Abbas justifies terror against Israelis as 17 people are wounded in Jerusalem car attack

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 15 December 2015

Abbas justifies terror against Israelis as 17 people are wounded in Jerusalem

A Palestinian motorist rammed into a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, injuring 17 people before he was shot dead. Palestinian President Abbas called the wave of terror a „justified popular uprising.”

Jewish supporters honor Brazilian soccer team that aided fight against Nazis – Jerusalem Post

15 Dec 2015 Tribute was paid to a major soccer club for supporting Brazil’s fight against the Nazis during World War II. READ MORE »

Israel’s envoy to Sweden calls for better protection of Jewish sites – Times of Israel

15 Dec 2015 Anti-Semitic hate crimes are on the rise in Sweden, but Ambassador Isaac Bachman commends Stockholm for being „attentive” to the Jewish community’s needs. READ MORE »

Saudi Arabia to lead new Islamic alliance against terrorism

15 Dec 2015 Riyadh on Tuesday announced the formation of an anti-terror coalition comprised of 34 Muslim nations. READ MORE »

EU foreign policy chief: ‘Labeling Israeli settlement products is not a boycott’

15 Dec 2015 The European Union has again refused to modify its recent decision to impose special labels for products imported from Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the Golan Heights. READ MORE »

Orthodox Jewish rabbi sentenced for his role in religious divorce coercion ring – Associated Press

15 Dec 2015 An Orthodox rabbi who pleaded guilty to his role in threatening a Jewish man to coerce him into giving his wife a religious divorce has been sentenced to prison. READ MORE »

Turkey’s Jews publicly celebrate Hanukkah for the first time in modern history – Daily Sabah

14 Dec 2015 Before lighting the Hanukkah candles with the Chief Rabbi İzak Haleva, Beşiktaş Mayor Murat Hazinedar gave a speech and wished that „the Hanukkah candles enlighten the whole world.” READ MORE »