At inter-faith conference in Qatar, Latin American Jewish Congress head underlines role of promoting coexistence

At inter-faith conference in Qatar, Latin American Jewish Congress head underlines role of promoting coexistence

 

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

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Jewish official underlines role of promoting coexistence at inter-faith conference in Qatar

Claudio Epelman, executive director of the Latin American Jewish Congress, attended the 12th Doha Interfaith Dialogue Conference on behalf of the World Jewish Congress.

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Two Israelis wounded in stabbing attack north of Jerusalem – Times of Israel

18 Feb 2016 Stabbing occurred in a supermarket belonging to the Rami Levy chain in the Sha’ar Binyamin industrial zone, located southeast of Ramallah in the West Bank.  READ MORE »

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Rivlin: Support for Israel must not become issue in US presidential election – Jerusalem Post

18 Feb 2016 Israeli president emphasized to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations that US and Israel solidarity are based on the values of democracy, freedom, and liberty.  READ MORE »

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Oxford University’s Jewish society publishes list of anti-Semitic incidents against students – Huffington Post

18 Feb 2016 Oxford’s Jewish society has published a list of incidents, after students reportedly came forward to complain, saying it was „appalled”.  READ MORE »

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Israel must not be ‘trigger-happy’ in blocking attacks, defense chief says – Times of Israel

18 Feb 2016 In remarks to students at the Tel Hai college on Thursday, Moshe Ya’alon said Israel could not compromise its core values, even in the face of the unrest that erupted five months ago.  READ MORE »

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Islamic State finds ‘diminishing returns’ on Twitter, report finds – Reuters

18 Feb 2016 Suspensions of English-speaking users affiliated with Islamic State from June to October 2015 have limited the group’s growth and in some cases devastated the viral reach of specific users, according to the report from George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, which analyzed a list of accounts promoted by the militant group. READ MORE »

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Israel’s envoy to UN demands Ban condemn Nasrallah threats – Times of Israel

18 Feb 2016 Danny Danon tells UN head ‘silence is unacceptable’ after Hezbollah’s chief threatens devastating attack on Haifa.  READ MORE »

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Yad Vashem may help in construction of Kiev Holocaust museum – Jerusalem Post

18 Feb 2016 Yad Vashem is considering partnering with the Kiev Municipality to build the Ukrainian capital’s first Holocaust museum at Babi Yar, according to a report by the ‘Jerusalem Post’.  READ MORE »

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Austria rejects appeal over fine for jailed Jewish ‘troublemaker’ – Times of Israel

18 Feb 2016 Supreme Court throws out petition by Stephan Templ, imprisoned for fraudulent Holocaust restitution claim he denies  READ MORE »

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After anti-Semitic post, Ted Nugent joins Jewish gun rights group – JTA

18 Feb 2016 Nugent had posted a graphic on Facebook on Feb. 8 that included Jewish leaders such as former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer branded with Israeli-flag icons.  READ MORE »