EJC Bi-Weekly Newsletter from 18.12.17 to 19.12.17
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| 18-19 December, 2017 |
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| EJC EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN ABOUT THE FREEDOM PARTY JOINING THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT
The European Jewish Congress has expressed grave concern over reports that The Freedom Party (FPÖ) – led by Heinz-Christian Strache – has agreed to enter into an Austrian government coalition with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s centre-right People’s Party.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 |
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| OP-ED: LAST CHANCE FOR POLAND TO RETURN PROPERTY TO RIGHTFUL OWNERS
The Holocaust was the greatest industrial and systematic mass murder in modern history. It was not only an attempted genocide; it also resulted in one of the greatest thefts, perpetrated proudly and openly by the Nazis and their collaborators.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 |
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| AUSTRIA’S FAR-RIGHT FREEDOM PARTY ENTERS GOVERNMENT
Austrian conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz reached a coalition deal with the far-right Freedom Party on Friday, paving the way for Austria to become the only western European country with such a party in government.
Monday, December 18, 2017 |
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| GERMAN JUSTICE MINISTER: HOLOCAUST MUST BE A BIGGER PART OF MIGRANT COURSES
More emphasis should be placed on the Holocaust in integration courses for migrants, Germany’s justice minister said, reflecting heightened unease among leading politicians about a spate of antisemitic acts.
Monday, December 18, 2017 |
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| GERMAN INTERIOR MINISTER CALLS FOR ANTISEMITISM COMMISSIONER
Germany’s interior minister on Sunday called for the creation of an antisemitism officer to tackle increasing violence against Jews in the country.
Monday, December 18, 2017 |
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| FRENCH POLICEMAN POSTHUMOUSLY HONOURED AS RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS
A police officer responsible for foreign immigrants in wartime France has been posthumously honoured as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for his role in saving Jews during the Holocaust.
Monday, December 18, 2017 |
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| FRENCH AUTHORITIES CLOSE SALAFIST MOSQUE FOR INCITEMENT AGAINST JEWS AND SHI’A
A court in Marseille has authorised a police request to close a Salafist mosque for six months for incitement to violence, hatred and discrimination.
Monday, December 18, 2017 |
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