Croatian Jews boycott official Shoah memorial

Croatian Jews boycott official Shoah memorial

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 11 April 2016

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Croatian Jews boycott official Shoah memorial

The Jewish community of Croatia will not participate in the country’s official Holocaust commemoration in protest against the Croatian government’s inaction against growing neo-Nazi activity in the country.

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Lithuanian envoy tells WJC: Israel’s voice must be heard

Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas says it is important for Israel to embrace its Jewish past.

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Turkey will not drop condition that Israel end Gaza blockade – Reuters

11 Apr 2016 Spokesman says no final agreement on a text for mending ties with Israel had yet been reached and that talks would continue in the coming weeks.  READ MORE »

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Saudis pledge to honor Israel peace terms for islands given by Egypt – Times of Israel

11 Apr 2016 Jerusalem reportedly kept informed of new agreement transferring authority over Gulf of Aqaba’s Sanafir and Tiran from Cairo to Riyadh.  READ MORE »

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Brazilian Christian ‘followers’ of Israeli tourism on Facebook exceed 2 million – JTA

11 Apr 2016 The number of Brazilians who have “liked” Israel’s Ministry of Tourism Facebook profiles in Portuguese has exceeded 2 million.  READ MORE »

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Warsaw Jewish museum declared ‘European Museum of the Year’ – TheNews.pl

11 Apr 2016 The POLIN – Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw has received the European Museum of the Year Award, which is given annually since 1977 by the European Museum Forum, which acts under the auspices of the Council of Europe.  READ MORE »

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Poll reveals more than a third of British Muslims believe ‘Jews have too much power in UK’ – Jewish Chronicle

11 Apr 2016 British Muslims are more likely to support anti-Semitic conspiracy theories than other British citizens, a wide-reaching poll has found.  READ MORE »

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Jews welcome Dutch church declaration calling Martin Luther’s anti-Semitism ‘unacceptable’

11 Apr 2016 The Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) on Monday issued a declaration condemning anti-Jewish statements made by the German church reformer Martin Luther five centuries ago.  READ MORE »