WJC hails French court’s decision to extradite Brussels shooting suspect to Belgium

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 26 June 2014

Lauder hails French court’s decision to extradite Brussels shooting suspect to Belgium

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder welcomed a decision by a court in Versailles to allow the extradition to Belgium of Mehdi Nemmouche, the man suspected of murdering four people at the Brussels Jewish Museum a month ago.

Buffeted by tumult, Jewish population in Tunisia dwindles – New York Times

26 Jun 2014 Tunisia has been a center of Jewish life since at least Roman times, but only about 2,000 Jews remain in the country. READ MORE »

Rivlin: Arabs and Jews are destined to coexist – Jerusalem Post

26 Jun 2014 At Jewish Media Summit, Israel’s president-elect uses maiden speech in English to restore trust with Palestinian Authority. READ MORE »

Poll: Most Palestinians want to eliminate Israel – Times of Israel

26 Jun 2014 Less than 30 percent back two-state solution, though most are opposed to violent resistance, and Hamas seems to have gained little support from kidnapping. READ MORE »

World Jewish Congress welcomes naming of day in Israel to remember exodus of Jews from Arab countries

25 Jun 2014 The WJC welcomed the passage in Israel of a law naming 30 November as the national day for commemorating the flight of Jewish refugees from Arab lands. READ MORE »