Gaza cleric calls on Palestinians to stab Jews

WJC News Update – Gaza cleric calls on Palestinians to stab Jews

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 12 October 2015
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Gaza cleric calls on Palestinians to stab Jews

A Gaza-based cleric gave a sermon at a Rafah mosque this past Friday encouraging Palestinians to stab Jews amid a surging wave of terror that has seen near-daily stabbing attacks against Israelis since the beginning of this month.

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Why is the world ignoring a wave of terror in Israel? – Arsen Ostrovsky 

12 Oct 2015 Attacks like these do not occur in a vacuum. Such acts of pitiless slaughter are the direct result of a pervasive Palestinian infrastructure  READ MORE »

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Israel Approves Tougher Sentences to Restrain Arab Violence – Bloomberg 

12 Oct 2015 Israel approved harsher measures meant to quell a surge in Arab shooting and stabbing attacks that have killed four Israelis this month. Polls show widespread public dissatisfaction with the government’s handling of the mounting violence.  READ MORE »

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An Indian passage to Israel – Aditi Bhaduri, i24news

12 Oct 2015 As the two allies strengthen their relationship, India weakens its support for the Palestinians  READ MORE »

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From Guns to Migrants: Not Everything Is Like the Holocaust – The Atlantic 

12 Oct 2015 Ben Carson is wrong to say armed Jews could have stopped Hitler. But so are those who compare Europe’s refugee crisis to the same period, writes David Frum READ MORE »

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Japanese ‘Schindler’ honored decades after WWII – USA Today 

12 Oct 2015 As world attention is focused on the plight of migrants fleeing conflicts in Syria and Iraq, a Japanese diplomat who risked everything to save thousands of Jewish refugees during World War II is finally getting his due.  READ MORE »