World Jewish Congress leaders to gather in Rome, meet with Pope Francis

WJC News Update – World Jewish Congress leaders to gather in Rome, meet with Pope Francis

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 23 October 2015

UN agency acts against staff who posted anti-Semitic and hateful messages on Facebook

The UN announced that several employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which supports Palestinians in the Middle East, were reprimanded or fired for incitement and anti-Semitic slurs.

World Jewish Congress leaders to gather in Rome, meet with Pope Francis

Leaders of Jewish communities from around the world will gather in Rome next week for a meeting of the World Jewish Congress’ Governing Board.

Lapid tells French FM: Israel committed to status quo on Temple Mount – Jerusalem Post

23 Oct 2015 Lapid praises Laurent Fabius and his government for being ‘true friends of Israel.’ READ MORE »

ISIS releases new video in fluent Hebrew: Not one Jew will be left alive in Israel – Times of Israel

23 Oct 2015 Masked militant, speaking with nearly perfect Israeli accent, says: ‘We promise you that soon, not one Jew will be left [alive] in Jerusalem or across Israel and we will continue until we eradicate this disease from the world.’ READ MORE »