US State Department report: Iran is the main state sponsor of terrorism in the world

US State Department report: Iran is the main state sponsor of terrorism in the world

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 03 June 2016

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State Department report: Iran is the main state sponsor of terrorism

The US State Department has published its annual survey of world-wide terrorism which names the Islamic Republic of Iran as the main state sponsor of terror in 2015.

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Austrian Jewish leaders mull lifting ban of far-right party – JTA

03 Jun 2016 Leaders of Austria’s Jewish community said they are willing to normalize ties with the far-right- Freedom Party, which they have previously shunned for Nazi sympathies by some party members.  READ MORE »

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Despite Israel’s objections, peace summit opens in Paris – JTA

03 Jun 2016 S, European and Arab diplomats are meeting in Paris for a French-led effort to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, despite opposition by Israel.  READ MORE »

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Germany busts ISIS terror cell who planned to strike in pedestrian zone

03 Jun 2016 Police on Thursday arrested three ISIS members from Syria on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in the western German city of Düsseldorf.  READ MORE »

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White supremacists use Google Chrome extension to track Jews – Mic

03 Jun 2016 A Google Chrome plugin with the seemingly innocent name of „Coincidence Detector” has one sole purpose: compiling and exposing the identities of Jews and others who are perceived as „anti-White.”   READ MORE »

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Jewish plans for London ‘eruv’ zone ringed by six miles of fishing wire could create ghetto, say critics – Daily Mail

02 Jun 2016 A six-mile perimeter could be created around an area of North London to help Orthodox Jews avoid restrictions on the Sabbath.  READ MORE »

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Livingstone says his Hitler remarks were ‘factual’

02 Jun 2016 Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone has described his comment that Adolf Hitler was a supporter of Zionism as „factual” saying it was the equivalent of „1+1=2”.  READ MORE »

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WATCH: WJC President Ronald Lauder addresses plenary session of ‘Build Bridges, Not Boycotts’

01 Jun 2016 “Make no mistake. The BDS movement doesn’t support the Palestinian people. It is strictly a campaign to delegitimize Israel, which is simply the latest attempt to deny the Jewish people their right to self-determination. Every other people on earth have that right, but BDS wants to deny that basic right to Jews,” declared Lauder. The WJC president pledged that the World Jewish Congress “will commit all of our resources, and all of our abilities, to help fight BDS.”  READ MORE »

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