Israel categorically rejects Amnesty International’s war crimes allegations

2014. február 27 15:07

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 27 February 2014

Israel categorically rejects Amnesty International’s war crimes allegations

Amnesty International has alleged in a new report that Israeli troops were regularly using excessive, reckless violence in the West Bank.

Jordan-Israel peace treaty ‘under threat’ – Agence France Presse

27 Feb 2014 Jordan warned on Wednesday that it might review a 1994 peace treaty with Israel after Israeli lawmakers began a debate on allowing Jews to pray at Jerusalem’s sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque.  READ MORE »

Acting Ukrainian leader assures chief rabbi Jews will be protected

27 Feb 2014 Ukraine’s acting President Oleksander Tuchynov met with the country’s chief rabbi, Yaakov Dov Bleich, to discuss the security of the Jewish community READ MORE »

Israel gives Japan Anne Frank books – Irish Independent

27 Feb 2014 The Israeli Embassy in Tokyo is donating 300 Anne Frank-related books to public libraries to replace those that were vandalized last week. READ MORE »

German newspaper depicts Mark Zuckerberg as hook-nosed octopus – Daily Mail

25 Feb 2014 ‘Süddeutsche Zeitung’ is accused of anti-Semitic propaganda worthy of the Nazis after publishing cartoon depicting Mark Zuckerberg as an octopus.  READ MORE »