More terror against Israelis in West Bank: Nurse killed in front of her daugther, pregnant woman stabbed

More terror against Israelis in West Bank: Nurse killed in front of her daugther, pregnant woman stabbed

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 18 January 2016

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Iran sanctions are lifted as Tehran is found in compliance with nuclear agreement

Last July’s nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers came into effect Saturday as international sanctions on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program were lifted.

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Pope Francis receives warm welcome on his first visit to Rome synagogue as Catholic pontiff

Pope Francis on Sunday paid his first visit to a synagogue as head of the Catholic Church, greeting Rome’s Jewish community in a show of interfaith friendship.

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Terror against Israelis: Mother of six killed in front of her daugther, pregnant woman stabbed

Israel was hit by more terrorist attacks on Sunday and Monday. In the West Bank, a 38-year-old nurse was killed by a Palestinian terrorist, and a pregnant woman was hurt in another attack.

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Japan to remove swastikas from maps as tourists ‘think they are Nazi symbols’ – Daily Telegraph

18 Jan 2016 The ancient Sanskrit symbol which marks temples on Japanese maps continues to spread confusion among Western visitors.  READ MORE »

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‘Mein Kampf’ is a bestseller – Is it scholarship or anti-Semitism? – Newsweek

18 Jan 2016 Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, says it’s “absurd” to re-release Mein Kampf now. „It’s a hateful, racist, anti-Semitic book, and why they would allow it to be republished is beyond me.”  READ MORE »

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Swiss Jews mark 150th anniversary of civil rights

18 Jan 2016 In Bern, the Swiss Jewish community on Sunday celebrated the 150th anniversary of the granting of freedom of settlement, in the presence of Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann.  READ MORE »

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Behind French skullcap debate, a growing exodus to Israel – Politico

18 Jan 2016 Attacks on the Jewish community have led increasing numbers to leave the country.  READ MORE »

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Former Shin Bet director: ‘Jewish terrorists more harmful to world Jewry than Arab counterparts’ – Jerusalem Post

18 Jan 2016 Jewish terrorists in Israel posed a greater threat to the security of world Jewry than their Arab counterparts, including the Islamic State, the former head of Israel’s domestic security agency, Carmi Gillon, said at a lecture in Jerusalem.  READ MORE »