WJC News Update – WJC concerned about anti-Semitic agitation in Ukraine, urges restraint
News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 23 April 2014
Missouri mayor acquainted with Kanas City shooting suspect resigns over anti-Semitic remarks
Dan Clevenger resigned as the mayor of Marionville when past anti-Semitic remarks caused an uproar in the wake of last week’s deadly shootings outside two Jewish centers near Kansas City.
World Jewish Congress concerned about anti-Semitic agitation in Ukraine, urges restraint
The head of the World Jewish Congress expressed concern about the situation in Ukraine and urged all sides in the conflict there to refrain from using anti-Semitic propaganda to further their political goals.
Tony Blair: West and Russia must unite to tackle radical Islam – Daily Telegraph
23 Apr 2014 The West must put aside differences with Russia over Ukraine to focus on tackling the threat from radical Islam, the former British prime minister warns. READ MORE »
Spanish town with ‘Kill Jews’ in name mulls change – Associated Press
23 Apr 2014 The mayor of the small Spanish town of Castrillo Matajudios – which means ‘Castrillo Kill Jews’ in English – has said residents will get the opportunity to vote on a name change. READ MORE »
More Jewish sites vandalized in Ukraine as Biden condemns anti-Semitic attacks – The Blaze
23 Apr 2014 Just days after a synagogue was fire bombed, new reports of anti-Jewish violence have emerged in Ukraine, including the vandalizing of a Holocaust memorial and a prominent Jewish figure’s tomb. READ MORE »
Abbas expected to send message of condolence for Holocaust victims – Haaretz
23 Apr 2014 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to publish a special Holocaust Memorial Day message to the Jewish people next week. READ MORE »
Samuel Laster about the constant up and down in Austrian-Israeli relations
23 Apr 2014 This week, Sebastian Kurz, at 27 the youngest foreign minister in the world, arrived for a visit in Israel. The foreign minister stands for a new era, new symbolism and a new tone between Vienna and Jerusalem. READ MORE »
