WJC News Update – UK food store halts sale of kosher food after Gaza protestors attack supermarkets

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

UK food store halts sale of kosher food after Gaza protestors attack supermarket

Pro-Palestinian protestors in Britain attacked police and a Birmingham supermarket, which led a London store to remove kosher produce from its shelves.

Enrique Krauze: Anti-Semitism stirs in Latin America – New York Times

18 Aug 2014 Besides its grim toll in human misery and ever more bitter divisions, the war in Gaza has awakened the sleeping monster of anti-Semitism in Europe. I would not say the same for Latin America, though there are signs that the beast is perhaps stirring. READ MORE »

German eperts say Max Liebermann painting was Nazi loot – Wall Street Journal

18 Aug 2014 German government-appointed experts on Friday gave the green light to the restitution of one of the most valuable artworks in the trove of late collector Cornelius Gurlitt to its American owners. READ MORE »

Rivlin slams incitement against wedding of Muslim man and Jewish-born bride – Jerusalem Post

18 Aug 2014 Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin posted a notice on his Facebook page wishing peace and joy to Mahmoud Mansour and Morel Malka on the occasion of their marriage. READ MORE »

Arrests at protests against Israeli interfaith wedding – BBC News

18 Aug 2014 Four far-right Jewish protesters have been arrested at the wedding of a Jewish-born woman who converted to Islam and an Arab Muslim man in Israel. READ MORE »

Netanyahu says he is undeterred by Hamas warnings in talks on ending Gaza war – Reuters

18 Aug 2014 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday any deal on Gaza’s future had to meet Israel’s security needs, warning Hamas it faced „harsh strikes” if it resumed firing into the Jewish state. READ MORE »