Palestinians preparing to sue UK over Balfour Declaration

 Palestinians preparing to sue UK over Balfour Declaration

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 25 July 2016

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Germany hit by another terrorist attack, assailant pledges loyalty to ISIS

A 27-year-old Syrian man on Sunday night belw himself up near the entrance of a music festival in the southern German city of Ansbach, in the state of Bavaria, killing himself and injuring 15 people.

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Byzantine-era mosaic to be restored in Old City of Jerusalem’s Jewish quarter – Jerusalem Post

25 Jul 2016 Old City beautification project initiated to celebrate 50-year anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem.  READ MORE »

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Israel hopes to sign new US military aid package ‘as soon as possible’ – Associated Press

25 Jul 2016 A senior Israeli official will travel to Washington next week in the hopes of signing a long-anticipated agreement that could result in increased U.S. military assistance to Israel, the Israeli prime minister’s office said Monday.  READ MORE »

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Palestinians preparing to sue UK over Balfour Declaration – Times of Israel

25 Jul 2016 PA top diplomat tells Arab League that Britain is responsible for all ‘Israeli crimes’ committed since the end of the mandate in 1948.  READ MORE »

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Canadian Jews help ‘Operation Ezra,’ bring 7 Yazidi families to Winnipeg – The Forward

25 Jul 2016 With an initial goal of raising $34,000 to sponsor one refugee family, activists and community members in Winnipeg, Canada raised $250,000 to help 7 Yazidi families with a total of 42 people settle permanently in their city. Two families have already been greeted at the Winnipeg airport this July while 5 more will be joining them later in the year. READ MORE »

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Portugal town opens Jewish heritage center – JTA

25 Jul 2016 Minister Luis Filipe de Castro Mendes and Israel’s ambassador to Portugal, Tzipora Rimon, attended the July 15 inauguration ceremony in Monsaraz of the Interactive Center of Jewish Culture, which is also known as the “House of Inquisition,” the Tribuna Alentejo reported Saturday.  READ MORE »

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French PM: France will never deny Jewish historical ties to Jerusalem – Jerusalem Post

25 Jul 2016 French Prime Minister Manuel Valls made the statement in a letter penned to Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch.  READ MORE »

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Lithuanian concentration camp is now a wedding venue – JTA

25 Jul 2016 Most visitors are unaware that a popular venue for graduation parties and wedding receptions in Lithuania was once a Nazi concentration camp.  READ MORE »

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Report: Germany donating millions to BDS groups – Israel Hayom

25 Jul 2016 NGO Monitor says 42% of 4 million euros donated by Berlin to Israeli nongovernmental organizations has found its way to groups promoting anti-Israeli agenda.  READ MORE »

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Long isolated, Africa’s Jewish ‘islands’ bridged by photographer’s lens – Times of Israel

25 Jul 2016 Jono David, 50, completes a 4-year project capturing emerging African Jewish communities, now being shown at Tel Aviv’s Beit Hatfutsot Museum.  READ MORE »