Lauder sürgeti a teljes átláthatóságot Gurlitt esetben

WJC News Update – Lauder urges full transparency in Gurlitt case before any art work is sent to Bern

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 25 November 2014

Lauder urges Germany to ensure full transparency on Gurlitt trove before any art work is sent to Bern

The WJC president welcomed the announcement by the Kunstmuseum Bern to accept the Gurlitt bequest provided that all Nazi-looted art works are excluded and will be checked in Germany.

Pope, in France, urges Europe to open its arms to refugees – New York Times

25 Nov 2014 Pope Francis on Tuesday told the European Parliament that Europe had become too “fearful and self-absorbed,” and that it needed to recover its confidence and give “acceptance and assistance” to people fleeing war and poverty. READ MORE »

Shmuley Boteach: Defend Israel even if the cost is Jewish unity – New York Observer

25 Nov 2014 The defense of Israel is more important than some chimera of unity that allows the Jewish state to be attacked. READ MORE »

Washington urges Israel ‘to stick to its democratic principles’

25 Nov 2014 The US State Department’s intervention comes after the adoption of a controversial bill by the Israeli Cabinet that defines Israel as the Jewish nation-state bill. READ MORE »