Netanyahu lambastes Swedish foreign minister’s comments as ‘outrageous’, ‘immoral’ and ‘stupid’

Netanyahu lambastes Swedish foreign minister’s comments as ‘outrageous’, ‘immoral’ and ‘stupid’

World Jewish Congress newsletter@worldjewishcongress.org

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 15 January 2016

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Netanyahu lambastes Swedish foreign minister’s comments as ‘outrageous’, ‘immoral’ and ‘stupid’

The Israeli PM lashed back at Sweden’s Foreign Minister Wallström, saying her call to investigate whether recent killings of Palestinian attackers singled out Israel „in an absurd way”.

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Victor Eliezer: Should terrorists be allowed a contract of horror with the internet to promote killing Jews?

15 Jan 2016 The ongoing attacks against Israeli, which are fueled by Islamist extremists on the internet and by irresponsible politicians, must stop.  READ MORE »

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Rabbi Lila Kagedan poised to make history with job at Orthodox shul – JTA

15 Jan 2016 A recent graduate of Yeshivat Maharat, Kagedan, 35, is the first person ordained at the Orthodox women’s clergy training institute in New York to adopt the title of rabbi and land a job at an Orthodox synagogue.  READ MORE »

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After Tel Aviv shooting, Arab-Jewish distrust deepens – Times of Israel

15 Jan 2016 Israel’s brittle relationship with its Arab minority is under strain after a deadly Tel Aviv shooting rampage this month by an Arab man from the north of the country.  READ MORE »

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Haredi school in London ordered to close – The Independent

15 Jan 2016 An orthodox Jewish school which operated illegally for 40 years and does not teach children English has been ordered to shut down, after warnings that it was failing to meet the “minimum” standards required.  READ MORE »

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Six unexpected Jewish things about Alan Rickman – Forward

15 Jan 2016 There’s not much Jewish about Alan Rickman, the famed British who died of cancer on 14 January, but here are some Jewish things you may not have known him – both controversial and not.  READ MORE »

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French lawmakers wear kippah to parliament following Jew’s stabbing – Jerusalem Post

15 Jan 2016 Jews in Israel and France, as well as many non-Jews, vowed to wear kippahs demonstratively on Friday across France and beyond to protest anti-Semitism.  READ MORE »