Poll: 70 percent of French oppose call to remove kippah, saying it would be giving in to terrorists

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 Poll: 70 percent of French oppose call to remove kippah, saying it would be giving in to terrorists

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 19 January 2016
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Poll: 70 percent of French oppose call to remove kippah, saying it would be giving in to terrorists

The survey was conducted last week after a heated debate erupted in France following one Jewish community leader’s call for Jews in Marseille not to wear yarmulkes for security reasons.
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Netanyahu meets US envoy Shapiro in wake of public spat – Jerusalem Post

19 Jan 2016 Dan Shapiro had irked the PM by saying that it seemed Israel employed a double legal standard in the West Bank.  READ MORE »
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Palestinian teenager arrested over murder of Israeli woman Dafna Meir – Times of Israel

19 Jan 2016 After 2-day manhunt, police and Shin Bet apprehend 16-year-old who was hiding out in a town near the scene of the attack in the West Bank settlement of Otniel. READ MORE »
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First Jewish migrants arrived in India 1,500 years ago, according to genetic study – Indian Express

19 Jan 2016 CCMB has been studying the origin and migration of Jewish diaspora as part of Population Genetics, a program to find out the genetic links of several populations.  READ MORE »
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Brno Jewish community unveils new Torah scroll – JTA

19 Jan 2016 The dedication ceremony on Sunday marked the completion of an over one-year-long renovation of the synagogue in the country’s second largest city.  READ MORE »
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Swiss Jews dismiss concerns over construction near Jewish cemetery – JTA

19 Jan 2016 Swiss Jews dismissed concerns raised by Satmar rabbis in New York about construction work performed on a Zurich building that borders a Jewish cemetery.  READ MORE »
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UK synagogue hires French rabbi as more Jews move to London in wake of terrorist attacks – Evening Standard

19 Jan 2016 A synagogue in London is to start holding services in French because of the number of Jews moving here after a rise in anti-Semitism and terrorist atrocities in France. READ MORE »