Lauder: Abbas must show statesmanship and help to end violence

2015. október 14 23:51

WJC News Update – Lauder: Abbas must show statesmanship and help to end violence

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 14 October 2015
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Congressional committee expresses concern over sharp rise of anti-Semitism in Europe

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution “regarding the safety and security of Jewish communities in Europe.”
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Lauder calls on Abbas to show statesmanship and help end violence

Following dozens of stabbing and shooting attacks against Israelis, WJC President Ronald S. Lauder urged Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to “show statesmanship before it’s too late” and to help end the incitement to terror.
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Danielle Berin: The last Jews of Spain – Jewish Journal

14 Oct 2015 The story of Spanish Jewry is now a story of remnants. It is the story of much of Jewish Europe, defined mostly by what is missing, by exclusions and absences.  READ MORE »
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Matthaios Tsimitakis: Greece’s fascists are gaining – New York Times

14 Oct 2015 For now, there is a large movement in Greece seeking to stop fascist and racist ideas from spreading. But Golden Dawn’s share of the national vote is growing and its sympathizers could eventually fill that gap.  READ MORE »
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UK Jewish school ‘must stop asking parents about their sex life during admissions process’, watchdog rules – Evening Standard

14 Oct 2015 Hasmonean High School in Barnet, in north-west London, asks on one form: “Does your family observe the laws of family purity?”  READ MORE »
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Bernie Sanders, who could get farther than any Jewish candidate for president, has just opened up about his Jewishness – Washington Post

14 Oct 2015 Polling in second-place among Democratic presidential hopefuls, Bernie Sanders is a high-profile candidate, who happens to be Jewish. So how come no one is talking about his Jewishness?  READ MORE »
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Israel approves sealing off Jerusalem Arab areas to stem attacks – Bloomberg

14 Oct 2015 Other steps include deploying army troops in cities and along roads to reinforce police, adding security guards to Jerusalem buses, and penalizing families of attackers by confiscating property.  READ MORE »