WJC News Update – Video message: Pope Francis urges justice for victims of AMIA bombing

2014. július 18 15:36

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 18 July 2014

 

Video message: Pope Francis urges justice for victims of AMIA bombing

The Catholic pontiff expressed his solidarity with Argentina’s Jews and made an impassioned call for justice for the victims of the terrorist attack on 18 July 2014.

Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza Strip

Israel on Thursday launched a ground incursion into the Gaza Strip to destroy tunnels it says are used for terrorist activities by Hamas fighters.

Lauder blames media for fanning anti-Semitism – Jerusalem Post

18 Jul 2014 The rage fueling anti-Israel protests abroad is stoked by an unbalanced media coverage of Israel’s campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder said on Thursday. READ MORE »

Riot targets Israeli Embassy in Turkey; IHH head says ‘Turkish Jews will pay dearly’ – The Algemeiner

18 Jul 2014 The head of the IHH terror-tied humanitarian NGO behind the infamous Mavi Marmara Flotilla, Bulent Yildirim, told local television station Haber Turk that “Turkish Jews will pay dearly” for Israel’s actions. READ MORE »

Robert Singer: Hold Iran to account on AMIA bombing – JTA

18 Jul 2014 On 18 July 1994, a hellish scene unfolded in Buenos Aires as a car bomb set by Iranian agents destroyed the AMIA/DAIA Jewish center. Twenty years later, there is still no justice in the case — and a decision taken by the Argentine government is part of the problem.  READ MORE »

Polish MEP branded ‘racist’ after Euro parliament speech – The News, Poland

18 Jul 2014 The European Parliament speaker was left red faced with anger after far-right Polish lawmaker Janusz Korwin-Mikke used the word “nigger” during a youth unemployment debate. READ MORE »