Abbas urges UN to set up ‘special protection’ for Palestinians / ‘Attacks on Israel are anti-Semitism,’ Pope tells Ronald Lauder

Abbas urges UN to set up ‘special protection’ for Palestinians / ‘Attacks on Israel are anti-Semitism,’ Pope tells Ronald Lauder

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 28 October 2015

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‘Attacks on Jews are anti-Semitism, as are attacks on Israel,’ Pope Francis tells Jewish leader

World Jewish Congress welcomed at Vatican on anniversary of landmark declaration

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Abbas calls on UN to form ‘special protection regime’ for Palestinians

In address to the UNHRC, Palestinian president calls recent escalation the ‘inevitable outcome’ of Israeli violation and international community’s ‘failure to redress this injustice.’

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Saudi Prince: If Palestinian uprising breaks out, I’ll side with Israel – The Nation

28 Oct 2015 According to Kuwaiti Al Qabas daily, Prince al-Waleed bin Talal believes the kingdom needs to reconsider its strategy vis-a-vis Iran: „I deem the Arab-Israeli entente and future friendship necessary to impede the Iranian dangerous encroachment.”  READ MORE »

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British Jewish lawmaker under fire for saying Jewish money dictates Israel policy – Guardian

28 Oct 2015 Gerald Kaufman reportedly began his speech at a London meeting by claiming that half of the recent stabbings in Israel were “fabricated.”  READ MORE »

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Extremist group offers Jews $500 to pray on Temple Mount – Times of Israel

28 Oct 2015 Organizer Raphael Morris says, “We hope that hundreds and thousands of Jews will begin to exercise their rights on the Temple Mount in defiance of the Arab terrorists.”   READ MORE »

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Demonstrators ‘execute’ fake ultra-Orthodox Jews at pro-Palestinian protest in Morocco – Jerusalem Post

28 Oct 2015 Expressions of anti-Semitism are relatively rare in Morocco, whose king and government have invested millions of dollars in recent years in restoring Jewish heritage sites.   READ MORE »