WJC News Update – British Jews launch ‘Jewish manifesto’ ahead of European elections in May

2014. február 20 21:55

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 20 February 2014

Controversial WWII monument in Budapest will be postponed and renamed

The Hungarian government said he installation of a controversial monument which critics say glosses over the country’s active role in the Holocaust will be postponed until after the April elections.

British Jews launch ‘Jewish manifesto’ ahead of European elections in May

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has launched the first-ever ‘European Jewish Manifesto’ which lists “key Jewish aspirations” ahead of the elections to the European Parliament in May.

Poll: Israel still most favorably viewed Mideast country among Americans – Jerusalem Post

19 Feb 2014 Israel is still the most favorably viewed country in the Middle East among Americans, according to a new Gallup poll. READ MORE »

Louis René Beres: Could Israel and a Nuclear Iran Coexist in the Middle East? – IJFA

19 Feb 2014 Israel will have to determine, as an unavoidably residual strategy, just how to coexist with an expectedly hostile ‘scorpion’. READ MORE »

Religious leaders from Argentina to tour Middle East to promote coexistence

18 Feb 2014 An Argentine delegation of Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders is scheduled to arrive in Israel for the first leg of a goodwill tour of the Middle East. Meetings are planned with Israel’s President Peres, Palestinian PM Hamdallah, Jordanian King Adbullah, and Pope Francis. READ MORE »

Cornelius Gurlitt, owner of suspected Nazi art stash, launches website – Los Angeles Times

18 Feb 2014 The German art dealer whose hidden stash of more than 1,000 works of art is believed to include items seized by the Nazis during World War II has created a website that is intended to tell his side of the story. READ MORE »