboo. But the supreme irony of is that the last taboo is to actually be an anti-Semite. READ MORE »